The Story of My Life Reading

According to the selection from The Story of My Life, how does Keller mainly perceive her surroundings?

• a. through her sense of hearing

• b. through her sense of touch

• c. through her sense of smell

• d. through her sense of taste

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According to the selection from The Story of My Life, how does Keller feel the night following her discovery of language?

• a. full of joy

• b. full of despair

• c. full of anxiety

• d. full of jealousy

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In the selection from The Story of My Life, why does Keller feel pleasure when Miss Sullivan brings her hat to her?

• a. She loves wearing hats.

• b. She has learned how to spell “h-a-t.”

• c. She knows that she will be going outside.

• d. She enjoys the feeling of the hat on her head.

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In the selection from The Story of My Life, why does Keller break the new doll that Miss Sullivan gives her?

• a. She wants to anger Miss Sullivan.

• b. She wants Miss Sullivan to give her a different doll.

• c. She does not like the new doll as much as her old rag doll.

• d. She feels impatient with Miss Sullivan’s attempts to teach her words.

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According to the selection from The Story of My Life, which action directly causes Keller to understand the concept of language?

• a. walking in the garden with Miss Sullivan to feel the sunshine

• b. tracing the shapes of letters on her hand and showing her mother

• c. picking up pieces of a broken doll and trying to put them together

• d. having water flow over her hand and then learning to spell water

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What is a main similarity between the video “How Helen Keller Learned to Talk” and the selection from The Story of My Life?

• Both the video and the selection provide insight into Keller’s thoughts and feelings.

• Both the video and the selection reveal ways that Keller learned to communicate.

• Both the video and the selection convey Keller’s frustrations in learning to share her ideas.

• Both the video and the selection explain why communication was important to Keller.

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What does the video “How Helen Keller Learned to Talk” reveal about Miss Sullivan beyond what is presented in the selection from The Story of My Life?

• Miss Sullivan was a skilled and persistent teacher.

• Miss Sullivan used the sense of touch to teach Keller.

• Miss Sullivan wanted Keller to learn to communicate.

• Miss Sullivan and Keller had a long-lasting relationship.

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