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