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