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How does the photograph in the article help you learn about the main idea?
The photograph helps us know what the water wheel LOOKS like.
In the section "Mr. Trash Wheel Loves Twitter", what does the phrase "cross borders" mean?
a) be made in other countries around the world
b) Mr. Trash Wheel will be taken to Indonesia and Brazil
c) send trash to different bodies of water.
d) none of the above
a) be made in other countries around the world
Who invented Mr. Trash Wheel?
John Kellett
a) 1.5 Million Tons of Trash
b)Mr. Trash Wheel Loves Twitter
c) New Law Passed
d) Trash-Eating Cousin
d) Trash-Eating Cousin
What does the word "cousin" mean as it is used in "Trash-Eating Cousin"?
a) a person part of your family
b) new parts added to Mr. Trash Wheel
c) another water wheel similar to Mr. Trash Wheel
d) machine
c) another water wheel similar to Mr. Trash Wheel
How does Mr. Trash Wheel solve the problem of solution in the Baltimore Harbor?
a) Mr. Trash Wheel moves around the water to collect trash.
b) Mr. Trash Wheel uses the harbor's current to suck in trash.
c) Mr. Trash Wheel recycles trash from the water.
d) Mr. Trash Wheel helped solve the problem in the Baltimore Harbor.
b) Mr. Trash Wheel uses the harbor's current to suck in trash.
If we were to change the the heading of the section "1.5 Million Tons of Trash", which would fit best?
a) Water Wheel
b) Solar Energy for Electricity
c) Solving a HUGE Problem
d) The Talking Wheel
c) Solving a HUGE Problem
What does the word "successful" mean in section "1.5 Million Tons of Trash"?
a) accomplishes a goal
b) creative
c) helpful
d) problematic
a) accomplishes a goal
What is the main idea of the section "1.5 Million Tons of Trash?
a) Mr. Trash Wheel can collect up to 16 dumpsters of trash once a year.
b) Mr. Trash Wheel has done a good job of getting trash out of the harbor.
c) Mr. Trash Wheel uses energy from the sun to move.
d) Mr. Trash Wheel is very popular among people in Baltimore.
b) Mr. Trash Wheel has done a good job of getting trash out of the harbor.
Which caption would BEST fit with the photograph in the article?
a) A new law passed that prohibits restaurants and food shops to use styrofoam in Baltimore.
b) Mr. Trash Wheel has one of the most important jobs at the Baltimore Harbor. He has collected more than 1.5 million tons of trash!
c) Now, there is another water wheel named Professor Trash Wheel.
b) Mr. Trash Wheel has one of the most important jobs at the Baltimore Harbor. He has collected more than 1.5 million tons of trash!
Define the word "pollution" as it is used in "New Law Passed".
a) water to be pumped
b) harms the environment
c) sun power to become electricity
d) garbage
b) harms the environment
How does the information in the section "New Law Passed" support the main idea of the article?
a) It shows that the Baltimore City Council has made important decisions to help the environment.
b) It explains how Mr. Trash Wheel cleans styrofoam from the water.
c) It shows that Mr. Trash Wheel cannot pick up styrofoam from the water.
d) It shows how Mr. Trash Wheel has brought attention to pollution in Baltimore.
a) It shows that the Baltimore City Council has made important decisions to help the environment.