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Pete the Cat's Trip to the Supermarket

RDQ:	254	Max Word/Sent	14	Total Words	289		Diff Words	147
Lex	510	Ave Word/.Sent	5	Hi Freq occurs	96	33.2%	Hi freq	44	29.9%
AR	2.1	Long Sentences	0	Low Freq occurs	22	7.6%	Low freq	15	10.2%

Pete and Bob are hungry after a big day of fun at the park.]]
Dad, can we have a snack? Bob asks.]]
Dad checks the fridge. Dad checks the pantry. Dad checks the secret snack nook.]]
We need to buy groceries, says dad.]]
Dad starts to make a list. We need milk and eggs and fish and chicken.]]
I want raspberries, says Bob. I want apples, says Pete.]]
Pete, Bob, and dad make a long list and take it to the supermarket.]]
Oh no! The wind blows the list out of dad's hand.]]
It's cool, says Pete. I remember the list.]]
I do too, says Bob.]]
First they stop in aisle ten. This sign says dairy.]]
We need milk, says Pete. And cheese, says Bob. The stinky kind.]]
Next they go to aisle nine. Yum, says dad. I love bacon.]]
Don't forget the chicken, says Pete.]]
They almost passed aisle eight when Pete remembers eggs.]]
Regular or jumbo, asks Pete. Jumbo, says dad. Groovy, says Pete.]]
Bob can't pick between spaghetti and macaroni in aisle 7seven.]]
How about bow ties? Asks dad. Awesome, says Bob.]]
Aisle six smells fruity. Remember the apples, says Pete.]]
Remember the raspberries, says Bob.]]
In aisle five dad's tastes a hot dog. Yummy.]]
In aisle four Pete tastes a cupcake. Sweet.]]
Dad lets Pete and Bob choose a treat in aisle three.]]
Peak picks crackers shaped like fish. Bob  picks popcorn.]]
Brrrr! It’s cold in aisle two. ]]
Dad puts mango popsicles in the cart.]]
Aisle one has sunflowers, tulips, and blue daisies.]]
Bob and Pete pick tulips for grandma. She'll love them, says dad.]]
I think we got everything except the fish. Says dad. But their car is packed with yummy treats. Next time!]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Dialog: Multiple speakers

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Simple language

Features

Present Tense

Topic

Shopping

Food

*Home Arts & Food

Low Frequency Words

aisle	daisies	fruity	groceries	groovy
jumbo	macaroni	mango	nook	pantry
popsicles	raspberries	sunflowers	supermarket	tulips