Helen Keller Reading comprehension quiz

What is a biography?

• wwriting that rhymes

• writing that is about a real person

• writing that has made-up characters

At the beginning of the story, why does the author tell what the cow feels like?

• to explain how to milk a cow

• to give facts about a kind of cow

• to show how the world felt to Helen

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.SL.2.3

The this sentence:

She could not see her father's smile or the pretty flowers outside her window.

Why does the author describe Helen this way?

• to show that Helen is not missing much

• to show that it is hard not to see and hear

• to show that sight and sound are not important

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CCSS.RL.2.1

What words does the author use to show that Helen was angry at first?

• alone, silence, darkness

• screamed, cried, kicked

• hungry, motions, pretended

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CCSS.RL.2.4

How did Alexander Graham Bell change Helen's life?

• he promised to send one of his workers to be Helen's teacher

• he explained to her family how to teach Helen sign language

• he told her family where to find a teacher who could help Helen

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

Why does the author tell you that Helen locked Annie in a room?

• to show that Annie could not be trusted

• to show that Helen was a playful student

• to show that Helen was hard to work with

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CCSS.RL.2.1

What do the dates in the headings tell?

• the years in Helen's life

• years of world events

• the year each section was written

Which of these BEST shows that this article is about a real person?

• there are some drawings of Helen

• the author describes Helen's feelings

• there are some photos of the real Helen.

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CCSS.RI.2.7

Which of these BEST describes Annie Sullivan?

• she wrote this story

• she is a made-up character

• she was a teacher who really lived

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CCSS.RI.2.1

What can you tell from the END of the story?

• Helen liked to be alone

• Helen Keller is a famous person

• no one has ever heard of Helen Keller

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.5