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