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