Q 3:4-Louis Braille: Child Inventor

What caused Louis to become blind?

• He was born blind

• He slowly lost his eyesight as he got older.

• His eyes became infected after he was injured by a tool.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What can you infer the quote, "He opened the doors of knowledge to all those who cannot see," means?

• Louis held open doors for those who cannot see.

• Louis gave those who cannot see the ability to learn through reading Braille.

• Louis was blind and attended school.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How did Louis change Charles Barbier's code?

• He made it simpler by using 6 dots instead of 12.

• He combined raised letters with raised dots.

• He kept it exactly the same but used it in books instead of in the army.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What can you infer about Louis based on the fact that he got a scholarship to the National Institute for Blind Youth?

• He learned by listening.

• He was a determined student.

• He was not a very good student.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What character trait would you use to describe Louis Braille?

• He was lazy and never wanted to go to school.

• He was lucky because he actually got to go to school.

• He was determined because he didn't let being blind stop him from learning.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

How does the author organize the information in this text?

• In chronological order

• In compare/contrast

• In cause/effect

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

After Louis became blind, how did he learn?

• By talking

• By hearing

• By touching

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Why did Charles Barbier create a code that could be read with your fingers.

• So soldiers could communicate silently at night on the battlefield.

• For soldiers who had lost their eyesight during battle.

• For his son who had an accident and lost his eyesight.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What does the word problematic mean based on the text?

• easy

• difficult

• reasonable

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the main idea of this text?

• Charles Barbier inventing braille for soldiers in battle.

• The struggles of Louis Braille.

• The life of Louis Braille and how he invented a better way for the blind to read.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2