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