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

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

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

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

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

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) nonfiction
C) science fiction
D) fantasy

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

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

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

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

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

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