Louis Braille

In paragraph 5, the word discriminating means -

• believing statements

• remembering events

• inventing processes

• judging differences

Read this sentence from paragraph 8.

Discovering a system that worked was an uphill climb.

This sentence implies that discovering a system was -

• satisfying

• exciting

• exercising

• challenging

Which of these is an opinion expressed in the article?

• "Long ago that was the only alternative for blind students."

• "Still, he was luckier than most blind children of his time."

• "Braille wanted to improve the reading system for the blind."

• "...a French army officer visited his school."

Which question is answered in paragraph 6?

• What did Louis Braille do when his parents suggested he go to another school?

• Why could the soldiers not use a light to read?

• How were letters pressed into paper so that blind people could read?

• How did Louis Braille find his idea for helping blind people?

Which sentence from the article best supports the idea that young Louis Braille had determination?

• "At first Braille went to public school with his older sisters and his brother."

• "Braille proved that a blind child could learn."

• "His idea came from a totally unexpected source."

• "He worked only with dots since he had quickly decided that dashes took up too much space."

Because Louis Braille had difficulty using the reading sytem for the blind that was available during his childhood, he -

• formed letters from copper wire patterns

• attended a special private school

• developed another touch method

• asked his brother to read to him

Based on this article, Louis Braille is best described as -

• frustrated by failure

• interested in science

• drive toward a goal

• knowing many languages

What is the main idea of this article?

• Louis Braille was unable to stay in public schools to continue his education.

• Louis Braille developed a system that made reading and writing easier for blind people.

• Louis Braille rose to the top of his class even though he was blind.

• Louis Braille learned a coded system developed by an army officer that taught him how to read.

The main purpose of this article is to -

• inform students about the development of the Braille system

• entertain students with a story about the Braille system

• persuade students to learn to read using the Braille system

• teach students how to read using the Braille system

Look at the flow chart.

Which event belongs in the empty box?

• Louis Braille met any army officer with a system for reading in teh dark.

• The first Braille book was published when Louis Braille was eighteen years old.

• Louis Braille developed systems to represent numbers and musical notes.

• Blind people around the world can read because of Louis Braille.