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