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