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Let’s read the story carefully to find the main idea.

The story talks about:
- Rain starting early in the morning.
- Hard drops falling one after another.
- Sky full of dark purple clouds.
- Thunder getting louder and louder.
- Lightning crashing every few minutes, making the sky bright white.

All these details are describing a storm — how it started, what it looked like, and how loud and bright it was.

Now let’s look at the answer choices:

A. The farms needed the rain.
→ The story doesn’t mention farms or needing rain. So this is not correct.

B. The thunder hurt the people’s ears.
→ It says thunder got louder, but it never says it hurt anyone’s ears. Not correct.

C. Lightning made the sky bright.
→ This is true — the story says lightning made the sky brilliant white. But that’s just ONE detail, not the whole main idea.

D. The storm was very strong.
→ Yes! All the details — hard rain, dark clouds, loud thunder, bright lightning — show that the storm was powerful and intense. This covers everything in the paragraph.

So the best answer is D.

Now, for the three details from the story, we can pick any three important things mentioned:

1. The rain began early in the morning and fell as hard drops.
2. The sky was full of dark purple clouds.
3. Lightning crashed every few minutes, making the sky brilliant white.

(You could also use “Thunder began as a soft rumble and became louder” — any three key facts from the text work.)

Final Answer:
Main Idea: D. The storm was very strong.
Three Details:
1. The rain began early in the morning and fell as hard drops.
2. The sky was full of dark purple clouds.
3. Lightning crashed every few minutes, making the sky brilliant white.