Velcro Informational Text Key Details

Velcro Informational Text Key Details

Riip! Thanks, George!

by Hannah Ford

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the passage BEST explains how George Mestral got the idea to invent what is shown in Figure B?

• "Close up, George saw that each little spine on the burr ended in a hook."

• "When he looked at the fibers of his pants and socks, he noticed they were little loops."

• "He named it "velcro,", a combination of the words velour (velvet) and crotchet (hook)."

• "Even toddlers could fasten and unfasten their straps!"

Your Turn

George Mestral made two different kinds of fabric. Write a paragraph telling what made those kinds of fabric stick together. Use at least TWO details from the passage to support your answer.