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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) to give information about using crutches at the beach
B) for pleasure for us to read
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) stiff
C) firm
D) drooping

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

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

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

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