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