Vocabulary Study Sync Stories Worksheet

Which of the following inferences best describes what Helen felt after learning what “water” means?

• Helen was proud of herself for finally understanding what "water" meant.

• Helen was angry that she didn't realize what "water" meant sooner.

• Helen was joyful because she realized the objects around her had names and meaning.

• Helen was jealous that many people knew more words than her.

Paragraphs 2-9 of “The Story of My Life” are told in the tense, from a point of view.

• Past; third person

• present; first-person

• present; third-person

• past; first-person

Which sentence most strongly expresses Helen’s feelings before she could understand language?

• “Anger and bitterness had preyed upon me continually for weeks and a deep languor had succeeded this passionate struggle.”

• “As we returned to the house every object which I touched seemed to quiver with life.”

• “The most important day in all my life is the one on which my teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, came to me.”

• “I did not know what the future held of marvel or surprise for me.”

Which of the following inferences best describes Anne Sullivan?

• Anne Sullivan was an effective teacher because she was outgoing.

• Anne Sullivan was dedicated to helping Helen learn language.

• Anne Sullivan was strict about making Helen quickly learn new words.

• Anne Sullivan was frustrated when Helen broke the new doll.

Which of the following statements best explains why Helen felt happy at the end of this excerpt?

• She was going out into the warm sunshine.

• She learned the meaning of the word “doll.”

• The language she was learning helped her make sense of the world.

• She didn’t like the big rag doll and she was glad it was broken.

Which sentence from the text most strongly supports the language Helen was learning helped her make sense of the world.

• “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.’”

• “This thought, if a wordless sensation may be called a thought, made me hop and skip with pleasure.”

• “Then my eyes filled with tears; for I realized what I had done, and for the first time I felt repentance and sorrow.”

What is mainly the significance of water in the excerpt?

• Water represents the bitter relationship between Helen and Miss Sullivan.

• The word “water” confuses Helen.

• Helen is thirsty, so her teacher helps her get water from the well-house.

• Water is the first thing that teaches Helen that everything has a name.

Which sentence from the text most strongly supports that water is the first thing that teaches Helen that everything has a name?

• “Some one was drawing water and my teacher placed my hand under the spout.”

• “I stood still, my whole attention fixed upon the motions of her fingers.”

• “Suddenly I felt a misty consciousness of something forgotten—a thrill of returning thought, and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me.”

• “Miss Sullivan had continued to impress upon me that “m-u-g” is mug and that “w-a-t-e-r” is water but I persisted in confounding the two.”

Which came FIRST in Helen Keller’s life?

• Helen seizes the doll and throws it to the ground.

• Helen meets Miss Sullivan.

• Helen expects that something unusual is about to happen.

• Helen learns the meaning of the word “water.”

Which came SECOND in Helen Keller’s life?

• Helen meets Miss Sullivan.

• Helen expects that something unusual is about to happen.

• Helen seizes the doll and throws it to the ground.

• Helen learns the meaning of the word “water.”