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