Soultions Braille Unit Test Class 4 English (Santoor New NCERT) PDF Download

Total Marks: 20
Attempt all questions.

• Question numbers 1 to 8 carry 1 mark each.
• Question numbers 9 to 11 carry 2 marks each.
• Question numbers 12 & 13 carry 3 marks each.

Q1: Who was Louis Braille? (1 Mark)
Ans: Louis Braille was a boy who became blind and later invented the Braille alphabet so blind people could read and write by feeling raised dots.

Q2: How did Louis Braille lose his sight? (1 Mark)
Ans: He injured his eye with a sharp instrument while playing near his father's workplace and then became blind after the accident.

Q3: At what age was Louis admitted to the Royal Institute for Young Blind Persons? (1 Mark)
Ans: He was admitted at the age of ten.

Q4: Which writing system, invented by an army officer, inspired Louis? (1 Mark)
a) Morse Code
b) Night Writing
c) Sign Language
d) Finger Spelling
Ans: b) Night Writing

Q5: Why are Braille books thicker than printed books? (1 Mark)
Ans: Because the Braille dots and letters take up more space and must be spaced apart, so Braille books are thicker.

Q6: True or False: Only blind people can learn and use Braille. (1 Mark)
Ans: False. Sighted people can also learn and use Braille.

Q7: Name the person who developed 'Night Writing'. (1 Mark)
Ans: Captain Charles Barbier de la Serre developed Night Writing.

Q8: Write one meaning of the word 'blacksmith' from the difficult words. (1 Mark)
Ans: A blacksmith is a person who crafts items from metal, like tools or horseshoes.

Q9: In two short sentences, explain how Louis Braille improved Night Writing to help blind people. (2 Marks)
Ans: Louis studied Captain Barbier's Night Writing and found it too complicated. He simplified the idea of raised dots and created the Braille alphabet so blind people could read by touch.

Q10: What lesson does the story of Louis Braille teach us? Write in two sentences. (2 Marks)
Ans: The story teaches that even after great difficulties, we can do something valuable for others. Louis's perseverance and kindness show that hard work and compassion can help many people.

Q11: Explain in two sentences why Braille was important for blind people. (2 Marks)
Ans: Braille gave blind people a way to read and write independently by feeling raised dots. This helped them learn, access information, and share stories or poems like sighted people.

Q12: Describe Louis Braille's early life and education in three to four sentences using details from the chapter. (3 Marks)
Ans: Louis was a young boy in France whose father was a blacksmith. While playing near his father's workplace he hurt his eye with a sharp tool and later became blind. At ten years old, in 1819, he joined the Royal Institute for Young Blind Persons in Paris where he learned to read using wood, cloth, or pins. There he learned about Night Writing and later invented the simpler Braille alphabet.

Q13: In three to four sentences, explain what Braille is and how it changed life for blind people. (3 Marks)
Ans: Braille is a system of raised dots that represent the letters of the alphabet so blind people can read by touch. The dots are spaced apart, which makes Braille books thicker than printed books. Because of Braille, blind people could read, write, learn, and enjoy poems or stories, changing their access to education and information.