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