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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) taste/salty
B) sight/glistening
C) sound/thunderous
D) touch/rubbery

A) d, a, c, b
B) b, c, b, a
C) a, b, c, d
D) c, a, b, d