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Read the timeline below. Then answer the questions that follow.
1880
Helen Keller was born on a farm in Alabama on June 27,1880.
1882
Helen lost her hearing and sight due to an illness.
1887
Helen’s parents hired a teacher named Anne Sullivan.
She taught Helen how to spell words with her hands.
1888
Helen learned to read and write in Braille, a system of raised dots that
can be read with the fingertips. She also learned how to write words.
1900
Helen entered Radcliffe College. Sullivan sat beside her in class
and spelled out everything that was said.
1902
Helen wrote her first book, The Story of My Life. She later wrote
13 more books.
1924
Helen made speeches all over the United States to get people
to improve education for people who are blind and deaf.
1962
A movie was made about Helen’s life. It won many awards.
1. In what year did Helen learn how to spell words with her hands?
2. Which happened first: Helen learned how to read in Braille or Helen entered college?
3. How many years ago was Helen born?
4. How many years passed from the year in which Helen lost her sight and hearing to the
year in which she wrote her first book?
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