A) Philadelphia Phillies B) Brooklyn Dodgers C) New York Yankees D) Boston Red Socks
A) He had been ill. B) He didn't like playing baseball anymore. C) He was tired. D) He couldn't hit or catch the ball.
A) play major league baseball B) to strike out in major league game C) to go to college D) to play for the New York Yankees
A) Georgia B) Florida C) California D) Texas
A) swimming, football, baseball, and track B) football, baseball, and track C) football, basketball, baseball, and track D) swimming, tennis, basketball, and baseball
A) Navy B) Marines C) Air Force D) Army
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) Jackie’s mother, Mallie 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) first base B) pitcher C) third base D) second base
A) He was hired to play baseball with the Dodgers. B) He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. C) He retired from baseball in 1957. D) He was Rookie of the Year in 1947.
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 own rights and other people’s rights B) his family C) his baseball team D) his teammates
A) his older brother, Mack B) the fighter, Joe Louis C) the sportswriter, Wendell Smith D) his mother, Mallie |