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