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7/21/2019 Jackie Robinson Nonfiction Passage

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Who Was Jackie Robinson?

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Jackie Robinson was a baseball player. Hewas African American. He lived long ago.

As he grew up, some people were mean tohim. They did not like Jackie because they didnot like the color of his skin. They treated himunfairly. Some Americans thought it was okay

to treat a person unfairly if you didn’t like theway he or she looked. That made JackieRobinson angry.

He decided to show he was as good asanyone else. He worked hard to become a good

baseball player. He became a great baseball

player. He played for a major-league team. Hewas the first African American to do that. Becauseof his hard work, Jackie Robinson was a hero tomany people.





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Directions: For questions 1-4, circle the correct answer.

1.

What sport did Jackie Robinson play?

baseball football

2. What did many people not like about Jackie Robinson?

how he played baseball the color of his skin

3. How did Jackie Robinson feel when people treated him unfairly?

angry happy





4.Jackie Robinson was the first African American to do what?

play for a minor-league team play for a major-league team

5. A) Why was Jackie Robinson a hero to many people?

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B) Draw a picture of Jackie Robinson working hard to becomea great baseball player.





6. What did you learn from “Who Was Jackie Robinson?” ________________________________________________________

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Teacher Guide & Answers

N o t e t o T e a ch e r : Read each question out loud to your students and have each studentcomplete the worksheet independently. For questions 5 A) and 6, you can have students draw

their answers, answer orally, or write their answers depending on your students’ progress. If youhave them write their answers, you may want to write the word(s) on the board for them to

copy.

Passage Reading Level: Lexile 460

Directions: For questions 1-4, circle the correct answer.

1. What sport did Jackie Robinson play?

baseball football

2. What did many people not like about Jackie Robinson?

how he played baseball the color of his skin

3. How did Jackie Robinson feel when people treated him unfairly?

angry happy





4. Jackie Robinson was the first African American to do what?

play for a minor-league team play for a major-league team

5. A) Note to Teacher: See note at the top of the first page.

Why was Jackie Robinson a hero to many people?

Suggested answer: Jackie Robinson was a hero to many people because of his hardwork.

B) Draw a picture of Jackie Robinson working hard to become a great baseball player.

Suggested answer: Drawings may vary but should depict Jackie Robinson (ideally withdark skin but you will need to give this detail to your students as they might not know

that African Americans have dark skin) practicing baseball. Jackie’s age may vary.

6.

Note to Teacher: See note at the top of the first page.

What did you learn from “Who Was Jackie Robinson?”

Suggested answer: Answers may vary and should be supported by the passage.

jackie robinson nonfiction passage

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