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1 Section 3 Finger Reading Lesson 11 Study Words awl expensive experimenting punctured A ÃáŸÆ ßáôÖ åïë Write each Study Word beside its definition. 1. pierced with a sharp object 2. testing or trying out something to see if it works 3. costing a lot of money 4. a pointed tool used to punch holes in wood or leather Say Them Right Braille brāl Louis lü ē Paris pa rəs Exploring the Story B Write an answer to the question. Read the introduction. Close your eyes and listen to the sounds you hear around you. What are three different things you heard? 27

2 Lesson 11 What if you could not have seen anything when you opened your eyes again? Imagine being blind and not being able to see any of the things you wrote about! Silently read Finger Reading (pages ). C Write words from the first paragraph of the story to complete the character and setting details. 5. In the year, a baby boy was born into the family in the country of. The parents named the new baby. D Cross out the incorrect word in each sentence and write the correct word above it. 6. Louis Braille had three sisters and a brother. 7. Louis used his eyes, fingers, and nose to find out about things. 8. Louis teacher made letters out of toothpicks. 9. Louis parents sent him to a school for the deaf when he was ten. 10. Louis invented a way of reading and writing that used six raised letters. E Circle the letters of two sentences that are opinions. 11. a. Blind people can learn many things by hearing, touching, smelling, and tasting. b. Every blind person should have a guide dog to help them. c. Being blind is worse than being deaf. 28

3 Lesson 11 F Read the Bible verse to yourself three times. I was eyes to the blind. Job 29:15 We Remember G Underline probable, improbable, or impossible to show what each sentence is. 12. If you do not get enough sleep, you will feel tired and grouchy. probable improbable impossible 13. Everyone in the world could stand inside your classroom. probable improbable impossible 14. A six-year-old boy could change a flat tire by himself. probable improbable impossible H Circle the word in each row that is a synonym of the bold word. 15. enormous huge little old 16. delighted wise sorry pleased 17. discover miss find happen I Underline fiction or nonfiction to make each sentence true. 18. The story about God giving power to Elisha to raise a dead boy back to life is fiction, nonfiction. 19. The true story of Louis Braille s life is fiction, nonfiction. 29

4 Finger Reading Lesson 12 Oral reading class: Finger Reading (pages ) A Circle the letter of the meaning of the underlined figure of speech. 1. Louis learned that every person s footsteps played a different tune. a. Louis family played tunes with their feet. b. Each person whistled a tune to let Louis know he was coming. c. Each person s footsteps had a different sound. B ÃáŸÆ ßáôÖ åïë Write the answer to each question. 2. What did the army captain call the new kind of writing he used? 3. Where did Braille reading get its name? C Circle the letter of the main idea of Finger Reading. 4. a. Louis punctured his eye with an awl when he was a little boy. b. Louis Braille invented a way for blind people to read with their fingers. D Write another title that fits Finger Reading

5 Lesson 12 E Memorize the Bible verse and say it to your teacher. I was eyes to the blind. Job 29:15 A man named Job said he did things for blind people that they could not see to do. In today s story, Marie was eyes for Louis. She described things for Louis that he could not see. Write something you could do for a blind person that would be like seeing for him. 6. Pages Blind but Happy; One, Two, Three; How Do You Know It s Spring? F Circle the letter of the answer to each question about the poems. 7. What did Fanny Crosby say she would not do because she was blind? a. play with her friends b. weep and sigh 8. How were the old lady and the little boy playing Hide-and-Go-Seek? a. by imagining places to hide b. by running and hiding 9. How could you smell and hear the Spring? a. by tasting the raindrops b. by smelling the flowers and hearing the birds chirping 10. How could you feel the Fall? a. by feeling a cool wind blowing b. by smelling the leaves 31

6 Lesson 12 We Remember G Write the letter of each term beside the sentence that is an example of it. 11. You could grow ten inches in one day. a. probable 12. You will get a skunk for a pet. b. improbable 13. You would get hungry if you c. impossible would not eat for a day. H Write the letter of the definition of each Study Word. 14. accomplish a. not able to speak 15. duty b. in an angry way 16. faithful c. not guilty 17. furiously d. something one ought to do 18. innocent e. staying true to someone or something 19. speechless f. to bring about by trying I Circle Yes if the Study Word is used correctly or No if it is not. 20. The $1 chair was too expensive for anyone to buy. Yes No 21. Fern is experimenting with recipes for ice-cream cake. Yes No 22. The towels on the clothesline billowed into the air. Yes No 23. Naomi was extremely sad when her puppy died. Yes No Ask your teacher if you may do the extra activity on page

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