Question

Passage:

Louis Braille was born in France in 1809. His father was a craftsman who had a workshop with many tools for his job. One tool in his workshop was an awl. It was a tool with a pointed tip that could punch holes in leather and wood. When Louis was three years old, an awl pierced his eye while he was playing in his father’s workshop. After this accident resulted in a serious infection, Louis became blind. Though he could not see, Louis was successful at many things. He made good grades in school, played the organ and cello, and had many friends. The one thing he felt left out of was reading. He was a curious student who wanted to enjoy the knowledge found in books. There were a few books with raised letters at his school, but they were hard to read. Louis thought there should be a better system that would allow people to run their fingers quickly across a page. He wanted to be able to read as quickly as people with sight. At 15 years old, Louis worked hard to make a code that blind people could feel on the page. For ideas, he studied codes used by the military. Finally, he created a writing system that used raised dots. Each letter can have up to six dots. The placement of the dots is unique for each letter. It took some time for Braille’s system to catch on, but now it is the main language blind people use for reading. Even with the invention of audio books and recordings, many people still use Braille to read books today.



Based on the selection, which statement about Louis Braille is most likely true?

A. He had a hard time learning music.
B. He liked audio books and recordings.
C. He thought reading was important.
D. He created codes for the military.

Answer 1

C. He thought reading was important.

Step-by-step explanation:

After reading the text, we are able to strike out a few answers right off the bat with particular sentences.

Since Louis "played the organ and cello", we know that he didn't have a hard time learning music, so A is out.

There is no mention of Louis' liking of audio books and recordings in the text. It's only mentioned in the sentence: "Even with the invention of audio books and recordings...", which only serves as a conclusion to the passage and doesn't illustrate that Louis likes them. B is out.

The sentence "For ideas, he studied codes used by the military", rules out letter D, since he didn't create the codes he studied. That would be counterproductive.

Therefore, Louis' creation of the Braille system makes C the correct answer. You can also conclude this just from the statement: "He wanted to be able to read as quickly as people with sight." Why else would Louis want this if he didn't think reading was important?