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