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