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WorksheetsCourage On the Field Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
Another word for obstacles that Jackie Robinson had to overcome to achieve his goal in baseball
barriers
rookie
segregation
racial
Jackie Robinson was famously known for breaking the baseball color line. What term best describes the state of African American players in Major League Baseball before Jackie Robinson?
barriers
segregated
racism
rookie
Discrimination against Jackie Robinson, a person, based on his race or ethnicity
barriers
rookie
racism
inducted
Jackie Robinson was a new member to a team
autobiography
retired
barriers
rookie
What was at stake when Jackie Robinson broke the baseball color line in 1947?
A significant step towards racial integration in sports
Hitting the ball far in baseball
A rule that isn't official
Something enhanced or close up
What does 'slugging' refer to in baseball?
A strategy to steal bases
Hitting the ball far in baseball
A type of pitch used by pitchers
A defensive formation
What does the italic word mean in this sentence:
Jackie Robinson's achievements on the baseball field are often magnified by historians.
a thing of value
hitting the ball far in baseball
a rule that isn't official
enhanced or close-up
unwritten
a thing of value
hitting the ball far in baseball
a rule that isn't offical
enhanced or close up
written about Jackie Robinson by Jackie Robinson
autobiography
discrimination
inducted
retired
treating Jackie Robinson badly because of his skin color
autobiography
discrimination
inducted
retired
Jackie Robinson being admitted to the Baseball Hall of Fame
autobiography
discrimination
inducted
retired
When did Jackie Robinson stop playing baseball professionally?
1947
1956
1962
1975
Jackie Robinson is considered a legend because he was:
a very famous person for breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier
retired
slugging
autobiography
What does the italic word mean in this sentence:
Jackie Robinson was barred from many restaurants and hotels during his travels with his team due to the color of his skin.
not allowed to do something
an obstacle to overcome
marked forever
going to a place only for people age 21 and over
Who broke the baseball color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947?
Jackie Robinson
Branch Rickey
Roy Campanella
Yogi Berra
Branch (a) wanted to break baseball's color barrier and chose Jackie Robinson to do it.
What significant achievement did Jackie Robinson accomplish in his rookie year with the Brooklyn Dodgers?
He won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award
He was named Rookie of the Year
He broke the single-season home run record
He led the Dodgers to a World Series victory
How did Jackie Robinson's integration into Major League Baseball impact the Civil Rights Movement?
It had little to no impact on the movement
It led to the immediate desegregation of all sports
It inspired other athletes to become activists
It was a symbolic victory that helped fuel the movement's momentum
