Emmett Ashford
Behind the Mask: Vocabulary
Rate, Time, and Distance
Body Systems
Axolotls
100

Emmett Ashford was the first Black ____________ in Major League Baseball

Umpire

100
The state of being really angry

Enraged

100

What does rate stand for?  How _________

fast

100

True or False:  There are 15 body systems

False.  There are 11

100

True or False:  Axolotls are highly endangered

True

200

What branch of the military did Ashford serve in?

Navy

200

To yell at someone (verb)

Berate

200

What is the formula for solving rate, time, and distance problems

Rate x Time = Distance

200

The heart is the key to which body system?

Cardiovascular

200

Axolotls are found in one lake (Lake Xochimilco) in what country?

Mexico

300

Who was the first Black athlete to integrate baseball?  The first Black baseball player.

Jackie Robinson

300

Small in stature, short (adjective)

Diminutive

300

If a train goes 40 mph and travels for 6 hours, how far did it go?

240 miles

300

The key function of the Skeletal System

Structure

300

Unlike other amphibians, axolotls never leave the _________

Water

400

Jim Bouton wrote a revelatory diary of Ashford's 1969 season. What did he title this book?

Ball Four

400

"Today the Spalding face mask he wore behind the plate is a tangible reminder of the courageous men and women who integrated U.S. sports.  In the sentence what is the role of Tangible?

Adjective:  Describes reminder

400

If a cheetah covers 90 miles in 2 hours, how fast is the cheetah running?

45 mph

400

The Key function of the Muscular System

Movement

400

Axolotls is a word from the Nahuatl, the indigenous Mexican language spoken by the _________________.

Aztecs

500

Due to Ashford's flamboyance and ebullience, he reached __________________ status.  

Celebrity

500

What other word on the vocabulary list is most similar to Ebullience in meaning

Flamboyant or Boisterous

500

If a car travels at 60 mph and covers 300 miles, how long did it take?

5 hours

500

System that involves skin, hair, and nails

Integumentary System

500

Axolotls are in what class of animals?

Amphibians

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