"How Jackie Robinson Changed Baseball"

How many headings are there other than the main title of the text?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

When did Jackie Robinson live?

• 1919-1972

• 1925-1985

• 1900-1950

• 1975-2020

Which of the following sports did Robinson play in high school?

• Basketball

• Track

• Baseball

• All of the above

True or False: Robinson has been arrested

• True

• False

True or False: Robinson enlisted in the army during WW2

• True

• False

How was Robinson discriminated against when he was admitted into the League?

• Players threatened not to play against him

• Many games against other teams were cancelled

• Some players were physically violent against him

• Both A and C are true

What award did Robinson win in 1947?

• Most improved player

• Most valuable player

• Rookie of the year

• He did not win any awards

Which of the following identifies a central idea of the text?

• Jackie Robinson’s undeniable talent made it easy for coaches and team members to accept him, despite the racial tension of the era.

• While Jackie Robinson faced racial discrimination early on in his life, this stopped once he became the first African-American Major League Baseball player.

• As the first African-American Major League Baseball player, Jackie Robinson was significant in the increased racial diversity that followed in baseball and in other aspects of American culture.

• Once Jackie Robinson left baseball, the impact he had on the sport dwindled, and the racial diversity present on teams decreased.

Which of the following quotes supports the idea that Robinson helped pave the way for future racial diversity in sports?

• “African-American fans flooded to Dodgers games, and even the general public and the press had a mostly positive view of the team’s newest addition.” (Paragraph 10)

• “The racism from other teams only united the Dodgers, however, and the team grew more accepting of him.” (Paragraph 11)

• “Robinson was 36 and starting to feel the effects of his age. In 1956 he did not dominate the league as much as he used to, partially because of side effects he suffered from diabetes.” (Paragraph 13)

• “Robinson also made important racial breakthroughs in the sports world. The first baseball player to break the color barrier in 60 years, he paved the way for many future African-American and minority athletes.” (Paragraph 15)

What is the meaning of "combative" in paragraph 5?

• Compliant

• Ready to fight

• Ineffective

• Reckless