Nelson Mandela
In what country did Nelson Mandela serve as president?
South Africa
In what state was Jackie Robinson born?
Georgia
What is the simple subject: My family likes to celebrate holidays together.
family
Jane were/was going to go with the team, but she had chores to do.
Which verb should you choose? Is it singular or plural?
was/singular
Fill in the blank.
His shyness was a __________ to making new friends.
A. bigotry
B. barrier
C. segregation
barrier
How many years did Nelson Mandela spend in jail?
27
What childhood event had a major impact on Jackie Robinson's level of trust as an adult?
His father left the family when he was very young.
The players are going to the pizza restaurant after today's game.
players
Their traditional sport, cricket, share some characteristics with baseball and field hockey?
What correction must be made to create subject-verb agreement?
Change share to shares.
Every person has a responsibility to speak out against ___________ and hateful actions.
A. upright
B. relegate
C. bigotry
bigotry
What common interest did Mandela use to try and unite black and white communities?
sports (rugby)
What system of prejudice made Jackie's baseball career more difficult than a white players?
segregation
Making the pizza is a lot of work.
pizza
Cricket's many rules makes it hard to understand.
What change must be made to the sentence to create subject-verb agreement?
What is the simple subject?
makes -> make
simple subject= rules
The rights that every citizen of a country or society have or should have are called...
civil rights
What was the name of the system in Nelson's home country that separated blacks and whites? (Hint: Not segregation)
apartheid
Who was Branch Rickey?
The owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers when Jackie Robinson played.
How do you feel about coming off the bench next year?
you
The fans, along with team members, cheers for a run.
What change must be made to the sentence to create subject-verb agreement?
Is the original verb (cheers) singular or plural?
cheers -> cheer
singular
An organization founded in 1907 in Baltimore, Maryland that works for equal rights for African Americans...
NAACP
(National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
What was the name of the group that Nelson Mandela worked for that fought for equal rights for blacks in his home country?
African National Congress Youth League or African National Congress
Why is Jackie Robinson Day celebrated on April 15?
To commemorate Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball on April 15, 1947.
What game do British people play with a bat?
people
Other food, including sweet cakes, tempts diners.
What is the appositive phrase in this sentence?
including sweet cakes (interrupter)
To persist in doing something even when it is difficult...
persevere