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