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