Three Days to See by Helen Keller

 


1. Helen Keller finds many interesting things through her sense of touch.


2. She enjoys feeling the delicate shape of leaves.


3. She touches the smooth bark of a silver birch and the rough branch of a pine.


4. In spring, she searches for the first buds on trees.


5. She sometimes feels the happy movement of a singing bird.


6. She longs to see the beautiful things that she can only touch.


7. She imagines having the use of her eyes for three days.


8. On the first day, she wants to see her loved ones and friends.


9. She wants to see the faces of people whose kindness made her life meaningful.


10. On the second day, she wants to watch the beautiful sunrise.


11. She wants to visit museums to see the history of the earth and humanity.


12. She wants to see dinosaurs, mastodons, and other ancient remains.


13. On the third day, she wants to observe people in their daily lives.


14. She plans to visit the city and watch people at a busy corner.


15. Smiling people would make her happy.



16. Serious and determined people would make her feel proud.


17. Seeing suffering would make her feel compassionate.


18. At midnight, darkness would return and she would realise how much she had missed.


19. Helen Keller advises people to use their senses as if they might lose them tomorrow.


20. She concludes that sight is the most delightful of all the senses.


Mcqs

Three Days to See – 30 MCQs




1. Who is the author of “Three Days to See”?


A. Jane Austen

B. Helen Keller

C. William Wordsworth

D. Virginia Woolf


Answer: B. Helen Keller


2. How does the author find hundreds of things interesting?


A. Through hearing

B. Through reading

C. Through touch

D. Through taste


Answer: C. Through touch


3. What does the author feel about a leaf?


A. Its colour

B. Its delicate symmetry

C. Its smell

D. Its weight


Answer: B. Its delicate symmetry


4. Which tree has a smooth skin?


A. Pine

B. Mango

C. Silver birch

D. Neem


Answer: C. Silver birch


5. How does the branch of a pine feel?


A. Smooth and soft

B. Rough and shaggy

C. Wet and cold

D. Thin and weak


Answer: B. Rough and shaggy


6. What does the author look for on tree branches in spring?


A. Flowers

B. Fruits

C. A bud

D. Birds


Answer: C. A bud


7. What is a bud the first sign of?


A. Winter

B. Awakening Nature

C. Rain

D. Summer


Answer: B. Awakening Nature


8. What does the author sometimes feel on a small tree?


A. A falling leaf

B. A bird

C. The happy quiver of a bird

D. A flower


Answer: C. The happy quiver of a bird


9. What does “quiver” mean?


A. To sleep

B. To tremble or shake

C. To run

D. To sing


Answer: B. To tremble or shake


10. What does the author long to see?


A. Only people

B. All the things she experiences through touch

C. Only animals

D. Only flowers


Answer: B. All the things she experiences through touch


11. What does “symmetry” mean?


A. A balanced shape or arrangement

B. A loud sound

C. A rough surface

D. A strong smell


Answer: A. A balanced shape or arrangement


12. For how many days does the author imagine having the use of her eyes?


A. One day

B. Two days

C. Three days

D. Four days


Answer: C. Three days


13. Into how many parts would she divide the three days?


A. Two

B. Three

C. Four

D. Five


Answer: B. Three


14. Whom would she want to see on the first day?


A. Famous people

B. Her teachers

C. People whose kindness and companionship enriched her life

D. Strangers


Answer: C. People whose kindness and companionship enriched her life


15. What does the author call the eye?


A. The window of the world

B. The window of the soul

C. The door of the heart

D. The mirror of life


Answer: B. The window of the soul


16. How does the author know her friends?


A. By their voices

B. By their clothes

C. By the feel of their faces

D. By their names


Answer: C. By the feel of their faces


17. What emotions can the author detect?


A. Laughter and sorrow

B. Anger only

C. Happiness only

D. Fear only


Answer: A. Laughter and sorrow


18. When would the author arise on the second day?


A. At noon

B. At midnight

C. With the dawn

D. In the afternoon


Answer: C. With the dawn


19. What would she watch as night changes into day?


A. A thrilling miracle

B. A storm

C. A festival

D. A play


Answer: A. A thrilling miracle


20. Where would she go to see the history of the earth and mankind?


A. A school

B. A museum

C. A market

D. A library


Answer: B. A museum


21. What animals does she mention seeing in museums?


A. Tigers and lions

B. Dinosaurs and mastodons

C. Horses and cows

D. Dogs and cats


Answer: B. Dinosaurs and mastodons


22. What does “mastodons” mean?


A. Small birds

B. Large animals similar to elephants

C. Huge dinosaurs

D. Wild horses


Answer: B. Large animals similar to elephants


23. What does “carcasses” mean?


A. Living animals

B. Animal sounds

C. Bodies or remains of dead animals

D. Animal homes


Answer: C. Bodies or remains of dead animals


24. Where would the author spend the third day?


A. In the countryside

B. In the mountains

C. In the workaday world and the city

D. In a museum


Answer: C. In the workaday world and the city


25. What would she do at a busy corner?


A. Talk to people

B. Observe people and try to understand their lives

C. Buy things

D. Sing songs


Answer: B. Observe people and try to understand their lives


26. How does she feel when she sees smiles?


A. Sad

B. Angry

C. Happy

D. Afraid


Answer: C. Happy


27. How does she feel when she sees serious determination?


A. Proud

B. Sad

C. Frightened

D. Confused


Answer: A. Proud


28. How does she feel when she sees suffering?


A. Excited

B. Compassionate

C. Angry

D. Proud


Answer: B. Compassionate


29. What happens at midnight after the three days?


A. The author becomes able to see permanently.

B. Permanent darkness returns.

C. The sun rises.

D. She goes to a museum.


Answer: B. Permanent darkness returns.


30. What is the main advice given by Helen Keller?


A. We should use only our eyes.

B. We should avoid the outside world.

C. We should make the most of every sense and appreciate life.

D. We should spend our time only in museums.


Answer: C. We should make the most of every sense and appreciate life.




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