Hellen Keller

Helen Keller

CHAPTER – 5

Question and Answers

Q.1 When and where was Helen Keller born?
Ans. Helen Keller was born in the year 1880 in a little town of United Sate of America.
Q.2 In which year did Helen Keller fall ill? How old was she when she fell ill? What was the result of her illness?
Ans. In February 1882, Helen Keller fall dangerously ill. She was 2 years old when she fell ill. As a result of her illness she became blind and deaf.
Q.3 Who was Miss. Sullivan? How did she teach Helen Keller?
Ans. Miss Sullivan a very kind and patient lady. When she was a child she had lost her eye sight but some time later she regained it. Miss Sullivan taught Helen Keller by the method of touch and feel. She made Helen put her hand into the water and made her write the word.”w-a-t-e-r” on the sand. In the same way Miss Sullivan taught Helen about Mountains Rivers, History, Geography and Arithmetic.
Q.4 When did Helen Keller visited to Pakistan and why?
Ans. Helen Keller visited Pakistan in 1956. She was 76 years old and still very active. Her purpose in visiting Pakistan was to help the blind, deaf and dumb people of Pakistan. She gave a lot of encouragement and moral support to the blind students and to the teacher working in the school for the blind, deaf and dumb.
Q.5 Why do you think Helen Keller was a wonderful lady?
Ans. Helen Keller was blind and deaf but through sheer determination and will power and with the help of her teacher she learn to read, write and speak through handicapped. She went to college and then University where she proved to be a better student than many other. She has ever written books and articles.
Q.6 What was the message to the blind and deaf children?
Ans. Helen Keller told the blind and deaf children to be always happy and cheerful and never to curse their fate for they are capable of doing every thing in this world.