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