| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| One hundred very hungry ants hurry to sample the delights of a picnic, but marching in single file seems too slow for 100 empty tummies. The smallest ant of all suggests they travel in 2 rows of 50, four rows of 25... and the division begins. |
Entertain |
Concept |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 245 |
2.1 |
500 |
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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 |
22 |
Total # of Words |
471 |
# of Different Words |
127 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
8 |
Hi Freq occurs |
231 |
49% |
# of Hi freq words |
42 |
33.1% |
| % of Long Sentences |
3.5 |
Low Freq occurs |
11 |
2.3% |
# of Low freq words |
7 |
5.5% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Multiple phrases |
| Text structure: Blend of written/oral |
| Concept: Fanciful |
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| Topics |
| Innovation |
| Counting |
| Insects |
| *Math |
| Numbers |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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aglow |
fault |
grumbling |
gurgling |
pursuit |
whisked |
yummies |
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