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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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