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What if Everybody Did That?

RDQ:	248	Max Word/Sent	19	Total Words	401		Diff Words	177
Lex	510	Ave Word/.Sent	10	Hi Freq occurs	263	65.6%	Hi freq	61	34.5%
AR	2.1	Long Sentences	0	Low Freq occurs	12	3%	Low freq	11	6.2%

When we went to the zoo, I fed just a little of my popcorn to the bear. The zookeeper waved his broom and said, "What if everybody did that?"]]
I just wanted to see how fast the grocery cart would go. It went faster than I expected. When the manager stopped me, she said, "What if everybody did that?"]]
On the way to visit Grandpa and Grandma in Kansas, I dropped just one soda can out the window. The policeman who pulled us over said, "What if everybody did that?"]]
At Uncle William's wedding, I took just a little lick of the frosting from the fancy cake. The lady behind the table glared at me over her glasses and said, "What if everybody did that?"]]
I told the babysitter that I took a bath just once a year. As she shooed me into the bathroom, she said, "What if everybody did that?"]]
During story time I had something important to say. I just couldn't wait till the end of the story. The librarian put her finger to her lips and said, "What if everybody did that?"]]
While we sat in the car waiting for Dad, I honked the horn. I just honked a few times, but Mr. Thompson came to his door. He shook his head and said, "What if everybody did that?"]]
At the swimming pool, I just splashed a little. The lifeguard blew his whistle and said, "What if everybody did that?"]]
On the bus, I just stood up to see the fire truck. Mr. Gearshift glared at me in the rearview mirror and said, "What if everybody did that?"]]
Just once I didn't hang my coat on the rack at school. Ms. Sanders made me pick it up and said, "What if everybody did that?"]]
At recess, I threw just one snowball at Sammy. Mr. Walters saw me. When he sent me to stand by the wall, he said, "What if everybody did that?"]]
When we went out for dinner, I just shot one straw wrapper. The waitress stopped taking our orders and looked straight at me. She said, "What if everybody did that?"]]]]
After the football game, I just ran on the field to get the quarterback's autograph. The official waved his arms and said, "What if everybody did that?"]]
When I cam home to give my mom a hug.
What if everybody did that?]]
Everybody should!]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Little support

Dialog: Simple

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Few descriptive words

Sentences: Multiple phrases

Text structure: Blend of written/oral

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Low Frequency Words

gearshift	glared	grocery	librarian	lifeguard
manager	official	rearview	thompson	wrapper
zookeeper