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