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Scenes 1-3: Defining Main Idea

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main idea of a text?

a)

A list of all key details

b)

What the whole article is mostly about

c)

The first cool thing you notice

d)

A single word about the subject

2.

Which choice is a topic, not a main idea?

a)

The author gives an early hint

b)

Many responders have different powers

c)

Oil spills are bad

d)

Oil spill helpers use teamwork

3.

A main idea must be written as what?

a)

A question only

b)

A short label

c)

One exciting phrase

d)

A complete sentence

4.

Which clue from an introduction can help find the main idea?

a)

A tricky riddle

b)

A random fun fact

c)

A comparison to superheroes

d)

A new word definition

5.

Why would Mr. Engelbrecht sigh at “oil spills are bad”?

a)

It is too long and confusing

b)

It is not about the article

c)

It is a key detail sentence

d)

It is a topic, not a full main idea

6.

What do superheroes in the introduction show about responders?

a)

They only help one hero

b)

They act alone without help

c)

They all have the same power

d)

They work together as a team

7.

Which statement would be a stronger main idea for a class article?

a)

Bad events

b)

Oil spills

c)

Heroes

d)

Teamwork helps responders clean oil spills

8.

When finding a main idea, what should it connect to?

a)

Only the last page

b)

Only the introduction

c)

Just the pictures

d)

Every section in the text

9.

Which helpers worked together after the big explosion in the water?

a)

Chefs and grocery workers

b)

Artists and museum guides

c)

Teachers and school librarians

d)

Firefighters and Coast Guard teams

10.

What did firefighters and the Coast Guard do to help?

a)

Battled fires and rescued people

b)

Painted signs for the beach

c)

Built new playground swings

d)

Taught a dance class

11.

Which job mapped the ocean floor to learn more?

a)

Farmers on tractors

b)

Mail carriers with letters

c)

Oceanographers with special tools

d)

Artists with paintbrushes

12.

How do details like different jobs help readers?

a)

They support the main idea

b)

They make pages longer

c)

They replace the title

d)

They hide the true story

13.

Why did engineers use robots with arms under the sea?

a)

The leak was very deep

b)

The water was warm

c)

Fish asked for help

d)

Boats were too slow

14.

What could robots do that humans couldn’t?

a)

Grow tall apple trees

b)

Sing songs for crowds

c)

Write poetry on paper

d)

Reach dangerous deep places

15.

What idea do robots show in the story?

a)

Making art for fun

b)

Being afraid of reading

c)

Problem-solving with technology

d)

Playing games at school

16.

What happened to many early tries to fix the problem?

a)

They worked perfectly

b)

They failed at first

c)

They made new beaches

d)

They were never attempted

17.

What lesson did helpers show after failures?

a)

They didn’t give up

b)

They stopped right away

c)

They forgot the plan

d)

They took long naps

18.

Who watched from the sky to track the oil?

a)

Satellites with NASA

b)

Campers with kites

c)

Balloons with strings

d)

Birds with whistles

19.

Which workers tracked storms to help teams plan?

a)

Meteorologists in the sky

b)

Lifeguards at pools

c)

Actors on a stage

d)

Barbers in shops

20.

What do floating barriers, supply flights, and air photos all show?

a)

Foods people like

b)

Songs for a parade

c)

Games that kids play

d)

Details that support ideas

21.

Which group cleaned habitats after the spill?

a)

Officials protected livelihoods

b)

Volunteers helped cleanup

c)

Naturalists cleaned habitats

d)

Veterinarians treated animals

22.

What did experts invent in the think tank?

a)

A SWORD device

b)

A pool skimmer

c)

A rescue boat

d)

A fishing net

23.

What made the device special?

a)

Slow and heavy

b)

Tiny and fragile

c)

Flexible and fast

d)

Loud and bright

24.

If you remove one detail, what happens to the article?

a)

It becomes a poem

b)

It gets longer

c)

It disappears

d)

It still works

25.

If you remove the main idea, what happens?

a)

Pictures stay the same

b)

Only titles change

c)

Nothing makes sense

d)

Everything makes sense

26.

To answer “How do you know?”, what must you do?

a)

Trust your friend

b)

Ignore details

c)

Cite evidence

d)

Guess the answer

27.

Which sentence is NOT good evidence?

a)

Because I think so

b)

Veterinarians treated animals

c)

Experts worked together

d)

It was flexible and fast

28.

What is the main idea in the summary?

a)

No help was needed

b)

Only fishermen helped alone

c)

Many responders worked together

d)

One hero saved everyone

29.

Responders used different skills where?

a)

Only at sea

b)

Only in classrooms

c)

On land, sea, and air

d)

Just in cities

30.

Why did the class call themselves superheroes?

a)

They forgot details

b)

They skipped reading

c)

They used evidence

d)

They guessed answers