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