Helen Keller

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

• A. Helen was proud of herself for finally understanding what “water” meant.

• B. Helen was angry that she didn’t realize what “water” meant sooner.

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

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

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

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CCSS.RL.7.1

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

• A. past; third-person

• B. present; first-person

• C. present; third-person

• D. past; first-person

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

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

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

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

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

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

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

STORY A: Which of the following selections best summarizes the subject of the poem?

• A. Helen Keller struggled with her physical limitations.

• B. Helen Keller was unlike most women of her time.

• C. Helen Keller’s husband had earned a great fortune by the time he died.

• D. Helen Keller’s inner strength allowed her to achieve great things.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

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CCSS.RL.5.9

STORY A: What is most closely the meaning of dower as it is used in the passage below (lines 9-12)?

And now the world receives

From her dower:

The message of the strength

Of inner power.

• A. verb | to give

• B. noun | money inherited by a woman upon the death of her husband

• C. noun | a gift

• D. All of the above

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

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