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