Novel ch. 1-3
Word list
Passive voice
Gerunds & Infinitives
Novel ch. 4-5
100

Louis Braille became completely blind at the age of ___.

five

100

To block from view, hide, to conceal is to _____.

(plunge, rouse, obscure, skid)

obscure

100

When Jane first saw the house, it (renovate) _________.

(is renovating, was renovating, was being renovated, is being renovated)

was being renovated

100

We’d rather not (buy) ______________ a new car now.

to buy

100

Louis's first friend at the institute

Gabriel Gautier / Gabriel

200

The tool that made Louis Braille blind

Awl

200

Great pain is ______.

(stern, agony, lure, harness)

agony

200

The school play ___ (direct) by Ms. Louis for the last three years.

(is directed, was directed, has been directed, have been directed)

has been directed

200

Gerund or infinitive?

She isn’t used to ______________ up so late. (stay)

staying

200

Louis's had a special talent in playing____.

piano

300

Louis Braille's first teacher

Father Palluy

300

The synonym of hurdle is___________.

(fringe, option, despair, obstacle)

obstacle

300

This problem ___(solve) by your brother yesterday.

(is solved, is being solved, was solved, has solved)

was solved

300

Gerund or infinitive?

You seem (be) a little distracted. Is everything alright?

to be

300

The man who created nightwriting

Captain Charles Barbier / Captain Barbier

400

The village school teacher

Antoine Becheret / Mr. Becheret

400

Father Palluy helped _____ Louis’s love for learning by getting him into formal school.

(cultivate, comprehend, introduce, survive)

cultivate

400

This clock ___(make) in 1870.

(had been made, made, was made, had made)

was made

400

Gerund or infinitive?

I can't stand her (complain)_________________  all the time.

complaining

400

Nightwriting used raised _____.

dots

500

The man who wrote a letter of recommendation for Louis to The Royal Institute of Blind Youth.

Marquis d'Orvilliers

500

A detective ____ a crime by catching the robber trying to escape.

(crept, survived. thwarted, loathed)

thwarted

500

Change to passive form

Did the court divide the money among the children?

Was the money divided among the children by the court?

500

Gerund or infinitive?

Would you consider (give) the speech at our anniversary party?

giving

500

The function of nightwriting

to send (short) messages in the dark