| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| A little dog named Muffin is awakened by a tiny noise that sends him on a search to find out what it is. |
Entertain |
Fantasy |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 270 |
2.1 |
520 |
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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 |
12 |
Total # of Words |
299 |
# of Different Words |
133 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
6 |
Hi Freq occurs |
173 |
57.9% |
# of Hi freq words |
31 |
23.3% |
| % of Long Sentences |
0 |
Low Freq occurs |
12 |
4% |
# of Low freq words |
12 |
9% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Many descriptive words |
| Sentences: Simple phrases |
| Text structure: Oral/Natural |
| Concept: Fanciful |
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| Topics |
| Sound/Sounds |
| Mystery |
| *Feelings, Behaviors |
| Noises |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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crawling |
currant |
lapping |
milkman |
petticoat |
quietness |
ripening |
skyscraper |
springing |
tiptoeing |
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uncurling |
unfolding |
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