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The Life Of Louis Braille

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What caused Louis Braille's blindness?

a)

Scarlet Fever

b)

He was born blind.

c)

An injury with a sharp awl.

d)

Small Pox

2.

What genre of book is the story of Louis Braille?

a)

Science Fiction

b)

Biography

c)

Realistic Fiction

d)

Fairy Tale

3.

Which of the following events occurred last in the Louis Braille story?

a)

Louis's system for the blind is used around the world.

b)

Louis dies of tuberculosis.

c)

Louis is a successful school teacher.

d)

The Institute moves to a new building a Louis' dots are demonstrated at a ceremony.

4.

Louis Braille became _____________ when he was 3 years old.

a)

deaf

b)

orphaned

c)

blind

d)

rich

5.

Louis Braille invented a system called the braille alphabet by arranging _______ dots for each letter.

a)

20

b)

6

c)

12

d)

4

6.

At first, many people thought that students reading braille were playing a trick on them.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Louis Braille was born in:

a)

London

b)

Spain

c)

Italy

d)

France

8.

Louis was ______ when he moved to attend school in ______.

a)

10 years old\ Spain

b)

10 years old\ Paris

c)

11 years old\ Spain

d)

11 years old\ Paris

9.

Louis invented his Braille system:

a)

After graduation.

b)

When he was 15 years old.

c)

When he was 17 years old.

d)

With the help of his sister.

10.

By using the Louis Braille system, a person could write in how many different languages?

a)

Only in English

b)

Only 3

c)

Only in French

d)

This system worked for many different languages.

11.

In order to go outside and take a walk, Louis and his classmates:

a)

wore a bell around their necks.

b)

held onto a long rope with a sighted boy as the leader

c)

would never go outside because they were blind.

d)

would run outside with no supervision.

12.

What instrument was Louis extremely good at playing?

a)

Piano

b)

Drums

c)

Violin

d)

Trumpet

13.

Tell me about Louis Brailles' memory...

a)

He could never remember anything.

b)

He could only remember things he heard in a movie.

c)

He would forget everything his teachers would tell him.

d)

He had a wonderful memory and remembered almost everything the teacher taught.

14.

How did Louis learn to read and write?

a)

His father made an alphabet with nails arranged in the shape of letters.

b)

He learned by writing things on a chalk board

c)

His mother made an alphabet with nails arranged in the shape of letters

d)

He never learned to read or write. His sister did it all for him.

15.

While in the churchyard, who read to Louis?

a)

The nuns.

b)

The mailman.

c)

The priest.

d)

His father.

16.

What was Louis' new job after he graduated?

a)

A cook.

b)

The captain of the football team.

c)

A babysitter for the younger students.

d)

A teacher at the school he attended.

17.

What disease was Louis Braille sick with?

a)

Cancer

b)

Tuberculosis

c)

Chicken Pox

d)

Influenza

18.

Which of the following is a fact about blind people during the time of Louis Braille's life?

a)

Parents should teach their blind children at home instead of sending them to school.

b)

Everyone thought blind people were not as smart as those that could see.

c)

Blind people often did not receive a formal education.

d)

Schools for the blind were everywhere so it was easy for Louis to find one to attend.

19.

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?

a)

He forgot about all the money people owed him.

b)

He was humble and did not want people to know he had never made others repay him for loans.

c)

He was selfish and liked to have other people owe him money.

d)

Louis liked having attention so he loaned many people money.

20.

Where was he born?

a)

Cholet

b)

Calais

c)

Coupvray

d)

Cannes