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