Title - Matched Author: Condie, Ally Publisher: Penguin Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Cassia has always had complete trust in the Society to make decisions for her, but when she is being paired with her ideal mate, Xander appears on-screen at Cassia's Matching ceremony, Cassia knows he is her ideal mate -- until Ky Markham's face appears for an instant before the screen fades to black, and Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 2571 5.9 990 Amazon RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels Sentences Total Words Different Words Max Word/Sent 43 Total # of Words 3821 # of Different Words 1014 Ave Word/.Sent 13 Hi Freq occurs 2890 75.6% # of Hi freq words 423 41.7% % of Long Sentences 21.4 Low Freq occurs 252 6.6% # of Low freq words 192 18.9% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker Vocabulary: Many difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several unrelated ideas Concept: Fanciful Chapters Sequence of Events: Mostly chronological Mature Concepts: With some uncommon experiences Features Character traits Complex character relationships Integral Setting - Futuristic Complex Problem/Solution Complex plot Mood/tone First Person Present Tense Topics Changes Feelings/Emotions *Community Caring/Hugs Love Courage Decisions Conforming Friendship Rules *Family & Friends *Feelings, Behaviors Relationships Low Frequency Words abbey abstract according actual addition alphabetical amusement ancestors announce announced announcer anticipating applause arboretum artifact assignment banquet boroughs bram carries centerpieces characteristics choreograph citizens comical complicated congratulations constructed convenient courtship cravat cravats decision default determined dimple disembark distorts download efficient embraces emergency enthusiasm exhibit expertise familiarize feathered features fertility fitting flavorful flush fully furiously future futures garnishes gesture gestures glance glimmering glinting goblets gorge graceful handsome healthy herbs hesitation hollow hostess identify image imagination immediately indicate initial initials insubordination intricate invention jeweled jovial leeway leisure lent likelihood lilies links lithe longingly marriage matchees material memorized merely microcard microcards mingled minority minuscule moments murmurs myths nervousness noticing notification object occasion official officials offspring opportunity optimal original outward overwhelming pact paragraph particularly peers percent plainclothes platinum podium poised proceed project protocol providing public purse realize recognize recreation relics relieved reproach restoration restored results revealed reyes rotunda rounded savor savory seating select server shared shimmers shown shudders sibling siblings sincerely situation skirted smoothly smoothness soar society sparkling startled straightens studies suits surge surrounded swallow tablecloths tailored tempted traditional unaccustomed uncomfortable uncommon unexpected unwilling vain valuable verge wedgwood whispers widens wonders xander xander's younger yourselves