People & Places
Who was the teacher who arrived in 1887 and helped Helen Keller learn to communicate?
Anne Sullivan
Before her illness, what two senses did Helen Keller have?
Sight and hearing
At what college did Helen Keller enroll in 1900?
Radcliffe College
Which organization did Keller work with after college to help people who are blind?
American Foundation for the Blind
What is Braille used for?
For reading by touch; to represent letters with raised bumps
In which Alabama town was Helen Keller born?
Tuscumbia, Alabama
What method did Anne Sullivan first use to teach Keller words by tracing letters on her hand?
Finger spelling (tracing letters on her hand)
What special form of writing did Keller learn that uses raised bumps?
Braille
Name one social cause Keller spoke out about besides disability rights
Women's rights (or workers' rights)
What phrase in the passage describes how Keller’s understanding felt when she made the water‑pump connection? (Use words from the text).
¨It was like a dam broke open."
Name the teacher at the Horace Mann School who taught Keller speaking lessons.
Sarah Fuller
What event at a water pump helped Keller connect sensations to word meanings?
When Sullivan spelled the word while Keller felt flowing water at a pump — the connection "clicked" (described as a dam breaking open)
In what year did Keller publish The Story of My Life as a book compilation of her magazine stories?
1903
How many countries had Keller traveled to by the time of her death?
39 countries
What physical technique did Sarah Fuller use during speaking lessons to help Keller feel sounds?
Placing her hand on the teacher’s lips to feel sound vibrations and lip movement (lip‑reading through touch)
Which U.S. building has a bronze statue of young Helen Keller at a water pump
The U.S. Capitol
How did Anne Sullivan present objects while finger‑spelling their names so Keller could learn?
Sullivan held an object in one hand while finger‑spelling its name on Keller’s other hand
What milestone made Keller the first of its kind among students who were blind and deaf?
She was the first blind and deaf student to earn a college degree
What dog breed did Keller introduce to the United States?
Akita
The passage says Keller’s magazine stories were popular. What did she do with them in 1903?
She compiled them into a book titled The Story of My Life
By the time of her death, Helen Keller had met U.S. presidents from Grover Cleveland through which president?
Lyndon Johnson
Describe one behavior Keller showed when she could not communicate her needs (from the text).
She sometimes threw violent temper tantrums
Besides writing, name one tool or technology Keller used to share her thoughts.
She used a typewriter
Give two ways Keller’s activism changed life for people who are blind (based on the text.
Books in Braille became more widely available; schools for blind students were established worldwide; she traveled to expand disability rights; served as an American Ambassador of Goodwill
Quote the sentence from the text that expresses Keller’s belief about working together (use exact words from the passage).
"Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much."