A) Philadelphia Phillies B) New York Yankees C) Boston Red Socks D) Brooklyn Dodgers
A) He didn't like playing baseball anymore. B) He couldn't hit or catch the ball. C) He was tired. D) He had been ill.
A) play major league baseball B) to strike out in major league game C) to play for the New York Yankees D) to go to college
A) Texas B) Florida C) California D) Georgia
A) football, baseball, and track B) swimming, tennis, basketball, and baseball C) football, basketball, baseball, and track D) swimming, football, baseball, and track
A) Marines B) Army C) Navy D) Air Force
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) Joe Louis C) Satchel Paige D) Jackie’s mother, Mallie
A) Fans would be upset. B) Teammates and players on other baseball teams would be upset. C) People would mutter insults. D) All of the choices are correct.
A) pitcher B) first base C) second base D) third base
A) He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. B) He retired from baseball in 1957. C) He was hired to play baseball with the Dodgers. D) He was Rookie of the Year in 1947.
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 family B) his baseball team C) his own rights and other people’s rights D) his teammates
A) his mother, Mallie B) his older brother, Mack C) the fighter, Joe Louis D) the sportswriter, Wendell Smith |