| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| none |
Entertain |
Concept |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 164 |
1.7 |
200 |
Amazon
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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 |
15 |
Total # of Words |
214 |
# of Different Words |
100 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
6 |
Hi Freq occurs |
103 |
48.1% |
# of Hi freq words |
31 |
31% |
| % of Long Sentences |
0 |
Low Freq occurs |
13 |
6.1% |
# of Low freq words |
7 |
7% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Simple language |
| Sentences: Captions/Simple |
| Text structure: Oral/Natural |
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| Topics |
| Trains |
| *Transportation |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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bangety |
caboose |
carries |
freight |
gondola |
gravel |
roundhouse |
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