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