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