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