MODULE 3LESSON 12 OF 16

Lesson 12: Uncontracted Braille Practice Test

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Here is your first chance to use the course skills without a worked example beside each question. There are 25 items. Some begin with Braille and ask for print; others start with print or dot keys and ask you to produce Braille. All are drawn from the material taught in Lessons 1–11, including the six-key practice in Lesson 11.

This is a learning checkpoint, not a professional Braille certification or a test of contracted literary Braille. The purpose is to find out what you can do independently and which specific skill would benefit from another practice session.

How to take the test

  • Choose a quiet time and try all 25 questions before opening any answer section.
  • Keep your alphabet chart closed for the first attempt. If you need it, mark the question for review rather than hiding that help from yourself.
  • For reading tasks, preserve capitalization, punctuation and word spaces when they are shown.
  • For writing tasks, use uncontracted UEB as taught in this course.
  • Give yourself one point for each fully correct answer. Partial answers are useful notes, but do not count them as complete.

You can write answers in a notebook or use the companion worksheet after its accessible production version is available. A timer is optional; speed is not what this checkpoint measures.

Part A — Read five lowercase words (5 points)

Write the print word for each Braille sequence:

  1. ⠏⠇⠥⠍ = __________
  2. ⠋⠗⠑⠑ = __________
  3. ⠙⠗⠊⠋⠞ = __________
  4. ⠃⠇⠕⠉⠅ = __________
  5. ⠎⠓⠁⠗⠅ = __________
Part A answer key
  1. plum
  2. free
  3. drift
  4. block
  5. shark

Check the exact letter sequence. If your answer was a different real word, identify the first cell you substituted.

Part B — Build five new words or phrases (5 points)

Write these in lowercase, uncontracted Braille. Preserve a single word gap between separate words.

  1. glad = __________
  2. fresh soup = __________
  3. bright = __________
  4. small town = __________
  5. open gate = __________
Part B answer key
  1. glad — ⠛⠇⠁⠙
  2. fresh soup — ⠋⠗⠑⠎⠓ ⠎⠕⠥⠏
  3. bright — ⠃⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞
  4. small town — ⠎⠍⠁⠇⠇ ⠞⠕⠺⠝
  5. open gate — ⠕⠏⠑⠝ ⠛⠁⠞⠑

Count the cells as well as checking their dots. In questions 7, 9 and 10, a missing or extra word gap changes the answer.

Part C — Capitals, initials and numbers (5 points)

Read questions 11–14 into print exactly as shown. Write question 15 in Braille.

  1. ⠠⠇⠑⠝⠁ = __________
  2. ⠠⠞ (a standalone capital initial in this uncontracted practice test) = __________
  3. ⠠⠠⠃⠇⠥⠑ = __________
  4. ⠼⠋⠚⠃ = __________
  5. Write the name Sophie in Braille: __________
Part C answer key
  1. Lena — one capital letter indicator.
  2. T — the capital indicator precedes the letter. An additional grade 1 indicator is not normally needed in material entirely written in uncontracted Braille.
  3. BLUE — two capital indicators mark the whole word.
  4. 602 — one numeric indicator introduces all three digits; ⠚ represents zero here.
  5. Sophie — ⠠⠎⠕⠏⠓⠊⠑

If you missed question 12, revisit how the grade 1 indicator depends on whether contractions are permitted. If you read 602 as letters, revisit the number indicator.

Part D — Read and write sentences (5 points)

For 16–18, write the full sentence in print, including its punctuation. For 19–20, convert print into Braille.

  1. ⠠⠉⠁⠇⠍ ⠙⠕⠺⠝⠖ = __________
  2. ⠠⠉⠁⠝ ⠠⠵⠕⠑ ⠎⠊⠝⠛⠦ = __________
  3. ⠠⠁⠍⠽ ⠓⠁⠎ ⠼⠙ ⠏⠑⠁⠗⠎⠲ = __________
  4. Ben is here. = __________
  5. Max’s box is red. = __________
Part D answer key
  1. Calm down! — the last sign is an exclamation mark.
  2. Can Zoe sing? — both opening capitals matter, and the line ends in a question mark.
  3. Amy has 4 pears. — ⠼⠙ is the digit 4.
  4. Ben is here. — ⠠⠃⠑⠝ ⠊⠎ ⠓⠑⠗⠑⠲
  5. Max’s box is red. — ⠠⠍⠁⠭⠄⠎ ⠃⠕⠭ ⠊⠎ ⠗⠑⠙⠲

For writing questions, correct letters alone are not sufficient: the capitals, apostrophe, gaps and periods are part of the answer.

Part E — Six-key dot knowledge (5 points)

Use the practice QWERTY layout from Lesson 11: F=1, D=2, S=3, J=4, K=5, L=6. Read each group of keys as one simultaneous press.

  1. F + J + K makes which lowercase letter? __________
  2. D + S + J + K makes which lowercase letter? __________
  3. F + D + S + L makes which lowercase letter? __________
  4. At the end of an unquoted question, D + S + L produces which punctuation mark? __________
  5. Which single key makes the apostrophe cell ⠄? __________
Part E answer key
  1. d — dots 1-4-5 → ⠙
  2. t — dots 2-3-4-5 → ⠞
  3. v — dots 1-2-3-6 → ⠧
  4. Question mark — dots 2-3-6 → ⠦
  5. S — dot 3 → ⠄

The first four answers are patterns made by holding those keys simultaneously. If your answer was the sequence of ordinary keyboard letters, revisit how six-key entry forms one cell per keypress.

