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