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Reading 1st Quarter Exam
Reading 1st Quarter Exam
50
Education
5th Grade
10/03/2013

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When you are against an idea
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oppose
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when you win a victory over someone
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defeat
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an award you receive for good work
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honor
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when you have worked a long time and then stop working
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retire
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the professional leagues with the best players
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major leagues
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a person who tells a story
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narrator
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the place where baseball players sit when they wait for their turn at bat
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dugout
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the true story of a person's life
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biography
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a person who competes in sporting events
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athlete
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another name for a factory
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plant
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when a person takes chances
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daring
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when a person is confident
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bold
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when athletes run up to a line and then jump as far as they can
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long jump
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when a person says they don't like something
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complain
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the person on a football team who gets the ball first
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quarterback
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when you figure out where and when something will be
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schedule
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a person who fixes automobiles and other machines
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mechanic
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another name for a business
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organization
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when you get a more important job
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promoted
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a person who goes to colleges and other places to find players a team might hire
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scout
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a  person who is in charge of soldiers in the military
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officer
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When a baseball player _________, the player runs to the next base before the batter hits the ball.
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steals a base
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a  baseball player who is playing in his or her first year
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rookie
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What does the team that wins the playoffs in the National League win?
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National League Pennant
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a name or gesture that is supposed to make you mad
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insult
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a person who has a lot of skill
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talented
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After a baseball pitcher winds up, the pitcher is supposed to throw the ball to the catcher. If the pitcher does anything else, the pitcher ______, and all players who are on base can advance one base.
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balk
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a written agreement
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contract
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the child of your aunt or your uncle
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cousin
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Which player plays right behind the batter?
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catcher
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Whom is the biography about?
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Jackie Robinson
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Jackie Robinson was the first black man to ______.
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play in the major leagues
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Which team kept calling Robinson names?
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Phillies
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What had Branch Rickey made Jackie Robinson promise?
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not to fight back
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What animal did Carl Anderson compare Robinson's behavior?
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sheep
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When Robinson got older, what group did he join?
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Pepper Street Gang
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What state was Robinson born in?
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Georgia
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What was the name of the Negro League team that Robinson played for?
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The Kansas City Monarchs
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How much money did Robinson earn with the Monarchs?
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$400 a month
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What would Jackie do when the players on the Phillies called him names?
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ingnore them
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_______ won four games in the series.
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Montreal
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Robinson won the MVP award in ______.
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1949
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_____ players from one baseball team are on the field at a time.
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9
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A baseball game last _____ innings.
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9
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Each team can have _____ outs in an inning.
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3
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Robinson's base stealing made the players feel _____.
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anxious
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Robinson was the ______ child in his family.
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youngest
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Robinson's family moved to _______ when he was a baby.
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California
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The _____ medal is the second place medal.
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silver
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Robinson's brother was killed in a _______.
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car accident
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