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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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