Three Generations of Hairstons

How many members of the Hairston family have played professional baseball?

• 5
• 3
• 2
• 4

What does the author describe in the passage?

• why baseball is America’s pastime

• the importance of family

• the relationships between different members of the Hairston family

• what the Hairston family has done in major league baseball

In the passage, the author describes how Jerry Jr. and Scott’s parents would change the channel back and forth to watch both of their children play. Based on this evidence, what conclusion can be made?

• Their parents liked that their children played on different baseball teams.

• Watching football was important to their parents.

• Watching Jerry Jr. and Scott play baseball is important to their parents.

• Their parents didn’t like watching them play baseball.

Based on the passage, what can be concluded about the Hairston family?

• All the members from the three generations played for the same team at some point.

• A love of baseball was passed down from one generation to the next generation.

• All the members from the three generations had the same strengths and weaknesses when playing baseball.

• All members from the three generations of the Hairston family had long baseball careers.

What is the passage mostly about?

• the history of major league baseball

• the relationship between Jerry Hairston, Jr. and Jerry Hairston, Sr.

• a family that has had three generations of major league baseball players

• the similarities and differences of major league baseball players from the Hairston family

Read the following sentence: “The pitcher of that game was named Milt Wilcox. He only needed one more out for a perfect game, which is when a pitcher gets every single batter out in a game. Wilcox was probably not very happy that Jerry, Sr. ruined his chance at pitching a perfect game.”

As used in the passage, what does the word “ruined” mean?

• messed up

• completed

• helped

• started

Jerry Hairston, Jr. and Scott Hairston are​ (a)   who are major league baseball players.

• brothers
• cousins
• friends
• step-brothers

Read the following sentence:

“It is hard enough to even find a family in America that has just one member who plays for a big league team. ”Why does the author make this point?

Which detail from the text supports this claim.

• Jerry Hairston, Jr. and his younger brother Scott have played on many baseball teams in the major leagues

• The grandfather of Scott and Jerry, Jr. was the first Black man to ever play for that team after he played in the Negro Leagues for many years.

• The pitcher of that game was named Milt Wilcox. He only needed one more out for a perfect game, which is when a pitcher gets every single batter out in a game.

• There is a family though that has had five of its members play professional baseball, which is more than any other family in history.

Explain whether it is likely for another family to have three generations of its members play professional baseball.
Use direct evidence from the text to support your answer.