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