Chapter 6 — Braille
Half-Yearly Examination Preparation Worksheet
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A Let Us Understand the Lesson
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1. In which country was Louis Braille born?
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2. How old was Louis when the accident happened?
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3. What was Louis's father?
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4. What happened to Louis's eye?
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5. At what age did Louis get admission to the Royal Institute for Young Blind Persons?
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6. Where was the Royal Institute for Young Blind Persons?
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7. Who invented 'Night Writing'?
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8. What was 'Night Writing' made up of?
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9. What did Louis Braille give to the world?
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10. Braille is a method of reading through ____________.
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B Answer the Following
Answer in 1–2 sentences.
Q1. How did Louis Braille become blind?
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Q2. How did Louis learn letters at the Royal Institute?
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Q3. What was 'Night Writing'?
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Q4. Why was 'Night Writing' not successful?
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Q5. What did Louis Braille do with 'Night Writing'?
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Q6. What is Braille?
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Q7. Why does a Braille book require more space?
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Q8. Why is a Braille book thicker than an ordinary printed book?
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Q9. Who can learn Braille?
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C Complete the Sentences
1. Louis Braille was playing outside his home in ?.
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2. Louis was ? years old when the accident happened.
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3. Louis's father was a ?.
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4. A sharp tool ? Louis's eye.
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5. Louis became totally ?.
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6. In 1819, Louis was ? years old.
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7. Louis was admitted to the Royal Institute for Young Blind Persons in ?.
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8. Capt. Charles Barbier de la Serre invented ?.
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9. 'Night Writing' was an alphabet of raised ? and ?.
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10. Louis simplified 'Night Writing' and gave the world the ? alphabet.
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11. Braille is a method of reading through ?.
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12. A Braille book is ? than a regular printed book.
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D True or False
1. Louis Braille was born in France. ______
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2. Louis's father was a teacher. ______
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3. Louis became blind because of an accident. ______
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4. Louis was ten years old when he joined the Royal Institute. ______
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5. 'Night Writing' was invented by Louis Braille. ______
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6. 'Night Writing' used raised dots and dashes. ______
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7. 'Night Writing' was very easy to use. ______
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8. Louis Braille simplified 'Night Writing'. ______
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9. Braille is read through touch. ______
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10. Only blind people can learn Braille. ______
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E Choose the Correct Answer
1. Louis Braille was playing with his father's
- a) books
- b) tools
- c) toys
- d) clothes
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2. Louis's father was a
- a) doctor
- b) teacher
- c) blacksmith
- d) soldier
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3. Louis became totally blind after
- a) falling from a tree
- b) an accident with a sharp tool
- c) an illness
- d) a fire
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4. Louis was admitted to the Royal Institute when he was
- a) 3 years old
- b) 5 years old
- c) 10 years old
- d) 15 years old
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5. 'Night Writing' was invented by
- a) Louis Braille
- b) Charles Barbier de la Serre
- c) Louis's father
- d) a teacher
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6. Braille is read through
- a) hearing
- b) sight
- c) touch
- d) smell
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7. A Braille book is thicker because
- a) it has more pages
- b) Braille requires more space
- c) it is made of thick paper
- d) it has pictures
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8. Braille can be learned by
- a) only blind people
- b) only children
- c) only teachers
- d) people with blindness as well as people with sight
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F Match the Columns
| Column A | Column B |
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| 1. Louis Braille | a. France |
| 2. Charles Barbier de la Serre | b. Blacksmith |
| 3. Louis's father | c. Braille |
| 4. Braille | d. Night Writing |
| 5. Louis's country | e. Reading through touch |
Write your answers: 1 – ___ 2 – ___ 3 – ___ 4 – ___ 5 – ___
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G New Words
1. blacksmith – ______________________
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2. blind – ______________________
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3. pincushions – ______________________
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4. invented – ______________________
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Make sentences using the following words.
1. blind
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2. invented
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3. blacksmith
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4. touch
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H Word Work
1. LIDNB → ____________
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2. TCHOU → ____________
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3. NTEVINED → ____________
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4. MITHSACKBL → ____________
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5. LALPHABET → ____________
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6. HCTOU → ____________
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Find words from the chapter.
1. A person who works with iron → ____________
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2. The opposite of sighted → ____________
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3. Something used for keeping pins → ____________
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4. To create something new → ____________
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5. The sense used to read Braille → ____________
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I Listening / Sound Practice — the 'spl' sound
1. ___lash
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2. ___it
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3. ___endid
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4. ___ace
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5. ___inter
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6. ___oon
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7. ___eak
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8. ___in
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9. Circle the words that begin with spl:
splash – spoon – splendid – school – split – smile – splinter – space
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J Braille
1. What is Braille?
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2. How many letters of the English alphabet have Braille symbols?
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3. How is Braille read?
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4. Why does Braille need more space?
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5. Can people with sight learn Braille?
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✍️ Braille Practice — write these words using the Braille alphabet.
Your Name → __________________________
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K Grammar — Past Continuous Tense
Remember ⭐ One person/animal/bird → was + verb-ing (The boy was playing.) | More than one → were + verb-ing (The children were playing.)
1. Louis ______ playing outside his home.
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2. The children ______ reading books.
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3. She ______ writing a letter.
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4. They ______ playing kho-kho.
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5. The boy ______ running in the park.
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6. The birds ______ flying in the sky.
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7. Grandmother ______ hanging clothes.
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8. The squirrels ______ sitting on the clothes.
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9. He ______ singing a song.
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10. We ______ studying English.
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L Change into Past Continuous
Example: I am sleeping. → I was sleeping.
