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