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Louis Braille and the Six Dots
Today, people who are blind can read books, menus, and elevator buttons with their fingertips. They use a system of raised dots called braille. Braille was invented by a teenager named Louis Braille.
Louis was born in France in 1809. When he was three, he hurt one eye in his father's workshop. He had been playing with a sharp tool. An infection spread to both eyes. By age five, Louis was completely blind.
Louis was a curious and hard-working student. At age ten, he went to a special school for blind children in Paris. The school had a few books with large raised letters. These books were huge and heavy. Reading them was very slow, because each letter had to be traced by finger. Louis wanted to read many books, not just a few.
When Louis was twelve, a visitor named Charles Barbier came to the school. Barbier had created a code of raised dots. It was meant for reading messages in the dark. Each symbol used up to twelve dots. The students tried it, but it was hard to learn. One symbol was too big to feel with a single fingertip.
Louis decided to make the code better. He worked on it at night and during school holidays. By the time he was fifteen, he had a new system. Each symbol used only six dots, in two columns of three. A reader could feel a whole letter with one touch. Louis later made symbols for numbers and music, too.
At first, some teachers at the school did not want to use the new system. However, the students loved it and kept using it. In 1854, France made braille the official system for blind students. Over time, it spread around the world.
Today, braille is used in many languages. It appears on signs, maps, and medicine boxes. Louis Braille's idea, built from a few small dots, changed how millions of people read.
How was Louis's code better than Barbier's?
- It could be read by people who were not blind.
- It used twelve dots in every single symbol.
- Each small symbol could be felt without moving a finger.
- It was printed in large raised letters.
How old was Louis when he had his new six-dot system?
- twelve
- ten
- fifteen
- three
Which sentence is the best evidence that the old school books were hard to use?
- Louis was a curious and hard-working student.
- At age ten, he went to a special school for blind children in Paris.
- Reading them was very slow, because each letter had to be traced by finger.
- The school had a few books with large raised letters.
Which detail explains why Barbier's code was hard to use?
- It was meant for reading messages in the dark.
- One symbol was too big to feel with one fingertip.
- Barbier came to the school when Louis was twelve.
- The students at the school tried out the code.
Which claim is NOT supported by the text?
- Louis worked on his code during school holidays.
- Louis invented braille as a grown-up teacher.
- Some teachers did not want braille at first.
- Each braille symbol uses six dots.
A reader says Louis worked hard on his idea. Which sentence supports this?
- Over time, it spread around the world.
- Barbier had created a code of raised dots.
- Louis was born in France in 1809.
- He worked on it at night and during school holidays.
Which sentence proves that the students liked braille?
- However, the students loved it and kept using it.
- Over time, it spread around the world.
- Louis later made symbols for numbers and music, too.
- In 1854, France made braille the official system for blind students.
France made braille the official system for blind students. What does official mean here?
- used only in secret by students
- very old and out of date
- invented by just one person
- approved by the people in charge
Look back at question 1. Copy the sentence from the text that proves your answer.
Look back at question 2. Copy the sentence from the text that proves your answer.