Scholastic News-A Whole New Ball Game

Whole New Ball Game pages 4-5 Which of the following is a cause of the others?

• Many Major League Baseball players joined the military

• Nearly 300 women tried out for the first pro baseball league for women.

• Philip K. Wrigley worried that Americans would lose interest in baseball.

• The U.S. entered World War II

An athlete is a professional if he or she ____.

• practices a lot

• is very talented

• is paid to play

• plays a sport for fun

Which statement best summarizes the section "A New League"

• Women had new job opportunities during World War II.

• Betsy Jochum was paid $50 per week.

• For years, women were shut out of many jobs.

• Women can play baseball as well as men.

People started to take the women's baseball league seriously when they ______.

• saw how talented the players were

• learned how much the women were paid

• saw how "ladylike" the players were

• met the owners of the teams

7. Why is Rosie the Riveter important?

• There was a song about her in the 1940s.

• She worked in a factory during World War II.

• She is a symbol of strength for women.

• She was a baseball player in the 1940s.

Why did the women's baseball league end?

• Women had to return to other jobs.

• Troops came home after World War II.

• People realized that women could not play baseball as well as men.

• It struggled to compete with Major League Baseball.

8. Monument Makeover p 6 Which of the following is a cause of the discoloration on the Taj Mahal?

• a mud bath

• insects

• metal scaffolding

• visitors to the site

9. What is Shah Jahan's connection to the Taj Mahal?

• He lived in the Taj Mahal for 22 years.

• He shut down many coal-burning factories near the Taj Mahal.

• He ordered that the Taj Mahal be built.

• He ordered a cleaning of the Taj Mahal.

10. Which detail best explains how the cleaning of the Taj Mahal might affect tourists?

• "Millions of people have visited the white marble monument."

• "Workers have cleaned th Taj Mahal's walls and towers.

• "The project could be finished in November."

• "The tall system of wooden planks and metal poles obstructs the view."

News Diagram, page 8 The Falcon Heavy Launch. Which of the following happened a about 3:48 p.m.?

• The Falcon Heavy took off.

• The side boosters landed.

• The side boosters separated from the main rocket.

• The main booster landed.