Louis Braiile

#1 What does this sentence help the reader to understand about Louis Braille's experiments?

• A. Louis Braille's work relied on the progress ....

• B. other people had already tried and failed....

• C. all of Louis Braille's efforts to help the blind read and write....

• D. Louis Braille had tried many times before to develop....

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#2 In paragraph 6, what does the sentence "Perhaps they were right" tell the reader about Louis?

• A. He generally valued the opinion of his friends.

• B. Usually he was positive about his future success.

• C. He often thought about the goal of being able to read.

• D. Sometimes he lost faith in his project.

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#3 In Paragraph 7 , which word best helps the reader understand what fragrant means?

• A. hills

• B. smell

• C. new

• D. clover

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#4 What do the details in paragraphs 7-8 help the reader understand about Louis Braille? Select TWO answers.

• A. Louis Braille actually had not been born blind.

• B. Louis Braille thought he might not achieve his goal.

• C. Louis Braille was very smart but disliked being in school.

• D. Louis Braille had full experiences through his other senses.

• E. Louis Braille very much wanted to be able to read and write.

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#5 Which statement best describes the relationship between Louis Braille and Gabriel in the passage?

• A. Gabriel hopes that Louis will succeed, and Louis.....

• B Gabriel is concerned about Louis, but Louis...

• C. Gabriel is annoyed by Louis, and Louis....

• D. Gabriel is angry that Louis falls asleep in class, but Louis...

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#6 Part A

According to the passage, which statement explains what most caused Louis Braille to develop a new system of writing?

• A. He and his friends....

• B. He had strong memories...

• C. He had been born seeing....

• D. He felt the blind....

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#6 PART B

Which sentence from the passage best supports the correct answer to Part A?

• A. "Louis was a student....

• B. "Isolated from much of human knowledge....

• C. "A warm breeze swept through the window....

• D. "Reaching back into his childhood, Louis....

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#7 Which statement provides the best summary of the passage?

• A. Braille attended...

• B. As a young student, ....

• C. Every night, Braille's friend would warn him that.....

• D. Braille used a stylus to punch holes into paper, ......

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