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