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