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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) Follow directions and listen carefully.
B) Not to waste time wanting for something that is not meant to be.
C) Be patient and enjoy nature.
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) drooping
B) sturdy
C) firm
D) stiff

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

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