Reading Comprehension - 5th Grade Worksheets - Free Printable

Let’s think about this together.

The passage tells us that braille is a special system for blind people to read by feeling bumps with their fingers. Each letter in braille is made of small dots arranged in a pattern — like a code. The chart shows how each letter from “a” to “z” looks in braille using raised dots.

Now, look at the question:
> What is a picture of what the patterns in the braille alphabet look like?

That means we’re being asked: *What does the braille alphabet visually resemble?* Or, more simply: *How are the letters shown in braille?*

From the text and the chart:
- Braille uses small dots (raised bumps) arranged in different patterns.
- Each letter has its own unique dot pattern.
- The chart shows these as groups of 6 possible dot positions (like two columns of three dots), where some dots are filled in (raised) and others are not.

So, the “picture” of the patterns in the braille alphabet is just the set of those dot arrangements — one for each letter.

But wait — maybe the question is asking something even simpler. Let’s reread:

> Here is a picture of what the patterns in the braille alphabet look like:

And then it shows the chart with all 26 letters and their dot patterns.

So actually, the answer might be right there — the chart itself IS the picture of what the patterns look like.

But since this is likely a reading comprehension question, let’s see if there’s a specific word or phrase they want.

Looking again at the first paragraph:

> Imagine the bumps are a code for each letter.

And later:

> Each letter is made of small dots that are out of the paper in a special pattern.

So the key idea is: braille letters are made of raised dots arranged in patterns.

Therefore, the “picture” of the patterns is just showing those dot arrangements — which is exactly what the chart does.

But perhaps the question expects a short answer like:

→ A grid of dots (or bump patterns) for each letter.

Wait — let’s check the very beginning:

> Did you know that blind people can read books? Even though they can’t see, they do have a special system for reading that allows them to feel books and pages.

Then it says:

> Close your eyes and feel a book... imagine the bumps are a code for each letter.

So the “picture” of the patterns is really just the visual representation of those bump codes — which is the chart provided.

Since this is probably meant for young students, the simplest correct answer is:

A chart showing each letter with its matching pattern of raised dots.

But let’s make sure — maybe they want us to say what the patterns LOOK LIKE physically.

In real life, braille feels like tiny bumps on paper. In the picture, they’re drawn as circles (some filled, some empty) to show which dots are raised.

So another way to say it:
→ Small raised dots arranged in different shapes for each letter.

Actually, looking back at the exact wording of the question:

> Here is a picture of what the patterns in the braille alphabet look like:

It seems like the sentence is incomplete — it should continue with something like “below” or “in the chart.” But since it doesn’t, and we’re supposed to answer based on the whole page…

I think the intended answer is simply describing what you see in the chart: each letter paired with its dot pattern.

But to give the most accurate, simple answer a student would understand:

Final Answer:
The patterns in the braille alphabet look like sets of small raised dots arranged in different ways for each letter, shown in a chart next to the regular letters a–z.