A) Brooklyn Dodgers B) Boston Red Socks C) Philadelphia Phillies 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 go to college B) to strike out in major league game C) to play for the New York Yankees D) play major league baseball
A) Florida B) Texas C) Georgia D) California
A) swimming, tennis, basketball, and baseball B) swimming, football, baseball, and track C) football, basketball, baseball, and track D) football, baseball, and track
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 saw another soldier throwing a baseball and learned about the Kansas City Monarchs team. C) He was too old to play baseball when he left the Army. D) He didn’t want to play baseball when he left the Army.
A) Jackie’s mother, Mallie B) Satchel Paige C) Wendell Smith D) Joe Louis
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) first base B) second base C) third base D) pitcher
A) He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. B) He was Rookie of the Year in 1947. C) He retired from baseball in 1957. 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 baseball team B) his own rights and other people’s rights C) his family D) his teammates
A) the fighter, Joe Louis B) his mother, Mallie C) his older brother, Mack D) the sportswriter, Wendell Smith |