A) Boston Red Socks B) New York Yankees C) Philadelphia Phillies D) Brooklyn Dodgers
A) He was tired. B) He had been ill. C) He didn't like playing baseball anymore. D) He couldn't hit or catch the ball.
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) Texas D) Florida
A) football, basketball, baseball, and track B) football, baseball, and track C) swimming, football, baseball, and track D) swimming, tennis, basketball, and baseball
A) Army B) Air Force C) Navy D) Marines
A) He was too old to play baseball when he left the Army. 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 told that he couldn’t play baseball because he was African American.
A) Wendell Smith B) Satchel Paige C) Joe Louis D) Jackie’s mother, Mallie
A) People would mutter insults. B) Teammates and players on other baseball teams would be upset. C) All of the choices are correct. D) Fans would be upset.
A) second base B) first base C) third base D) pitcher
A) He was hired to play baseball with the Dodgers. B) He retired from baseball in 1957. C) He was Rookie of the Year in 1947. 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 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 persuade readers that baseball is the best sport. D) The author wants to entertain and teach readers how to baseball.
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) the fighter, Joe Louis D) his older brother, Mack |