We'll Never Forget You, Roberto Clemente Reading Quiz

In 1972, Roberto Clemente wanted to be the 11th major league player to _____.

• hit a home run
• get into the major leagues
• get into the Hall of Fame
• get 3,000 hits

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Clemente missed a lot of games during the 1972 season because he ______.

• wasn't well or was injured
• didn't want to play anymore
• had no uniform
• had lost interest in baseball

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People didn't think Clemente could get 3,000 hits in the 1972 season because ______.

• he was never up at bat
• there weren't many games left in the season
• it was raining almost every day
• no fans were cheering

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Why was Clemente taken out of the game after his 2, 999th hit?

• Everyone owanted him to make his 3,000th hit in front of the hometown fans.
• He was too tired to play the rest of the game.
• the umpire threw him out of the game.
• He wasn't hitting well at all.

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Which terrible event occurred in Nicaragua in 1972?

• A flood destroyed the biggest city.
• An earthquake hit the biggest city.
• A tornado destroyed the smallest city.
• An earthquake hit the smallest city.

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The Pirates fans felt cheated when ______.

• Clemente stopped playing baseball
• the other team booed Clemente
• Clemente's hit was ruled an error
• Clemente got hit number 3,0000

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Clemente go his 3,000th hit in a game against the ______.

• Phillies
• Yankees
• Pirates
• Mets

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According to the selection, how did Clemente help a fourteen-year-old Nicaraguan boy?

• He took the boy to a Pirates game.
• he helped the boy get artificial legs.
• He helped the boy move to Puerto Rico.
• He gave the boy and autographed bat.

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How was Clemente's father a role model for Roberto?

• His father taught him to help others in need.
• His father showed him how to hit fastballs.
• His father made him work very hard.
• His father sent him to the best schools.

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Clemente helped get supplies to the people of Nicaragua because _______.

• they asked him to help
• he had nothing to do in the United States
• his father told him to do it
• they had a disaster and need help

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