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