Record your result and choose what to practice

Self-study Braille checkpoint scorecard with five sections of five questions: reading words writing words indicators sentences and six-key entry total 25 points
Lesson 12 — Uncontracted Braille Practice Test Scorecard
Part Correct answers Your score
A — Reading lowercase words 5 ___ / 5
B — Writing words and spaces 5 ___ / 5
C — Capitals, initials and numbers 5 ___ / 5
D — Sentences and punctuation 5 ___ / 5
E — Six-key dot entry 5 ___ / 5
Total 25 ___ / 25

There is no official pass grade for this practice activity. As a self-study guide, if you answered 23–25 correctly without help, try the next module while continuing to revisit unfamiliar patterns. With 18–22, review the part where you lost the most points and retry that skill with new examples. If you scored 17 or fewer, spend another session on the relevant lessons before attempting a fresh test. These are practical study suggestions, not standardized proficiency levels.

If you missed a symbol, state its correct dot numbers. If you missed a sentence, decide whether the error was in reading, punctuation or meaning. If you missed a six-key question, return to the physical dot mapping. The kind of mistake matters more than the total score.

You can create extra original material with the BrailleDot translator, then keep the answer hidden until you have made your own attempt. The next module introduces selected contractions, so this checkpoint gives you a reliable foundation in uncontracted Braille first.

Reference for ongoing study: International Council on English Braille, Rules of Unified English Braille.

Written by Marcus Wren.

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COMPANION PRACTICE

Module 3 independent worksheet

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The complete questions and answers are available below as readable HTML. The downloadable PDF is a visual printing aid, not embossed Braille or a certified tagged PDF.

Author: Marcus Wren
Lessons: 9–12
Code: Uncontracted Unified English Braille.

The following questions are additional to the examples and independent tests within Lessons 9–11. The practice-test form at the end is an answer recording sheet for Lesson 12, not a second copy of its assessment.

Sheet 9 — Put punctuation to work

Read each Braille line into print, including all punctuation:

  1. ⠠⠎⠊⠞⠂ ⠠⠗⠕⠃⠲ = __________________
  2. ⠠⠺⠑ ⠺⠁⠊⠞⠑⠙⠆ ⠓⠑ ⠺⠑⠝⠞⠲ = __________________

Write these new print sentences in Braille:

  1. Hi, Meg! = __________________
  2. Pat's dog. = __________________
  3. Note: 2 bags. = __________________

Sheet 10 — Read for meaning

Read the full sentence, then answer the question without looking back at the cells.

  1. ⠠⠗⠕⠃ ⠓⠁⠎ ⠼⠋ ⠙⠗⠥⠍⠎⠲
    Print sentence: __________________
    What does Rob have six of? __________________

  2. ⠠⠎⠁⠗⠁ ⠋⠕⠥⠝⠙ ⠁ ⠉⠕⠊⠝⠲
    Print sentence: __________________
    What did Sara find? __________________

  3. ⠠⠊⠎ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠇⠁⠍⠏ ⠕⠝⠦
    Print sentence: __________________
    Is this written as a question or a statement? __________________

Sheet 11 — Plan each six-key press

Use F=dot 1, D=2, S=3, J=4, K=5, L=6. Keys joined by + are pressed together.

  1. Which keys form w (dots 2-4-5-6)? __________________
  2. Which keys form n (dots 1-3-4-5)? __________________
  3. Which keys form ! (dots 2-3-5)? __________________
  4. Write the two sequential key combinations for 5, including its numeric indicator. __________________

Sheet 12 — Printable answer and reflection form

This answer sheet accompanies the 25 original questions in Lesson 12. The actual questions remain on the lesson page, so there is a single authoritative test version.

Part Question numbers Record answers Points
A 1–5 1 ___ 2 ___ 3 ___ 4 ___ 5 ___ ___ / 5
B 6–10 6 ___ 7 ___ 8 ___ 9 ___ 10 ___ ___ / 5
C 11–15 11 ___ 12 ___ 13 ___ 14 ___ 15 ___ ___ / 5
D 16–20 16 ___ 17 ___ 18 ___ 19 ___ 20 ___ ___ / 5
E 21–25 21 ___ 22 ___ 23 ___ 24 ___ 25 ___ ___ / 5
Total 25 questions Most useful area to revisit: __________ ___ / 25

Note which symbols or dot combinations caused hesitation: ______________________________

Answer key — for self-check

Sheet 9

  1. Sit, Rob.
  2. We waited; he went.
  3. Hi, Meg! — ⠠⠓⠊⠂ ⠠⠍⠑⠛⠖
  4. Pat's dog. — ⠠⠏⠁⠞⠄⠎ ⠙⠕⠛⠲
  5. Note: 2 bags. — ⠠⠝⠕⠞⠑⠒ ⠼⠃ ⠃⠁⠛⠎⠲

Sheet 10

  1. Rob has 6 drums. — drums.
  2. Sara found a coin. — a coin.
  3. Is the lamp on? — a question (⠦ at the end).

Sheet 11

  1. D + J + K + L → w (⠺)
  2. F + S + J + K → n (⠝)
  3. D + S + K → ! (⠖)
  4. S + J + K + L, then F + K → numeric indicator ⠼ followed by digit 5 ⠑, producing ⠼⠑.

Sheet 12

The 25 correct answers and feedback appear in the labelled answer sections of Lesson 12. Keep those sections as the canonical answer key. Do not create an independently editable duplicate that may drift out of sync.

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