How many official perfect games had been thrown in Major League Baseball history by that time?

Only 20 pitchers had thrown official perfect games in MLB history.

What made this game historically significant in Major League Baseball?

Galarraga was one out away from achieving a rare perfect game.

What was the dream of every pitcher mentioned in the passage?

Every pitcher dreams of pitching a perfect game during their career.

What was the atmosphere like in the stadium during this game?

Fans were cheering, waving, and jumping, creating an electric atmosphere.

What does it mean to pitch a “perfect game” in baseball?

A perfect game means no hits, no runs, and no batters reach first base.

Why were the fans in Comerica Park going crazy during the game?

They were excited because they were watching a historic baseball moment.

In paragraph 1, Armando Galarraga was about to ( ).

become the 21st pitcher to pitch a perfect game

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1
How many official perfect games had been thrown in Major League Baseball history by that time?
Exactly 10 pitchers had thrown perfect games before this one.
Only 20 pitchers had thrown official perfect games in MLB history.
There had never been an official perfect game until this match.
There had been more than 50 perfect games in MLB history.
2
What made this game historically significant in Major League Baseball?
It was the first time a Major League game was played in Detroit.
The game marked the retirement of one of baseball’s greatest players.
Galarraga was one out away from achieving a rare perfect game.
It was the longest baseball game ever played in Major League history.
3
Armando Galarraga belonged to the Cleveland Indians then.
True
False
4
What was the dream of every pitcher mentioned in the passage?
Every pitcher dreams of pitching a perfect game during their career.
Every pitcher hopes to hit the most home runs in a single season.
Every pitcher wants to win the World Series more than anything.
Every pitcher dreams of becoming a coach after retiring from baseball.
5
The baseball fans in Comerica Park were calm on June 2, 2010.
True
False
6
What was the atmosphere like in the stadium during this game?
Fans were cheering, waving, and jumping, creating an electric atmosphere.
Most of the seats were empty because it wasn’t an important game.
The crowd was disappointed because the Tigers were losing badly.
The stadium was quiet because the fans were nervous about the result.
7
The Detroit Tigers were playing the game away from home.
False
True
8
What does it mean to pitch a “perfect game” in baseball?
A perfect game means the pitcher hits a home run in every inning.
A perfect game means winning the game with the highest score ever.
A perfect game means scoring the most runs without any mistakes.
A perfect game means no hits, no runs, and no batters reach first base.
9
Major League Baseball had had a 134-year history.
False
True
10
Most Major League Baseball fans in the world were watching the game.
False
True
11
Why were the fans in Comerica Park going crazy during the game?
They were cheering because it was the final game of the season.
They were celebrating because the game was already won by their team.
They were excited because a famous singer performed during the game.
They were excited because they were watching a historic baseball moment.
12
Galarraga needed to face one more batter to complete a perfect game.
True
False
13
There are only a few pitchers who dream of pitching a perfect game.
True
False
14
Armando Galarraga had never pitched better than in this game.
False
True
15
In paragraph 1, Armando Galarraga was about to ( ).
become the 21st singer to perform in Japan
cheer, wave, and jump up and down
complete his second perfect game
become the 21st pitcher to pitch a perfect game

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