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