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