Lexile® Measures for ExamView® Learning Series Reading Passages
The Lexile Framework® for Reading is a scientific approach to reading measurement, providing a common scale for matching reader ability and text difficulty. This allows educators and parents to quickly estimate expected reading comprehension
and monitor progress. More than 100,000 books and 80 million articles have Lexile® measures, making Lexiles the most widely
adopted reading measure today.
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Explanation of Codes:
Words: This is the number of words from the text that were analyzed. This number does not include headers, numbers, chapter
headers, etc., as those types of things are not submitted through the Lexile Analyzer®.
MSL: This refers to the Mean Sentence Length. A Lexile measure is calculated based on the Mean Sentence Length of a text
as well as its semantic difficulty (see below). The Analyzer arrives at a measure by accounting for the length of a particular
sentence as well as the complexity and difficulty of that sentence’s content.
MLF: This refers to the semantic difficulty, or Mean Log Word Frequency. As explained above, this is the 2nd factor in the twopart equation which comprises the Lexile measure.
LEX: This is the certified Lexile measure. It can be used in several ways to assist readability and comprehension.
NP: Lexiles can be either numerical, in code form, or both. NP stands for Non-Prose. MetaMetrics® assigns this code to various
texts that are considered outside the realm of standard prose. Included in this category would be poems, songs, and recipes. NP
is still considered a Lexile measure for a selection.
Link for Reference: www.Lexile.com
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The following chart was taken from the Lexile FAQ web page (see link above):
Grade
Reader Measures
(Interquartile Range,
Mid-Year)
Text Measures
(from the
Lexile Map)
1
Up to 300L
200L to 400L
2
140L to 500L
300L to 500L
3
330L to 700L
500L to 700L
4
445L to 810L
650L to 850L
5
565L to 910L
750L to 950L
6
665L to 1000L
850L to 1050L
7
735L to 1065L
950L to 1075L
8
805L to 1100L
1000L to 1100L
9
855L to 1165L
1050L to 1150L
10
905L to 1195L
1100L to 1200L
11 and 12
940L to 1210L
1100L to 1300L
Figure 1. Typical Reader and Text Measures by Grade
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Grade 3 -- Lexile Range for Text: 500-700
Reading Passage
Words
MSL
MLF
LEX
Fossils
275
8.33
3.480
560L
The Golden Bird
509
10.39
3.893
560L
The Olympic Flame
447
9.12
3.649
560L
The Old Man of the Mountain
696
9.94
3.708
600L
How People Make Bells
698
9.56
3.584
620L
Make Snowflakes
334
9.03
3.451
630L
The Velveteen Rabbit
624
10.95
3.787
640L
Ben Franklin, a Kite, and Electricity
427
10.68
3.663
670L
Fruit Smoothies
256
9.48
3.390
690L
Wendy’s Whale-Watching Trip
698
10.91
3.601
710L
Save the Right Whales
285
10.56
3.514
720L
Waste Not, Want Not: School Recycling
551
11.02
3.544
740L
The Lion and the Mouse
182
13
3.828
750L
The Three Spinning Women
684
13.96
3.834
800L
How the Camel Got His Hump
694
15.77
3.859
880L
The Fir Tree
599
15.36
3.681
930L
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Be a Friend
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From a Railway Carriage
Grade 4 -- Lexile Range for Text: 650-850
NP
NP
Reading Passage
Words
MSL
MLF
LEX
Crispus Attucks and the Boston Massacre
605
8.29
3.597
510L
All About Trees
521
8.98
3.569
580L
Drums from Around the World
701
8.87
3.521
590L
The Case of Amelia Earhart
587
10.67
3.663
670L
Cornelia’s Jewels
504
12.29
3.774
730L
Pan de Los Muertos
597
10.47
3.449
740L
The Princess and the Pea
379
14.04
3.870
790L
Iktomi’s Blanket
903
12.2
3.582
800L
The History of Paper
675
11.84
3.526
800L
All About Volcanoes
1362
11.45
3.436
810L
The Leap-Frog
666
12.81
3.647
810L
The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
793
13.22
3.680
820L
Does Distance Learning Make the Grade?
665
12.09
3.463
840L
How Brother Rabbit Fooled the Whale and the Elephant
814
14.54
3.706
880L
The Cyclone
854
15.53
3.600
970L
The Walrus and the Carpenter
NP
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Grade 5 -- Lexile Range for Text: 750-950
Reading Passage
Words
MSL
MLF
LEX
New Kid on the Blog
466
11.95
3.568
790L
Should English Be the Official Language of the U.S.?
646
12.42
3.564
820L
The Underground Railroad
521
12.71
3.581
830L
How to Make a Flipbook
826
13.11
3.614
840L
Dolphins
1143
12.03
3.402
860L
The Net
484
13.83
3.663
860L
The Adventures of Pinocchio
597
12.44
3.413
880L
A Fable
800
13.56
3.550
890L
Erosion and Landforms
982
13.09
3.408
920L
The Magic Shop
501
14.74
3.553
950L
The Quarrelsome Dragons
735
14.13
3.372
990L
No More Tea
271
16.94
3.584
1040L
The Hermit, or the Gift of Corn
755
21.57
3.782
1140L
The Fox and the Goat
227
22.7
3.673
1220L
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Casey at the Bat
NP
Clover Blossom
NP
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Grade 6 -- Lexile Range for Text: 850-1050
Reading Passage
Words
MSL
MLF
LEX
Why the Peterkins Had a Late Dinner
836
10.72
3.798
620L
If You Lived in Ancient Rome
997
11.08
3.554
740L
Noah Webster
971
10.79
3.504
740L
Address to First Annual Meeting of the Equal Rights Association
774
14.07
3.849
800L
Geysers
927
11.59
3.332
860L
Karate
1742
13.3
3.462
910L
Black Beauty
991
14.57
3.634
910L
Sixth Grade Service Learning Program
570
13.9
3.520
920L
Iktomi and the Coyote
979
14.4
3.586
920L
The Vision of Maya Lin
787
14.05
3.515
930L
The Martian Invasion
919
13.13
3.362
940L
The WPA
942
13.46
3.331
970L
Comets
1625
14.13
3.397
980L
A President as Cook
821
21.05
3.762
1130L
The Seven Ravens
1008
23.44
3.836
1180L
The Master and His Pupil
781
19.52
3.161
1310L
Long Ago
NP
The Barefoot Boy
NP
The Jumblies
NP
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Grade 7 -- Lexile Range for Text: 950-1075
Reading Passage
Words
MSL
MLF
LEX
Cathcart City Bus System: Guide for Young Riders
688
13.23
3.580
860L
Pharos: The Great Lighthouse of Alexandria
960
14.12
3.651
880L
Lincoln Hall Speech
854
14
3.610
890L
The Black Theater Movement
971
13.3
3.437
920L
What’s a Planet, Anyway?
