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