A) Boston Red Socks B) Philadelphia Phillies C) New York Yankees D) Brooklyn Dodgers
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) 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) 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 didn’t want 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 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) Joe Louis B) Satchel Paige C) Wendell Smith D) Jackie’s mother, Mallie
A) Teammates and players on other baseball teams would be upset. B) All of the choices are correct. C) Fans would be upset. D) People would mutter insults.
A) first base B) third base C) pitcher D) second base
A) He was Rookie of the Year in 1947. B) He retired from baseball in 1957. C) He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. D) He was hired to play baseball with the Dodgers.
A) The author wants to persuade readers to play 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 entertain and teach readers how to baseball. D) The author wants to entertain and persuade readers that baseball is the best sport.
A) his own rights and other people’s rights B) his family C) his teammates D) his baseball team
A) the fighter, Joe Louis B) his older brother, Mack C) his mother, Mallie D) the sportswriter, Wendell Smith |