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"Promises to Keep" Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The other players would ______________ Jackie on the field by yelling at him, spiking him with their cleats, and even throwing balls at him.

a)

torment

b)

legacy

c)

ominous

d)

humiliation

2.

Branch Rickey gave examples of the ____________ Jackie might hear from the angry crowd.

a)

rants

b)

fumed

c)

gnarled

d)

accomplishments

3.

Jackie's emotions could not be ____________ if he wanted to make it through the season.

a)

fragile

b)

prologue

c)

commitment

d)

endangered

4.

The other team's coach had a _____________ on his face when he saw Jackie step up to bat.

a)

scowl

b)

segregation

c)

fumed

d)

soberly

5.

The ______________ letters Jackie received made him nervous to play in the south.

a)

ominous

b)

soberly

c)

momentum

d)

wearily

6.

A ______________ man would never have been able to do what Jackie did.

a)

frail

b)

legacy

c)

retreated

d)

scowl

7.

Jackie Robinson could ______________ between the bases making it difficult to throw him out.

a)

dart

b)

retreated

c)

soberly

d)

rants

8.

Jackie's ___________ toward desegregating baseball was often stalled by people not supporting it.

a)

momentum

b)

torment

c)

legacy

d)

soberly

9.

Jackie took the news of his trade _______________ and reluctantly chose to retire.

a)

soberly

b)

scowl

c)

fumed

d)

commitment

10.

Although he showed a calm response to the taunting, inside Jackie ____________ with anger.

a)

fumed

b)

dart

c)

accomplishments

d)

torment

11.

His leg was ________________ after the bad collision at home plate.

a)

gnarled

b)

fragile

c)

mementum

d)

humiliation

12.

The angry fans _______________ once they realized their protests would do nothing.

a)

retreated

b)

dart

c)

ominous

d)

legacy

13.

Jackie felt a strong sense of ___________________ when he was not allowed to eat at the restaurant with the other ball players.

a)

humiliation

b)

scowl

c)

segregation

d)

prologue

14.

After a long and hard practice, Jackie ________________ traveled back to his hotel room.

a)

wearily

b)

frail

c)

fumed

d)

ominous

15.

Jackie's presence on the Dodger's team ________________ the old mindset that baseball should be segregated.

a)

endangered

b)

accomplishements

c)

commitment

d)

momentum

16.

Sharon is more proud of the type of man her father was than his __________________on the field.

a)

accomplishments

b)

commitment

c)

gnarled

d)

fumed

17.

Jackie Robinson's _________________ is one of honor and strong will.

a)

legacy

b)

accomplishments

c)

commitment

d)

ominous

18.

The __________________ of baseball made many people argue that it could not be considered "America's pastime".

a)

segregation

b)

dart

c)

ominous

d)

torment

19.

The ________________ to the story gave the reader necessary background information.

a)

prologue

b)

rants

c)

humiliation

d)

commitment

20.

Sharon Robinson wants everyone to give the __________________ to be a better human being and to continue to stand up for what is right.

a)

commitment

b)

dart

c)

soberly

d)

torment