Weather
What do you call a look ahead at the weather?
a forecast
What type of figurative speech is this...
BAM! CRASH! SLURP! WAAAAAAH!
Onomatopoeia
What is the reading (and writing) system used by the blind called?
braille
How did Helen Keller become blind and deaf?
She got very sick when she was a baby and it caused her to lose her hearing and vision.
Out of the 50 American states, which number is Alaska?
49th. (Hawaii was the 50th and last state.)
What does humidity mean?
It tells how much water is in the air. (sweaty)
What type of figurative speech is this....
My brother is a devil.
Metaphor
What toy brick does braille look like?
Lego
What is the name of Helen Keller's teacher?
Anne Sullivan
True or False
Do Alaskans play baseball at midnight during the summer solstice (June 21st)?
True
What machine measures the wind force?
anemometer
What type of figurative speech is this?
You run like a cheetah
She is as hungry as a lion.
simile
How many dots are on each cube for the braille alphabet?
6
True or False
Helen Keller never learned to write.
False. Hellen Keller wrote many books and used the money to build schools for the blind.
What is one natural resource Alaska provides?
trees, fish, or oil
What tool measures the weather temperature - how hot or cold it is outside?
a thermostat
What type of figurative speech is this?
The stars are winking at us from the sky.
Personification
Who invented the reading and writing system still used today for the blind?
Louis Braille
What big prize was Helen Keller nominated for in 1953?
It was the Nobel Peace Prize for her work on civil rights for disabled and blind people.
She didn't win.
What do you call the native Alaskan people?
Indigenous
What is fog?
It's a cloud that is low to the ground.
What type of figurative language is this?
Sleepy Suzi sang herself to sleep.
Alliteration
What country was Louis Braille from?
France
How did Helen Keller help the world?
(One answer)
1. She got laws changed to build schools for blind kids. Braille books were in libraries.
2. She traveled the world teaching leaders of countries on how smart blind kids are so they would make changes.
What does "Alyeska" (Alaska) mean in the indigenous language?
Great Land