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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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