Lexile Online Applications Scavenger Hunt

1. Which of these in NOT within the 600-700 Lexile range? a. Corduroy b. Blubber c. How Much is a Million?

2. Order these books from the lowest to the highest Lexile. a. The Very Hungry Caterpillar b. The Amazing Octopus c. The Patchwork Quilt

3. Which book by author Lynne Reid Banks had the highest Lexile?

4. The publisher of the above book has/has not reported a development level?

5. Would this book (from question #3) be a “fit” for a reader with a Lexile score of 900L.

6. The students in our science class range from 300-1000L. You are beginning a unit on Energy. How many books within this range are available in the Book Database?

7. You will be constructing a unit on “Pioneers” for your fifth-grade class, but you want only non-fiction books which have been rated by the publisher as “Elementary.” How many books within those parameters are available in the Book Database?

8. What is the comprehension rate which you can expect from a student who enters the 6th grade with a Lexile measure of 600L?

(continued) 9. What Lexile measure would this same student need in order to achieve a 75% comprehension rate with the text demand in a typical 6th grade classroom?

10. Your next book report project for your 4th grade class will be a biography. How many series of biographies can possibly be of use to you for your students.

11. Someone in your 4th grade class is interested in only sports biographies. What is the Lexile range for this series?

12. Do any of the biographies from question #11 fall within the typical Text Demand found in 4th grade classrooms? If yes, how many?

13. You have found an article in your local newspaper which is perfect for your unit on immigration, but it does not report a Lexile score. Which Lexile tool should you use to get a readability measure for that article?

14. We have set a standard of 80% comprehension for students in 3rd grade. What reading measure would a reader need to meet this standard with the 3rd grade “Book Bag?”

15. Which has a higher Lexile, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn or A Walk in the Woods?

16. Which has a higher Lexile score, The Bad Beginning or A Wrinkle in Time?

17. How many books on “America” are listed in the Spanish Book Database?