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