Roberto Clemente Vocabulary

Robert Clemente was a very talented baseball player and also played with amazing ____________.

• League

• Style

• Score

• Professional

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RL.3.4

During his first game as a professional player, the announcer __________ his name incorrectly which was shocking since he was famous back home.

• Stands

• Plentiful

• Slammed

• Pronounced

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

One time, Roberto was running full-speed to catch a pop fly and he __________ into the right field wall.

• Fans

• Polish

• Slammed

• Pronounced

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

When Roberto returned to Puerto Rico when baseball season was over, he did not sit around and __________ his trophies, but was helping people instead.

• League

• Stands

• Style

• Polish

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Growing up, Roberto advanced from one __________ to another until he finally became a professional baseball player.

• Score

• League

• Style

• Professional

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RL.3.4

At his first game, the __________ checked out their scorecards to see who the new, fast baseball player was.

• Fans

• Polish

• Plentiful

• Style

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Roberto went from playing in muddy fields as a child to playing __________ baseball as an adult.

• League

• Score

• Professional

• Stands

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RL.3.4

We can infer that there are many baseball players in Puerto Rico because the author writes that "baseball players are as __________ as tropical flowers"

• Plentiful

• Fans

• Slammed

• Pronounced

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

At his first game in Pittsburgh, the announcer did not pronounce his name correctly and the __________ were nearly empty.

• Style

• League

• Fans

• Stands

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

Roberto was so fast that he could __________ from first base on a single.

• Pronounced

• Slammed

• Score

• Professional

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4