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