A) alliteration
B) onomotopoeia
C) idiom
D) metaphor

A) basketball
B) golf
C) baseball
D) swimming

A) Billy lost his voice and was not going to be able to be in the talent show.
B) Billy was involved in an accident that made him limp.
C) He became sick from eating too quickly at lunch.
D) He was not selected to be on the championship team.

A) the museum
B) the mountains
C) the beach
D) the city park

A) turtle
B) lobster
C) crab
D) starfish

A) on a wrecked ship
B) near his mother's flower garden
C) on the porch of his house
D) beneath a maple tree

A) It was Billy's birthday.
B) The King always wanted to help those who were sick or injured.
C) King Neptune had seen the kind acts that Billy had done.
D) He saw that Billy was having a hard time using his crutches.

A) realistic fiction
B) fantasy
C) nonfiction
D) science fiction

A) rubbery
B) water
C) through
D) watched

A) Always be kind those you meet.
B) Be patient and enjoy nature.
C) Follow directions and listen carefully.
D) Not to waste time wanting for something that is not meant to be.

A) for pleasure for us to read
B) to give information about using crutches at the beach
C) to teach us about King Neptune
D) to persuade us to build sandcastles the next time we go to the beach

A) sturdy
B) drooping
C) stiff
D) firm

A) King Neptune helped BIlly build a sandcastle.
B) Billy hit the winning homerun for his team.
C) Billy would probably always walk with a limp.
D) Reporters took pictures of Billy and the sandcastle.

A) have his picture taken by reporters
B) sail on a fishing boat
C) build sandcastles
D) visit with King Neptune