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

A) basketball
B) golf
C) baseball
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 was involved in an accident that made him limp.
D) Billy lost his voice and was not going to be able to be in the talent show.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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