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