A) Boston Red Socks B) Philadelphia Phillies C) New York Yankees D) Brooklyn Dodgers
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) play major league baseball B) to play for the New York Yankees C) to strike out in major league game D) to go to college
A) Florida B) California C) Texas D) Georgia
A) swimming, football, baseball, and track B) football, basketball, baseball, and track C) football, baseball, and track D) swimming, tennis, basketball, and baseball
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) All of the choices are correct. B) Teammates and players on other baseball teams would be upset. C) Fans would be upset. D) People would mutter insults.
A) first base B) third base C) pitcher D) second base
A) He was hired to play baseball with the Dodgers. B) He was Rookie of the Year in 1947. C) He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. D) He retired from baseball in 1957.
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 teammates B) his family C) his own rights and other people’s rights D) his baseball team
A) the sportswriter, Wendell Smith B) his older brother, Mack C) his mother, Mallie D) the fighter, Joe Louis |