| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| In this rhyming, cumulative story, the number of ants doubles each time they take a new treat from a picnic lunch. |
Entertain |
Concept |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 284 |
2.2 |
530 |
Amazon
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| RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words |
Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels |
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| Sentences |
Total Words |
Different Words |
| Max Word/Sent |
97 |
Total # of Words |
652 |
# of Different Words |
125 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
25 |
Hi Freq occurs |
335 |
51.4% |
# of Hi freq words |
45 |
36% |
| % of Long Sentences |
57.7 |
Low Freq occurs |
3 |
0.5% |
# of Low freq words |
3 |
2.4% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Repeated patterns in cumulative form |
| Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Many Long Complex |
| Text structure: Story/Poem |
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| Topics |
| *Animals |
| Food |
| Ants |
| Bugs |
| Insects |
| *Home Arts & Food |
| *Entertainment & Fun |
| Picnics |
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