WorksheetsJeans Take Over and Sneaker Nation Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
1. What year did Jacob Davis create his unrippable jeans?
1500
1870
1930
1990
2. Which word has a similar meaning to coarse in the sentence “. . . workers in India, Italy, and France were wearing pants made of thick, coarse fabrics.”
cheap
dark
muddy
rough
3. Which sentence from the text tells how Davis’s jeans were different from other work pants?
“The strong metal rivets held the fabric together.”
“Jeans had existed long before Davis came along.”
“The heavy cloth was perfect for work pants . . .”
“To help hide dirt, the pants were often dyed blue.”
4. What inspired the design of the sneakers Bill Bowerman created in 1971?
a song
a waffle
a movie
a basketball
5. The author of “Sneaker Nation” describes the white, black, and brown sneakers from the 1920s as a ______.
hit
luxury
snore
test
6. Both texts tell about items of clothing that ________ .
were first worn by workers
were worn mainly by athletes
were worn more often in the past than now
were worn by more people after a new design
7. What is similar about how Davis’s jeans and Bowerman’s sneakers were invented?
Neither invention worked.
Both men were designers
Both men were making improvements on another invention.
Both men created a new invention.
8. Based on what you read in “Jeans Take Over” and “Sneaker Nation,” why do you think jeans and sneakers became popular with so many people, not just workers or athletes?
Movies and fashion made wearing jeans and sneakers stylish.
No one else wears jeans or sneakers
They are kids favorite clothing.
Michael Jordan made jeans and sneakers popular.
What is the main idea of "Jeans Takeover"?
Jeans have existed since 1500.
Elvis Presley made jeans popular.
How improvements to jeans made them more versatile.
Jeans are the best clothing ever.
What is the main idea of "Sneaker Nation"?
The history of sneakers.
How Michael Jordan made sneakers popular.
Run-D.M.C. were the first hip-hop artists to wear sneakers.
Today, people buy more than $85 billion worth of sneakers every year.
