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