A) New York Yankees B) Brooklyn Dodgers C) Boston Red Socks D) Philadelphia Phillies
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 go to college C) to strike out in major league game D) to play for the New York Yankees
A) Florida B) California C) Texas D) Georgia
A) swimming, tennis, basketball, and baseball B) swimming, football, baseball, and track C) football, baseball, and track D) football, basketball, baseball, and track
A) Marines B) Air Force C) Army D) Navy
A) He didn’t want to play baseball when he left the Army. B) He was told that he couldn’t play baseball because he was African American. C) He was too old 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) Satchel Paige C) Jackie’s mother, Mallie D) Wendell Smith
A) People would mutter insults. B) Fans would be upset. C) All of the choices are correct. D) Teammates and players on other baseball teams would be upset.
A) first base B) second base C) third base D) pitcher
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 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 family B) his teammates C) his own rights and other people’s rights D) his baseball team
A) the sportswriter, Wendell Smith B) the fighter, Joe Louis C) his mother, Mallie D) his older brother, Mack |