The Sand Castle

In “The Sand Castle,” why does the family wear goggles for their trip to the beach?

• to protect them from the sun

• to protect them from the sand

• to protect them from the wind

• to protect them from the water

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What is the children’s attitude toward the sea in “The Sand Castle” at the beginning of the story?

• They are fascinated by it.

• They are not interested in it.

• They worry that it is dangerous.

• They wish they could swim in it.

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In "The Sand Castle," what is the most likely reason the boy does not know what eagles are?

• They are often confused with seagulls.

• They live in a different part of the country.

• They have a different name than they once had.

• They died out because of the environmental problems.

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Who is the author of poem The Sand Castle?

• J Patrick Lewis

• Helga Patacki

• Thomas Jefferson

• Mayim Biyalik

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From the poem, what is the usage of shovel ?

• to scoop the sand

• to buckup the sand

• to tumble down the castle

• to fork the sand

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If you are the girl, what is your emotion when the sand castle that you build tumbled down by the fingers of the sea?

• happy and joy

• rejoice

• gloom and devastated

• anger and frustrated

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What are tools that the girl used to build the sandcastle?

• shovel, bucket, fork and spoon

• wok, shovel, scooped, and second

• tumbled, fingers and waved

• dominoes, toes and dissapeared

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In 'The Sand Castle,' what is the primary theme of the story?

• A) The impermanence of life

• B) The joy of childhood

• C) The power of nature

• D) The importance of family

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Which literary device is predominantly used in 'The Sand Castle' to describe the sea?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

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In 'The Sand Castle,' what does the sand castle symbolize?

• A) Childhood innocence

• B) Human creativity

• C) The passage of time

• D) Nature's beauty

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