1. The dogs are barking at the stranger.
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2. Grandfather is searching for his spectacles.
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3. Sheeba is writing a letter.
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4. He is singing a song.
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5. We are playing kho-kho.
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6. The man is using his hands to push his wheelchair.
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7. The girl is reading a book.
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8. The children are playing outside.
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M Choose the Correct Form
1. The boy was / were playing.
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2. The girls was / were singing.
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3. She was / were reading.
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4. We was / were studying.
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5. The bird was / were flying.
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6. The children was / were laughing.
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7. Grandmother was / were cooking.
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8. The students was / were writing.
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N Picture Story / Cloze Test
My friend Tarandeep told me an interesting thing yesterday. She 1 her friends, the squirrels and the sparrows. She 2 grains for them. Her grandmother 3 out the clothes to dry on a clothesline. Grandmother 4 the house when a strong wind began to blow. When she returned with the clothes pegs, she saw a wonderful scene! The sparrows and squirrels 5 on the clothes to prevent them from falling. Tarandeep 6 her hands with joy.
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1. was feeding • 2. was scattering • 3. was hanging
4. was entering • 5. were sitting • 6. was clapping
O Application-Based Questions
Q1. Louis Braille faced a great difficulty, but he did not give up. What can we learn from him?
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Q2. How can we help a person with blindness in school?
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Q3. Imagine that there is no light anywhere for one whole day. What difficulties might you face?
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Q4. Why should we be careful while using sharp tools?
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Q5. Why should we help children who have low vision?
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P Eye Safety
Write five precautions to protect our eyes.
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- Never play with sharp tools like knives, scissors or nails.
- Do not burst firecrackers near your face; keep a safe distance.
- Do not rub your eyes with dirty hands.
- Read in good light and keep the book at a proper distance.
- Do not watch TV or mobile screens for a long time; rest your eyes often.
Q Short Writing — "Louis Braille"
Hints: France • three years old • accident • became blind • Royal Institute • Night Writing • simplified it • Braille alphabet • reading through touch
Write 5–6 sentences.
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Louis Braille was born in France. When he was three years old, an accident with a sharp tool made him totally blind. At the age of ten, he joined the Royal Institute for Young Blind Persons in Paris. There he learnt about 'Night Writing', an alphabet of raised dots and dashes. Louis simplified 'Night Writing' and made it easy to use. He gave the world the Braille alphabet, which is read through touch. Even today, people with blindness all over the world read and write with the help of Braille.
R Exam-Style Comprehension
Louis Braille became totally blind after an accident when he was a young boy. At the age of ten, he got admission to the Royal Institute for Young Blind Persons in Paris. There he learnt letters using wood, cloth and pins arranged in pincushions.
Later, Louis became interested in 'Night Writing', an alphabet of raised dots and dashes invented by Capt. Charles Barbier de la Serre. Louis simplified it and gave the world the Braille alphabet.
1. When did Louis become blind?
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2. Where did Louis study?
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3. What did he use to learn letters?
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4. Who invented 'Night Writing'?
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5. What did Louis do with 'Night Writing'?
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6. What did Louis give the world?
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S Higher Order Thinking
1. "A blind person taught the world to see." What do you think this sentence means?
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2. Louis Braille was only a teenager when he simplified 'Night Writing'. What qualities of Louis can you identify?
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3. Why do you think reading through touch is useful for people with blindness?
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T Quick Revision Test 📝
Answer without looking at the textbook.
1. Who was Louis Braille?
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2. Where was he born?
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3. What happened when he was three?
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4. What was his father's profession?
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5. When did Louis join the Royal Institute?
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6. What was Night Writing?
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7. Who invented it?
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8. Why did it fail?
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9. What did Louis do?
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10. What is Braille?
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11. How is Braille read?
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12. How many English letters have Braille symbols?
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13. Why is a Braille book thick?
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14. Who can learn Braille?
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15. What grammar topic is taught in this chapter?
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★ Half-Yearly Exam Challenge
1. Louis Braille became blind because of:
- ☐ an illness
- ☐ an accident
- ☐ old age
- ☐ a fever
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2. 'Night Writing' consisted of:
- ☐ letters and numbers
- ☐ pictures
- ☐ raised dots and dashes
- ☐ colours
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3. Louis Braille:
- ☐ rejected Night Writing
- ☐ simplified Night Writing
- ☐ destroyed Night Writing
- ☐ stopped reading
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4. Braille is read using:
- ☐ ears
- ☐ eyes
- ☐ fingers/touch
- ☐ nose
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5. Select the correct sentence:
- ☐ The boy were playing.
- ☐ The boy was playing.
- ☐ The boy was play.
- ☐ The boy were play.
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6. Select the correct sentence:
- ☐ The children was reading.
- ☐ The children were reading.
- ☐ The children is reading.
- ☐ The children were read.
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📌 Teacher's Exam-Focused Revision Checklist
Before the Half-Yearly Exam, make sure the child can:
- Retell the story of Louis Braille
- Explain the accident that caused Louis's blindness
- Remember 1819, age 10 and Paris
- Explain Night Writing and who invented it
- Explain how Louis simplified Night Writing
- Define Braille and explain why Braille books are thicker
- Know that Braille is read through touch
- Understand the Braille alphabet and write simple words in Braille
- Learn the meanings of the New Words
- Identify and use was/were + verb-ing
- Change present continuous sentences into past continuous
- Complete a paragraph using was/were + -ing
- Answer questions about eye safety
- Write a short paragraph about Louis Braille
- Answer application and HOTS questions