from "The Story of My Life" by Helen Keller

(L.7.4a) Earlier in the day we had had a tussle over the words “m-u-g” and “w-a-t-e-r.” Miss Sullivan had tried to impress it upon me that “m-u-g” is mug and that “w-a-t-e-r” is water, but I persisted in confounding the two.

Based on the context clues, what does the word confounding mean?

• explaining a mood

• confusing the words

• expecting to know

• understanding the words

(RI.7.1) Suddenly I felt a misty consciousness as of something forgotten—a thrill of returning thought; and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me.

Based on the text, what can the reader infer about how Keller feels?

• Keller was unimpressed with learning

• Keller forgot most of what she had learned

• Keller was excited about discovery words

• Keller had to solves her problems by herself

(RI.7.2) I learned a great many new words that day. I do not remember what they all were; but I do know that mother, father, sister, teacher were among them—words that were to make the world blossom for me, “like Aaron’s rod, with flowers."

How does the allusion "like Aaron's rod, with flowers" develop the central ideas?

• The blossoming rod shows how forceful Sullivan is with Keller

• The blossoming rod shows how words will help Keller to grow and be productive

• The blossoming rod is an example of a miracle in the Old Testament

• The blossoming rod is a metaphor for sorrow.

(RI.7.1) She brought me my hat, and I knew I was going out into the warm sunshine. This thought, if a wordless sensation may be called a thought, made me hop and skip with pleasure.

Based on the text, what can the reader infer about Keller?

• Keller is uneasy about going out in the sunshine

• Keller is frustrated she has to go with Sullivan

• Keller is not sure why they are going outside

• Keller is cannot express her happiness in words, but she is glad to go

(RL.7.4) This thought, if a wordless sensation may be called a thought, made me hop and skip with pleasure.

Based on the author's word choice, what does she mean by "wordless sensation"?

• Keller is certain she is happy

• Keller is unsure why she is happy

• Keller doesn't know what words are

• Keller doesn't feell any emotion