Jackie Robinson Comprehension Questions

What is the author's main purpose for writing this book?

• to inform the readers about the life of Jackie Robinson and the difference he made on civil rights.

• to persuade the reader to research more about the history of baseball.

• to entertain the reader with stories from Jackie Robinson's childhood.

• to inform the reader about Jackie Robinson's time fighting in World War II.

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Which of these events happened first in Jackie Robinson's life?

• He became the vice President of an American Company

• He joined the army and fought in World War II.

• He left college to support his family, who had very little money.

• He was born into a poor family in Georgia.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What is the main idea of this book?

• Jackie Robinson was a nice and friendly man.

• Jackie Robinson was a baseball player.

• Jackie Robinson helped end segregation in baseball.

• Jackie Robinson showed that athletes can be successful.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Which word best describes Jackie Robinson?

• shy

• funny

• weak

• brave

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

The word prejudice means _____________________.

• freedoms or powers that people can justly claim

• a bad opinion that is developed without an understanding of a certain person, group or subject.

• people trained in sports, games or other activities that require strength, speed and skill.

• something that must happen before something else can happen.

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

How was Jackie Robinson different from the other baseball players of his time in major league baseball?

• He never learned how to read or write.

• He was the only player to have children.

• He was the oldest baseball player.

• He was an African American.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What did Jackie Robinson do after he left baseball in 1957?

• He went into business and became the first black vice president of a U.S. national company.

• He became the coach of the Brooklyn Dodgers and continued to recruit African American baseball players.

• He retired with his wife and children to a small town in Georgia.

• He became a baseball commentator and traveled the country watching different games.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What caused Jackie Robinson to get arrested?

• He broke the law when he joined a professional baseball team.

• He fought for civil rights by playing great baseball.

• He refused to sit in the back of the army bus.

• He started a fight with a white baseball player.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Which of the following sentences from the book shows Jackie Robinson's influence?

• After his time in the army Robinson played baseball.

• He left college in 1941 to help support his family and did not finish school.

• Robinson was arrested, but many people defended him.

• His courage made him a baseball hero and a champion for equal rights.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which word means about the same as segregated?

• professional

• freed

• united

• separated

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4