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

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

A) He was not selected to be on the championship team.
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 became sick from eating too quickly at lunch.

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

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

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

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

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) Always be kind those you meet.
D) Follow directions and listen carefully.

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

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

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

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

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

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