Louis Braille

When and where was Louis Braille born?

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What accident caused Louis Braille to lose his sight?

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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...

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