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