| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| Text and illustrations describe the unceasing activity at a busy seaport harbor, including the coming and going of various ships and the moving of cargo by big machines. |
Inform |
Informational |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 219 |
2.0 |
480 |
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 |
19 |
Total # of Words |
389 |
# of Different Words |
176 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
9 |
Hi Freq occurs |
201 |
51.7% |
# of Hi freq words |
51 |
29% |
| % of Long Sentences |
0 |
Low Freq occurs |
30 |
7.7% |
# of Low freq words |
21 |
11.9% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Multiple phrases |
| Text structure: Blend of written/oral |
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| Topics |
| *Transportation |
| Boats |
| Cities |
| *Geography |
| *Economics |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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bales |
cargo |
cargoes |
engines |
ferryboats |
fireboats |
freighter |
freighters |
gasoline |
harbor |
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liner |
luggage |
markets |
obey |
passengers |
patrol |
pier |
piers |
storage |
taxis |
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unloaded |
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