Play Ball

Major league baseball has gone through changes. You could also say that it has_____.

• become less popular

• slowed down

• evolved

• divided

The author writes that modern baseball has origins in England. Why?

• Baseball uses English team names.

• Many settlers were from England.

• American tourists learned about baseball.

• Stoolball eventually evolved into baseball.

Stoolball began in Medieval times. Who invented it?

• Joan of Arc

• Milkmaids

• Marco Polo

• Peasant Farmers

When stoolball was played, batters_____.

• stood up on the stool to hit

• tried to hit the ball while seated

• hit the ball and tried to hit the stools

• used stools as four bases

How did Branch Rickey change the game of baseball?

• He started the Negro League.

• He hired the first African-American and Latino players.

• He changed the rules that Cartwright invented.

• He played in the first World Series.

How was early major league baseball different than it is today?

• Racist laws once kept black players off white teams.

• The World Series was not played until the 1950's.

• Leagues were split into eight parts.

• There were more than four bases.

Who was the first African-American to play on a major league team in New York?

• Alexander Cartwright

• Roberto Clemente

• Jackie Robinson

• Rickey Henderson

Which sentence would you use to support the idea that baseball is popular in Japan?

• An American teacher brought to Japan.

• Japanese students learned about baseball in the 1870's.

• Japan won the first World Baseball Classic.

• There are pro baseball teams in over 100 countries.

What is one main idea in this book?

• Other countries invented baseball before the game was played in America.

• American baseball has evolved to become a popular game all over the world.

• Baseball was easier to play before the 1950's.

• Town ball would be a better name for baseball.

Which sentence explains why Cartwright thought town ball could be better?

• Players had to get a runner out.

• The game used four bases.

• Town ball was similar to stoolball.

• Injuries were common in town ball.