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