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