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