Biography: Jim Abbott

According to the passage, baseball was not the first sport Jim Abbott played. He also played soccer as a child. What is the best reason that Jim chose to play soccer?

• (A) Soccer was a more non-competitive sport.

• (B) Soccer did not involve using his hands.

• (C) Soccer was the only sport available at the time.

• (D) Soccer was Jim's favorite sport.

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How did Jim solve the problem of batting with only one hand?

• (A) He was taken out of the game when it was his turn to bat.

• (B) He would use a bat that did not weigh as much.

• (C) He would lay the bat on his arm.

• (D) He was not allowed to bat due to safety concerns.

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From the events of this story, what can the reader conclude about Jim Abbott?

• (A) He relied on his parents to help him get what he wanted in life.

• (B) He was allowed to play baseball because people felt sorry for him.

• (C) He was determined to succeed and worked hard to accomplish his goals.

• (D) He may have been disabled, but everything was still easy for him.

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Why did Jim become upset when he finally joined the local baseball team?

• (A) Other parents felt that he could not play on the same level as the other children.

• (B) Other children were a lot better at baseball than he was.

• (C) It was too late in the season to join any of the good teams.

• (D) He did not like baseball when he actually started to play on a team.

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Which of the following words best describes the definition of courageous as it is used in the passage?

• (A) Scared

• (B) Mean

• (C) Brave

• (D) Happy

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What skill did Jim have to learn in order to be a successful baseball player?

• (A) How to hit the ball as hard as the other players when he was at bat.

• (B) How to catch and throw quickly with the same hand.

• (C) How to run as fast the other players.

• (D) How to pitch the ball the same as the other players.

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How did Jim feel when the Toronto Blue Jays drafted him right out of high school?

• (A) He felt that he was not ready to play in the major leagues.

• (B) He felt that he did deserve to play in the major leagues.

• (C) He was flattered, but decided to try to earn more money.

• (D) He was flattered, but decided to try college first.

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Which sentence describes how some players tried to take advantage of the fact that Jim did not have a right hand?

• (A) They would throw the ball extremely hard when he was batting.

• (B) They would throw the ball extremely hard to him on the field.

• (C) They would try to bunt the ball directly at him.

• (D) They would try to hit the ball directly to him.

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Why does it make sense that Jim Abbott did not want to be viewed as someone with a disability?

• (A) Because he wanted to be treated the same as the other baseball players.

• (B) Because not having a hand is not considered a disability.

• (C) Because no else considered him to be disabled.

• (D) Because he wanted to make his own rules.

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Which of the following questions is answered in the story about Jim Abbott

• (A) Why was Jim born without a right hand?

• (B) How many games did Jim pitched in the Olympics?

• (C) How did Jim manage to play baseball with one hand?

• (D) Why was he traded from the Angels to the Yankees?

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