A) plural possessive B) plural C) singular possessive D) singular
A) she's B) chains C) world's D) used
A) The clasp lockers broke easily. B) Only twenty clasp lockers sold at the World's Fair. C) It was difficult for people to fasten shoes with buttons. D) The clasp locker could only be used on shoes.
A) a man who wants to be famous B) a man who sells rain boots C) a man who goes to the World's Fair D) a man who invents the zipper
A) sewing B) closing shoes C) seeing D) catching fish
A) Whitcomb Judson was a creative inventor. B) Whitcomb Judson was upset because Gideon changed his invention. C) Whitcomb Judson clasp lockers were better than hooks and eyes. D) Whitcomb Judson showed his clasp locker at the World's Fair in Chicago.
A) The BFGoodrich Company decided to sell rain boots using the clasp locker. B) Whitcomb invented a new kind of streetcar that ran on an underground track. C) Whitcomb sold his clasp locker at the World's Fair held in Chicago. D) The name of the "clasp locker" was changed to "zipper".
A) snap B) button C) lace-up D) zipper
A) easi B) east C) easy D) easli
A) to become famous B) to sell invention to BF Goodrich C) to create something D) to help a friend
A) The clasp and locker made a zip sound. B) Whitcomb Judson's friend made the suggestion. C) The clasp and locker were named after the inventor. D) Zippers were a quicker and better method of closure.
A) chains B) snaps C) clasp lockers D) button hooks
A) forty B) ten C) twenty D) two
A) It would let people close their shoes with just one hand. B) Clasp lockers made a zip sound when opened and closed. C) It looked like two chains with hooks. D) He invented a new kind of streetcar that ran on an underground track.
A) to entertain the reader with an untrue story B) to persuade the reader to buy a zipper C) to explain how zippers work D) to inform the reader about the invention of zippers
A) nonfiction B) historical fiction C) fiction D) folk tale
A) Whitcomb L. Judson was given money to invent something. B) Mail was falling out of bags. C) He needed to do a project using metal. D) It took two hands to close shoes.
A) Gideon Sundback made many changes to the invention. B) The B.F. Goodrich Company decided to use the clasp lockers on their rain boots. C) Whitcomb started a company to make the new invention. D) Whitcomb sold twenty clasp lockers at the 1893 World's Fair.
A) Whitcomb Judson goes to the World's Fair. B) Whitcomb Judson dies. C) Whitcomb Judson starts a company. D) Whitcomb Judson calls his invention a "clasp locker."
A) metaphors B) antonyms C) synonyms D) homophones
A) Zippers were invented to make fastening shoes and boots easier. B) Whitcomb L. Judson invented the underground streetcar. C) Gideon Sundback invented the zipper. D) Many new inventions were introduced at the World's Fair.
A) simile B) personification C) alliteration D) onomatopoeia
A) Doctors for Sore Backs B) Going to the World's Fair C) The Invention of the Zipper D) A New Company
A) to close his coat faster B) to make a lot of money C) to help his friend D) to become famous |