All About Zippers #2
  • 1. The word zippers is which form of a noun?
A) plural possessive
B) singular possessive
C) singular
D) plural
  • 2. Which word is possessive?
A) she's
B) used
C) world's
D) chains
  • 3. What was the problem with the clasp locker?
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.
  • 4. What is the main idea of this passage?
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
  • 5. What are hooks and eyes used for?
A) seeing
B) sewing
C) closing shoes
D) catching fish
  • 6. Which sentence about Whitcomb Judson is a fact?
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.
  • 7. Which event from the passage happened in 1893?
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.
  • 8. What kind of shoes did Whitcomb's friend most likely have?
A) button
B) zipper
C) snap
D) lace-up
  • 9. What is the root word of easily?
A) easi
B) easli
C) easy
D) east
  • 10. Why did Whitcomb Judson invent the zipper?
A) to create something
B) to sell invention to BF Goodrich
C) to become famous
D) to help a friend
  • 11. How did zippers get their name?
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.
  • 12. What did Whitcomb sell at the World's Fair?
A) snaps
B) button hooks
C) chains
D) clasp lockers
  • 13. How many clasp lockers did Whitcomb L. Judson sell at the World's Fair?
A) twenty
B) forty
C) ten
D) two
  • 14. Which sentence contains an example of onomatopoeia?
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.
  • 15. What is the author's purpose for writing this passage?
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
  • 16. What is the genre of this passage?
A) nonfiction
B) folk tale
C) fiction
D) historical fiction
  • 17. Which cause describes why zippers were invented?
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.
  • 18. Which event happened last?
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.
  • 19. Which event happens first in the passage?
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."
  • 20. What best describes the relationship between sore and soar?
A) synonyms
B) antonyms
C) metaphors
D) homophones
  • 21. What is the main idea of this passage?
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.
  • 22. The word zip is an example of which literary device?
A) onomatopoeia
B) simile
C) personification
D) alliteration
  • 23. What would be another title for the passage?
A) A New Company
B) The Invention of the Zipper
C) Going to the World's Fair
D) Doctors for Sore Backs
  • 24. Why did Whitcomb invent the zipper?
A) to close his coat faster
B) to help his friend
C) to become famous
D) to make a lot of money
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