A) plural possessive B) plural C) singular D) singular possessive
A) chains B) world's C) used D) she'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 invents the zipper B) a man who goes to the World's Fair C) a man who wants to be famous D) a man who sells rain boots
A) seeing B) closing shoes C) sewing D) catching fish
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) Whitcomb sold his clasp locker at the World's Fair held in Chicago. B) The name of the "clasp locker" was changed to "zipper". 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) east B) easy C) easli D) easi
A) to help a friend B) to become famous C) to sell invention to BF Goodrich D) to create something
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) clasp lockers B) button hooks C) snaps D) chains
A) ten B) twenty C) two D) forty
A) Clasp lockers made a zip sound when opened and closed. B) It looked like two chains with hooks. C) He invented a new kind of streetcar that ran on an underground track. D) It would let people close their shoes with just one hand.
A) to entertain the reader with an untrue story B) to inform the reader about the invention of zippers C) to persuade the reader to buy a zipper D) to explain how zippers work
A) nonfiction B) historical fiction C) folk tale D) fiction
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) 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 goes to the World's Fair. D) Whitcomb Judson starts a company.
A) antonyms B) metaphors C) homophones D) synonyms
A) Gideon Sundback invented the zipper. B) Whitcomb L. Judson invented the underground streetcar. C) Zippers were invented to make fastening shoes and boots easier. D) Many new inventions were introduced at the World's Fair.
A) personification B) onomatopoeia C) simile D) alliteration
A) Doctors for Sore Backs B) The Invention of the Zipper C) Going to the World's Fair D) A New Company
A) to make a lot of money B) to become famous C) to help his friend D) to close his coat faster |