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