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A. Tick (3) the correct option.

1. Helen was born in __________ .

(a) England (b) the USA (c) France (d) India

2. When she was 19 months old, she suffered from what some doctors believed was __________ .

(a) hepatitis (b) appendicitis (c) meningitis (d) iritis

3. Anne Sullivan was herself __________.

(a) visually impaired (b)hearing power (c)speaking (d) walking

4. She was named “The Miracle Worker” by __________ .

(a) Anne Sullivan (b) Alexander Graham Bell

(c) Mark Twain (d) Albert Einstein

5. Helen Keller graduated from __________ .

(a) Harvard (b) Radcliffe (c) Oxford (d) Cambridge

6. “The Story of My Life” is __________ written by Helen Keller.

(a) a story (b) an autobiography (c) a biography (d) a poem

B. Fill in the blanks.

1. Helen Keller was not born __________ and __________.
2. Helen could recognise people by feeling their __________ or their __________.

3. Helen pretended to be __________ a loaf if she wanted bread.

4. Anne Sullivan taught Helen to __________ by spelling words into her hand.
5. Helen learnt to dance by feeling the __________ of the music.

C. Write T for true and F for false statements.

1. Helen had over 60 different signs to communicate by the age of seven.

2. Anne Sullivan was Helen’s aunt.
3. Helen was the fifth deaf and blind person to graduate from college.

4. Helen was able to buy a car with the money she earned from her lecture tours.

5. Helen became a champion for the blinds.

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