Why did Branch Rickey choose Robinson to be the Dodgers' first African-American player?

Robinson had the courage to play despite racist people...

not easily convinced or having doubts

Why was 42 such an important number in Major League Baseball?

Robinson's uniform number was 42

What is the main idea of the article: Don't Be Fooled By Fake News?

The trend of fake news is raising concerns.

April 15, 2017, marks the 70th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's...

first game as a major league player

According to the sidebar, fake news stories can be hard to spot because they often include...

names of people and places that seem real

The author includes info from a recent study by Stanford U. to show...

that many kids can't tell the different between real & fake

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1
How many moons are there in our solar system?
194
149
0
49
2
Why did Branch Rickey choose Robinson to be the Dodgers' first African-American player?
No one else wanted the job.
Robinson had the courage to play despite racist people...
Robinson was 1947's Rookie of the Year.
Robinson had more hits than any other player.
3
According to today's reading: Proposed means...
Suggest a plan or idea
Will You Marry Me?
To ask someone to marry you
Suggesting a bad idea
4
How many astronauts have walked on the moon?
Just my mom
12
2
0
5
Credible is closest in meaning to...
fictional
trustworthy
harmless
skeptical
6
What are the 3 largest planets in our solar system?
Sun, Moon, Stars
Jupiter, Saturn, Earth
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus
Jupiter, Mars, Uranus
7
Skeptical...
not easily convinced or having doubts
skeptical
having no doubts
too easily convinced
8
Why was 42 such an important number in Major League Baseball?
Robinson had 42 hit runs during his first season
Jackie Robinson played first game in 1942
Robinson broke 42 major-league records
Robinson's uniform number was 42
9
How many more moons does Saturn have than Neptune?
1
13
26
53
10
What is the main idea of the article: Don't Be Fooled By Fake News?
The trend of fake news is raising concerns.
People post fake news stories to make money.
A fake news article only can own 2 pets
Most people can spot a fake news article
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April 15, 2017, marks the 70th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's...
retirement from baseball
World Series with the Brooklyn Dodgers
birth
first game as a major league player
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According to the sidebar, fake news stories can be hard to spot because they often include...
attention-grabbing punctuation
words in all caps
headlines that don't seem believable
names of people and places that seem real
13
Barrier means...
something like fake news
an athelete
something that blocks progress
trustworthy
14
The author includes info from a recent study by Stanford U. to show...
how quickly fake news spreads on the internet
that many kids can't tell the different between real & fake
that fake news has affected real-world events
why some websites create fake news
15
Lunar...
having to do with the moon
having to do with the earth

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