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

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

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) Billy was involved in an accident that made him limp.
D) He was not selected to be on the championship team.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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