ASL I Helen Keller Per 1 Flashcards
Which of the following words best describes Captain Keller’s personality?
Impulsive, hot headed, and controlling
According to the documentary, Helen woke up each day at _______ a.m.
5
Helen was born in the year ________
1880
Helen’s favorite mode of communicating with hearing people was
Talking
How did Annie and Polly communicate with Helen?
They signed in her hand.
According to the documentary what book did Helen read first thing in the morning and last thing at night?
Bible
Helen said of the opera singers song, “It is beautiful like…”
My daily prayer
Why did Helen enjoyed shopping in the city?
Because she liked the vibrations under her feet
After Helen woke up, had breakfast, made her bed, she began her work for the day. This work day started at what time?
8 am
What was the name of Helen’s first teacher?
Anne Sullivan
Where did Annie take Helen away to so she could start teaching her to be dependent on only her?
A hunting cabin
How old was Anne when she first came to live with the Keller’s?
20
Where did Helen dispose of the key after she locked Anne in her room?
The well
Where did the Keller’s want to put Helen before Anne came?
An asylum
How did Anne get Helen’s attention when she first met her?
Anne dropped her suitcase next to Helen.
When did the first major battle of wills happen between Anne and Helen?
The first breakfast.
What year did Helen Keller’s documentary receive an Oscar from the Academy Awards?
1955
What three senses did Helen have left?
Taste, Touch, and Smell
What did Helen say was her greatest sorrow?
That she never learned to speak normally.
What was Helen’s duty with the dishes in the kitchen?
She dried the dishes, and told Paulie when she missed a spot.
How long was the hand rail along Helen’s property where she would take her walk.
1,000 feet
When Helen’s friends came over she liked to talk about ______ and ________
World events and politics .
Which of Helen’s senses did she say she would choose if she could have one back?
Hearing.
What phrase did Helen repeat over and over to herself when she got stage fright the first time she
spoke to a group of people?
What shall I do?
Helen learned to read in how many languages?
Five
In 1919 Helen went to Hollywood to star in a movie about her life titled “_____”
Deliverance
How old was Helen when Anne met her?
6 years 8 months
When Helen learned to talk she felt the letters ___, ____ with her thumb.
G, K
When Helen learned to talk she felt the letters ___, ____ with her index finger.
B, T
When Helen learned to talk she felt the letters ___, ____ with her middle finger.
M, N
After only ___ lessons, Helen learned to say the sentence “______”
7 , I’m not dumb now
The Braille typewriter has ___ keys, ____ on each side.
6, three on each side
When Helen would write personal letters she would
Use a normal typewriter
Anne married a man named ______.
John Macy
Where did Helen live after Anne got married?
With Anne and John Macy
When Helen wrote her speeches for her speaking engagements, she would
Use a Braille typewriter
In 1936 Annie Sullivan died after ____ years of service to Helen
50
The Japanese created a shrine in honor of _______________
Anne Sullivan
Helen became Deaf and Blind at the age of ________
18 months
Which President did Helen ask to feel his face?
Dwight D. Eisenhower (Ike)
After reading her mail and the morning headlines, Helen goes to her study to work on her research for her books and speeches. She locates the books by
Braille titles on the binding of the books
What often distracts Helen when she is about her household duties?
The radio
When Helen first learned fingerspelling meant words, she asked Annie, “Who are you?” and Annie
spelled ______ into her hand
Teacher
Why did Annie wake up Percy in the middle of the night?
To make Hellen Keller jealous
What did Annie and Jimmy play with in the asylum since they had no toys?
Rats
