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WorksheetsThe Life Of Louis Braille
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
What caused Louis Braille's blindness?
Scarlet Fever
He was born blind.
An injury with a sharp awl.
Small Pox
What genre of book is the story of Louis Braille?
Science Fiction
Biography
Realistic Fiction
Fairy Tale
Which of the following events occurred last in the Louis Braille story?
Louis's system for the blind is used around the world.
Louis dies of tuberculosis.
Louis is a successful school teacher.
The Institute moves to a new building a Louis' dots are demonstrated at a ceremony.
Louis Braille became _____________ when he was 3 years old.
deaf
orphaned
blind
rich
Louis Braille invented a system called the braille alphabet by arranging _______ dots for each letter.
20
6
12
4
At first, many people thought that students reading braille were playing a trick on them.
True
False
Louis Braille was born in:
London
Spain
Italy
France
Louis was ______ when he moved to attend school in ______.
10 years old\ Spain
10 years old\ Paris
11 years old\ Spain
11 years old\ Paris
Louis invented his Braille system:
After graduation.
When he was 15 years old.
When he was 17 years old.
With the help of his sister.
By using the Louis Braille system, a person could write in how many different languages?
Only in English
Only 3
Only in French
This system worked for many different languages.
In order to go outside and take a walk, Louis and his classmates:
wore a bell around their necks.
held onto a long rope with a sighted boy as the leader
would never go outside because they were blind.
would run outside with no supervision.
What instrument was Louis extremely good at playing?
Piano
Drums
Violin
Trumpet
Tell me about Louis Brailles' memory...
He could never remember anything.
He could only remember things he heard in a movie.
He would forget everything his teachers would tell him.
He had a wonderful memory and remembered almost everything the teacher taught.
How did Louis learn to read and write?
His father made an alphabet with nails arranged in the shape of letters.
He learned by writing things on a chalk board
His mother made an alphabet with nails arranged in the shape of letters
He never learned to read or write. His sister did it all for him.
While in the churchyard, who read to Louis?
The nuns.
The mailman.
The priest.
His father.
What was Louis' new job after he graduated?
A cook.
The captain of the football team.
A babysitter for the younger students.
A teacher at the school he attended.
What disease was Louis Braille sick with?
Cancer
Tuberculosis
Chicken Pox
Influenza
Which of the following is a fact about blind people during the time of Louis Braille's life?
Parents should teach their blind children at home instead of sending them to school.
Everyone thought blind people were not as smart as those that could see.
Blind people often did not receive a formal education.
Schools for the blind were everywhere so it was easy for Louis to find one to attend.
After Louis' death, a small wooden box was found that contained a collection of I.O.U.'s and the words "To be burned without opening" written on the top. What conclusion can you draw about Louis' character from this?
He forgot about all the money people owed him.
He was humble and did not want people to know he had never made others repay him for loans.
He was selfish and liked to have other people owe him money.
Louis liked having attention so he loaned many people money.
Where was he born?
Cholet
Calais
Coupvray
Cannes
