How was Jackie's pitching different from what Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig expected?

They thought it would be easy to hit home runs off her, They thought Jackie was too delicate to be able to pitch

What did Jackie Mitchell's father do when she was a child?

helped her get better by practicing with her

Who taught Jackie to pitch?

a player from the Brooklyn Dodgers

After Mitchell struck out both Ruth and Gehrig, the crowd

stood with a roar, clapping and cheering

At the end of the exhibition game, Jackie felt

proud that she had shown everyone a girl could pitch

The author's purpose for writing this story was to

inform us about a female pitcher

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1
She flinched when the ball came speeding in her direction. What does flinched mean?
to throw a baseball
be confident
stand strong and tall
to wince
2
What is an antonym for muttered?
whispered
murmured
said quietly
shouted
3
How was Jackie's pitching different from what Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig expected?
They didn't think she could throw the ball very far.
They thought she would throw faster.
They thought it would be easy to hit home runs off her
They thought Jackie was too delicate to be able to pitch
4
Babe Ruth gaped when Jackie Mitchell struck him out. The word gaped means
spoke in an angry way
stared with an open mouth
laughed out loud
walked away quickly
5
Jackie Mitchell improved her pitching skills by
practicing for a long time
reading books about pitching
playing exhibition games
going to baseball camp
6
Mr. Mitchell tells stories about legendary baseball players. Legendary means
very famous
very long
well paid
not interesting
7
What did Jackie Mitchell's father do when she was a child?
told her only boys play baseball
didn't take notice of her interest in baseball
helped her get better by practicing with her
asked her to give up baseball
8
What does it mean when someone snickers?
They eat a Snickers bar
They boo someone
They laugh
They practice harder
9
Who taught Jackie to pitch?
her older brothers
a player from the Brooklyn Dodgers
coach of her Little League team
the boys in her neighborhood
10
"You throw like a girl!" was an insult. What does insult mean?
a friendly statement
a short explanation
a hurtful remark
a funny comment
11
After Mitchell struck out both Ruth and Gehrig, the crowd
ignored her success and walked away
sat silently in the stands and was shocked
stood with a roar, clapping and cheering
booed her for striking out such big stars
12
At the end of the exhibition game, Jackie felt
happy that she would get a better coach
worried she wouldn't be as successful again as she was
angry that so many people didn't believe she was good
proud that she had shown everyone a girl could pitch
13
The author's purpose for writing this story was to
inform how pitching styles changed over time
inform us about Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
persuade more girls to play baseball
inform us about a female pitcher

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