Jackie Robinson

Listen to these sentences from the text again: "Jackie Robinson was a baseball player. He played in the 1940s and 1950s. He was African American."

Which word(s) tells which sport Jackie Robinson played?

• A. baseball

• B. player

• C. played

• D. African American

Listen to these sentences from the text again: "As he grew up, some people were mean to him. They did not like Jackie because of the color of his skin. They treated him unfairly. Some Americans through it was okay to treat a person unfairly if you did not like the way he or she looked."

Which phrase tells why some people were mean to Jackie Robinson?

• A. "as he grew up"

• B. "some people were mean to him"

• C. "did not like Jackie Robinson because of the color of his skin"

• D. "treated him unfairly"

Listen to these sentences from the text again: "Some Americans thought it was okay to treat a person unfairly if you didn't like the way he or she looked. That made Jackie angry."

Which word tells how Jackie Robinson felt when people treated him unfairly?

• A. Americans

• B. treat

• C. looked

• D. angry

Listen to these sentences from the text again: "He decided to show he was as good as anyone else. He worked hard to become a good baseball player. He became a great baseball player. He played for a major-league team. He was the first African American to do that."

Which sentences tells what Jackie Robinson was the first African American player to do?

• A. "He decided to show he was as good as anyone else."

• B. "He worked hard to become a good baseball player."

• C. "He became a great baseball player."

• D. "He played for a major-league team."

Listen to these sentences from the text again : "Jackie worked hard to become a great player. But more importantly, he worked for fairness. He didn't back down when people treated him unfairly. Instead, he showed them how great he was. Because of this, he is still a hero to many people today."

Which pair of phrases tells why Jackie Robinson is still a hero to many people today?

• A. "Jackie worked hard" / "to become a great player"

• B. "But more importantly" / "he worked for fairness"

• C. "he worked for fairness" / "he didn't back down when people treated him unfairly"

• D. "he showed them" / "how great he was"

Listen to these sentences from the text again: "Jackie worked hard to become a great player. But more importantly, he worked hard for fairness."

Which word best tells the meaning of he?

• A. Jackie

• B. worked

• C. great

• D. fairness