A) Brooklyn Dodgers B) New York Yankees C) Philadelphia Phillies D) Boston Red Socks
A) He couldn't hit or catch the ball. B) He was tired. C) He had been ill. 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) Texas B) Georgia C) Florida D) California
A) swimming, football, baseball, and track B) football, basketball, baseball, and track C) swimming, tennis, basketball, and baseball D) football, baseball, and track
A) Army B) Air Force C) Navy D) Marines
A) He saw another soldier throwing a baseball and learned about the Kansas City Monarchs team. 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 was too old to play baseball when he left the Army.
A) Jackie’s mother, Mallie B) Satchel Paige C) Wendell Smith D) Joe Louis
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) second base C) pitcher D) first 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 persuade readers to play baseball. B) The author wants to entertain and persuade readers that baseball is the best sport. C) 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. D) The author wants to entertain and teach readers how to baseball.
A) his baseball team B) his own rights and other people’s rights C) his teammates D) his family
A) his mother, Mallie B) the fighter, Joe Louis C) the sportswriter, Wendell Smith D) his older brother, Mack |