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