Helen Keller: A Special Life
Explore the life of Helen Keller, a remarkable woman who overcame challenges to inspire the world, designed for Grade 1 students.
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Helen Keller: A Special Life
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Read about Helen Keller and answer the questions. Some questions have choices, and some ask you to write your own answers.
Helen Keller was born a long, long time ago. When she was a baby, she got very sick. This sickness made her unable to see or hear. It was hard for Helen to understand the world around her, and it made her very frustrated.
When Helen was six years old, a special teacher named Anne Sullivan came to help her. Anne taught Helen to understand words by spelling them into her hand. This was a very important day for Helen! She learned that everything has a name. Helen Keller grew up to be a very smart and brave woman who helped many people.
1. What happened to Helen Keller when she was a baby?
She learned to sing.
She got sick and could not see or hear.
She went to school.
She built a house.
2. Who was Helen's special teacher?
Mary
Susan
Anne Sullivan
Miss Lily
3. Helen learned to understand words by her teacher spelling them into her .
4. Helen Keller grew up to be a smart and woman.
5. Helen Keller could see and hear when she was a little girl.
True
False
6. Anne Sullivan helped Helen Keller learn many new things.
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False
7. How did Helen Keller's teacher help her learn words?
8. Why is Helen Keller an inspiring person?