Louis Braille

When and where was Louis Braille born?

What accident caused Louis Braille to lose his sight?

Read the passage about Louis Braille. Who inspired Louis Braille to invent an alphabet for the blind?

• His father

• Charles Barbier

• His teachers

• His friends

Read the passage about Louis Braille. What was the main problem with books for the blind before Braille's invention?

• They were too expensive

• They featured giant raised letters and were heavy and difficult to produce

• They were written in a foreign language

• They were only available in Paris

What did Louis Braille's new system use to represent each letter?

• A simple arrangement of tiny raised dots.

• Colored ink patterns.

• Different sounds for each letter.

• Hand gestures.

Read the passage about Louis Braille. True or False: The Braille alphabet allowed blind people to read and write music and mathematical equations.

• True

• False

Louis Braille's invention was important for blind people because it:

• helped them see colors

• allowed them to read and write independently

• made them hear better

• taught them to speak different languages

What is the main idea of the passage?

• Louis Braille invented saddles for horses.

• Louis Braille created a new way for blind people to read and write.

• Louis Braille taught soldiers how to write in secret.

• Louis Braille liked to play with tools.

What caused Louis Braille to lose his eyesight?

• He was born blind.

• He hit his head in a workshop.

• He got an infection after poking his eye with a tool.

• He fell while playing with friends.

Which sentence best shows that Louis Braille was determined to learn?

• The entire course of my life changed when I was only three years old.

• As you probably hunger for chocolate or pizza, I hungered to read.

• The system was so hard to learn that the army gave up on it.

• One day, when I was using some of my father’s tools...