Question

Twelve-year-old Louis Braille eagerly listened to what the captain of the French Army

had to say about ‘night writing’, a method of sending simple secret messages by

punching dot marks on thick paper. It was wonderful that with a little practice, people

could read it even in the dark with their fingertips. An idea flashed through Braille’s

mind! Why not develop a whole alphabet using a system of raised dots? There would

be different dot patterns for different letters, numbers and punctuation marks.

From 1821 onwards, Braille laboured day and night and finally developed the Braille

Alphabet system in 1824. It now became possible for blind people to read information

printed in this system by moving their fingers over the raised dots. So while most

people read with their eyes, blind people read in their most special ways – using their

fingers.

QUESTIONS:-

(a) How old was Louis when he thought about developing a new alphabet?

(b) What is night writing?

(c) How many years did Louis Braille take to develop the Braille Alphabet

system?

(d) How would people read in the dark?

(e) Give the passage a title.​

Answer 1

Answer:

a). 12years

b). Night writing is a method of sending simple secret messages by punching dot marks on thick paper.

c).3

d). People could read in dark using the night writing method.

e). The Night Writing Method

Answer 2

Answer:

a. Louis was 12 years old when he thought about the developing a new alphabet.

b. Night writing is a method of sending simple secret message by punching dot marks on think paper.

c. Louis Braille take 3 years (1821-24) to develop the Braille Alphabet.

d. People could read dot marks even in the dark with their fingertips .

e. Braille Alphabet.