| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| "Quick, Quack, quick!" his mama urges, but Quack is still the slowest duckling in the barnyard. Nothing can make him hurry. Then, one day, Cat comes a-hunting, and Quack's less than lickety-split ways help save the day. |
Entertain |
Concept |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 200 |
1.9 |
450 |
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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 |
16 |
Total # of Words |
289 |
# of Different Words |
122 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
4 |
Hi Freq occurs |
132 |
45.7% |
# of Hi freq words |
49 |
40.2% |
| % of Long Sentences |
0 |
Low Freq occurs |
4 |
1.4% |
# of Low freq words |
3 |
2.5% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Several repetitions of phrases or refrains |
| Dialog: Simple |
| Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Multiple phrases |
| Text structure: Blend of written/oral |
| Concept: Fanciful |
| Sequence of Events: Chronological |
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| Topics |
| Cats |
| Protection |
| *Animals |
| Birds |
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