WorksheetsA most valuable person
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
1. Cooperstown is a special place to all baseball fans. The (a)
of baseball are kept there, including the names of the members of baseball’s Hall of Fame.
2. To be elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame is the highest honor a player can receive. Roberto Clemente is an honored member of baseball’s
(a) .
3. It is true that fame in the sports world can be fleeting. However, there is nothing
(a) about Clemente’s fame.
4. Clemente felt homesick and lonely during his early years in professional baseball. He was excluded from the (a) that formed among team members.
5. In 1966, Clemente became the first Latino player to be voted Most Valuable Player. It was the first of many (a) he would receive during his career.
6. In the 1971 World Series, Clemente batted .414 for Pittsburgh. That was a good way to _________ himself with the Pirates fans.
ingratiate
ingratiated
ingratiated
ingratiating
7. Clemente paved the way for other Puerto Ricans to follow in his footsteps. That is s why he is _________ by Puerto Ricans the world over.
adulate
adulated
adulates
adulating
8. Clemente argued with reporters who denigrated him. These
____________ earned him some bad press.
altercates
altercations
altercation
altercating
9. The press would sometimes refer to him rudely because of the color of his skin. Clemente was _________ about not backing down in a confrontation.
adamants
adamanted
adamant
any is correct
10. It is true that reporters frequently misquoted Clemente. Whether they did so deliberately in a(n) ___________ attempt at humor is something they might deny.
perversed
perverse
pervert
perverted
11. Those involved wanted the mission to Managua to succeed. Given a choice between no plane and one that was (a) , they chose the latter.
12. Clemente made the fateful choice to fly aboard the aged DC-7. His friends were
(a) of his flying on a plane that was in such poor condition.
13. After Clemente’s death, Vera Clemente took over her husband’s dream of a sports center for kids. She worked (a) to make it a reality.
14. Clemente was an inspiring teacher as well as a great ballplayer. The (a) he once delivered in person is now provided by the Roberto Clemente Sports City.
15. This sports complex depends on public support for its continued existence. Those wishing to honor Clemente’s memory have set up __________ .
endow
endows
endowments
endowed