881
13.35
3.393
940L
Master of the Renaissance: Leonardo da Vinci
864
14.64
3.515
960L
Coats of Arms
791
14.92
3.500
980L
John Snow and Cholera
1060
15.14
3.527
980L
Around the World in 80 Days
938
15.13
3.500
990L
The Right to Protest in the Internet Age
1013
14.68
3.418
1000L
The Day of the Dead
706
16.42
3.602
1010L
Hawaii and Its Volcanoes
1579
15.04
3.412
1020L
Music of the Civil War
893
15.95
3.522
1020L
The Call of the Wild
1077
17.1
3.499
1080L
Tom Sawyer
908
14.89
3.189
1100L
Playing Games in the Classroom
694
18.76
3.469
1160L
How Rome Happened
674
17.74
3.364
1160L
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The White Horse Girl and the Blue Wind Boy
1102
23.45
3.785
1200L
My Escape from Slavery
1405
23.03
3.624
1250L
The King’s Job
Grade 8 -- Lexile Range for Text: 1000-1100
NP
Reading Passage
Words
MSL
MLF
LEX
Brown Wolf
1169
10.44
3.544
700L
Amazing Trees
1081
12.72
3.404
900L
Mosby Science Museum: Volunteer Opportunities
467
13.34
3.366
950L
Youth Volunteering: Building Communities and Citizens
614
14.62
3.487
970L
The Napoleonic Code
599
13.31
3.311
970L
Playing with Fire: The Komodo Dragon
1073
14.5
3.420
990L
The Promised Land
1092
16.8
3.645
1010L
The Navajo Code Talkers
1208
14.21
3.306
1020L
Who Needs Sleep?
1148
14.72
3.321
1040L
Operation Migration
1397
14.4
3.254
1050L
Tornadoes
1583
15.08
3.340
1050L
Martha Graham: Mother of Modern Dance
864
15.71
3.392
1060L
Native American Sweat Lodges
921
15.35
3.348
1060L
The Open Window
1208
17.26
3.542
1070L
Castles
1123
17.28
3.493
1090L
The Land of Red Apples
926
17.47
3.438
1120L
The Undertaker’s Chat
900
20.93
3.572
1200L
The Narrative of William W. Brown, an American Slave
1051
21.45
3.618
1200L
Inaugural Address of Theodore Roosevelt
986
20.98
3.526
1220L
Out, Out
NP
10
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Grade 9 -- Lexile Range for Text: 1050-1150
Reading Passage
Words
MSL
MLF
LEX
After Twenty Years
1211
12.48
3.472
860L
HTML
1289
12.51
3.323
920L
Origins of Western Theater
1365
13.13
3.412
920L
Rembrandt’s Gaze
684
13.15
3.365
940L
Madame Célestin’s Divorce
1298
14.58
3.533
950L
Body Language Around the World
900
14.75
3.453
990L
Spanglish
935
14.61
3.409
1000L
Asteroid Impact and Sue
2705
14.16
3.274
1030L
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
980
18.49
3.748
1040L
Roughing It
1143
17.32
3.523
1080L
The Harlem Renaissance
910
15.42
3.255
1100L
The Plague
1261
15.38
3.250
1100L
Scientists in Antarctica
1384
15.55
3.245
1110L
Are Teenagers Mature Enough to Drive?
1171
16.26
3.278
1130L
The Taj Mahal: Monument to Love
1017
17.84
3.426
1140L
Earth and Mars
2331
17.53
3.367
1150L
A Short History of the World
579
26.32
3.134
1540L
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Romeo and Juliet
The Bells
Grade 10 -- Lexile Range for Text: 1100-1200
NP
NP
Reading Passage
Words
MSL
MLF
LEX
The Picture of Dorian Gray
361
10.94
3.581
720L
My Antonia
1709
14.61
3.638
910L
We Were Spies
1124
16.78
3.540
1050L
Writing a Resume
677
15.74
3.396
1060L
Caffeine
847
14.36
3.197
1070L
Eat Right and Exercise
2317
15.14
3.246
1090L
An Episode of War
1597
16.64
3.371
1110L
The Little Laborers of New York City
1028
17.72
3.439
1130L
Alternative Fuel Vehicles
1608
16.08
3.231
1140L
Privatizing Our National Park Service
1351
17.1
3.321
1150L
The Day Night Fell at Noon
1174
18.06
3.398
1160L
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
939
18.41
3.383
1180L
The Speech of Matilda Joslyn Gage
956
20.34
3.519
1200L
The Iliad
1038
21.63
3.506
1250L
Hamlet
NP
11
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