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