On the sides of roads. They have come up with several explanations. One idea is that
the shoes were tossed out of cars by children
during arguments. Another idea is that hikers accidentally
dropped a shoe. A third theory is that the shoes fell out of
garbage trucks. No one knows for sure. These single roadside
shoes don't tell their secret.
1. The underlined words in this paragraph are an example of figurative language called
O A. metaphor. O B. personification
OC simile. O D. hyperbole.
2. A title that best summarizes this paragraph is
O A Missing Mate
OB. Off of Trucks
O C. Roadside Shoes
O D. Uitter or Not?
3. In this paragraph, the word theory means
O A. therapy
O B. secret
OC. story.
O D. explanation
4. Reread the paragraph. Find and write another example of figurative language.