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