A) Brooklyn Dodgers B) New York Yankees C) Philadelphia Phillies D) Boston Red Socks
A) He didn't like playing baseball anymore. B) He couldn't hit or catch the ball. C) He had been ill. D) He was tired.
A) to play for the New York Yankees B) play major league baseball C) to strike out in major league game D) to go to college
A) California B) Texas C) Florida D) Georgia
A) swimming, football, baseball, and track B) football, basketball, baseball, and track C) football, baseball, and track D) swimming, tennis, basketball, and baseball
A) Marines B) Navy C) Army D) Air Force
A) He didn’t want to play baseball when he left the Army. B) He was told that he couldn’t play baseball because he was African American. C) He saw another soldier throwing a baseball and learned about the Kansas City Monarchs team. D) He was too old to play baseball when he left the Army.
A) Satchel Paige B) Wendell Smith C) Joe Louis D) Jackie’s mother, Mallie
A) People would mutter insults. B) Teammates and players on other baseball teams would be upset. C) All of the choices are correct. D) Fans would be upset.
A) first base B) pitcher C) second base D) third base
A) He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. B) He retired from baseball in 1957. C) He was hired to play baseball with the Dodgers. D) He was Rookie of the Year in 1947.
A) The author wants to entertain and teach readers how to baseball. B) The author wants to inform readers about Jackie Robinson’s life and the important role he played by becoming the first African American to play major league baseball. C) The author wants to entertain and persuade readers that baseball is the best sport. D) The author wants to persuade readers to play baseball.
A) his own rights and other people’s rights B) his family C) his teammates D) his baseball team
A) his mother, Mallie B) the sportswriter, Wendell Smith C) the fighter, Joe Louis D) his older brother, Mack |