Comprehension 1
What is a biography?
a writing that tells about a real person's life
In the passage, why does the author put some words in bubbles?
to tell what people are saying
What word means what you can do in the future if you work hard now?
potential
What word means to come closer to someone or something?
approached
Is this text written in first person or third person?
first person
What makes Helen different from many other people?
She is blind and deaf.
In the middle of the passage, Helen says that every object she touched burst to life. What does Helen mean when she says this?
She understood that objects have names.
What word means to move your hand or head to show someone what to do?
motioned
What word means you care more about others than yourself?
selfless
How do you know this text is written in first-person?
Helen is telling about her life and uses the words "I" and "my" throughout the text.
Why is Anne Sullivan so important to Helen?
Anne teaches Helen how to read.
What 3 languages did Helen learn to speak?
English, German, French
What word means to get along with people by understanding them?
deal
What word means a groupof things that come one after another?
series
What text feature is shown in the sentence below?
To say FATHER, I motioned to put on his glasses.
capital letters
What is the passage mostly about?
how Helen finds a way to live a happy life
Describe how you can tell that Anne Sullivan was patient.
She was patient because she stayed calm and did not give up on Helen.
What word means to share information or ideas?
communicate
What does it mean to be frustrated?
upset or angry because you cannot do something
What text feature is shown in the sentence below?
You can feel it too — your connection to your family and friends.
long dash
How could Helen read books?
They were written in Braille.
What did Helen prove to others by graduating from college?
She proved that she could learn and do big things even though she was blind and deaf.
What word means to come to understand something?
What is Braille?
a series of raised dots that blind people use to read with their fingers
What text feature is shown in the sentence below?
For baby sister, I did this...
ellipses