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