| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| A simple discussion of magnets, how they work, and their various uses. |
Inform |
Informational |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 180 |
1.8 |
300 |
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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 |
150 |
# of Different Words |
88 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
9 |
Hi Freq occurs |
56 |
37.3% |
# of Hi freq words |
25 |
28.4% |
| % of Long Sentences |
0 |
Low Freq occurs |
6 |
4% |
# of Low freq words |
6 |
6.8% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Simple language |
| Sentences: Simple phrases |
| Text structure: Formal |
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| Topics |
| Directionality |
| *Science |
| Magnets |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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compass |
filings |
lodestone |
magnetic |
metals |
objects |
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