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