A) New York Yankees B) Philadelphia Phillies C) Boston Red Socks D) Brooklyn Dodgers
A) He didn't like playing baseball anymore. B) He was tired. C) He couldn't hit or catch the ball. D) He had been ill.
A) play major league baseball B) to go to college C) to strike out in major league game D) to play for the New York Yankees
A) Georgia B) Florida C) Texas D) California
A) swimming, football, baseball, and track B) football, basketball, baseball, and track C) football, baseball, and track D) swimming, tennis, basketball, and baseball
A) Air Force B) Army C) Navy D) Marines
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 was too old 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) Wendell Smith B) Satchel Paige C) Joe Louis D) Jackie’s mother, Mallie
A) People would mutter insults. B) All of the choices are correct. C) Fans would be upset. D) Teammates and players on other baseball teams would be upset.
A) second base B) pitcher C) first base D) third base
A) He retired from baseball in 1957. B) He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. C) He was Rookie of the Year in 1947. 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 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) the fighter, Joe Louis B) his mother, Mallie C) his older brother, Mack D) the sportswriter, Wendell Smith |