Jackie Robinson Biography

What is a biography?

• A made up story written about someone by someone else.

• A made up story written about the author.

• A true story written about someone by someone else.

• A true story written about the author.

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What is not true about biographies?

• They are written about someone other than the author.

• The author's purpose is to inform.

• They are written in 3rd person (using words like he, she, they)

• Biographies include the author's feelings.

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Where was Jackie Robinson born?

• Maryland

• Alabama

• Georgia

• Massachusetts

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What is Jackie Robinson most famous for?

• Founding the NAACP

• The first African-American to play Major League baseball

• First African-American Secretary of State

• A scientist who discovered many uses for the peanut

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Where did Jackie Robinson go to college?

• UCLA

• University of Georgia

• University of Michigan

• Texas A&M University

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What sports did Jackie Robinson play in college?

• Baseball and Football

• Baseball Only

• Track and Basketball

• He played all of these sports in college.

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What war cut short Jackie Robinson's professional football career?

• World War I

• World War II

• Vietnam War

• Korean War

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Why did the war cut his football career short? Why couldn't Jackie stay and play football?

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What Major League baseball team did Jackie Robinson play for?

• San Francisco Giants

• Brooklyn Dodgers

• New York Yankees

• Chicago Cubs

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True or False: Jackie Robinson received death threats when he first went to play in Major League Baseball.

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