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