diff --git a/appengine/ndb/entities/snippets.py b/appengine/ndb/entities/snippets.py
index 0634e842e7b0..6eb3a38ddd61 100644
--- a/appengine/ndb/entities/snippets.py
+++ b/appengine/ndb/entities/snippets.py
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@ def create_model_using_attributes():
     return sandy
 
 
+def create_model_using_populate():
+    sandy = Account()
+    sandy.populate(
+        username='Sandy',
+        userid=123,
+        email='sandy@gmail.com')
+    return sandy
+
+
 def demonstrate_model_constructor_type_checking():
     bad = Account(
         username='Sandy', userid='not integer')  # raises an exception
@@ -50,6 +59,17 @@ def save_model(sandy):
     return sandy_key
 
 
+def get_model(sandy_key):
+    sandy = sandy_key.get()
+    return sandy
+
+
+def get_key_kind_and_id(sandy_key):
+    kind_string = sandy_key.kind()  # returns 'Account'
+    ident = sandy_key.id()  # returns '2'
+    return kind_string, ident
+
+
 def get_url_safe_key(sandy_key):
     url_string = sandy_key.urlsafe()
     return url_string
@@ -123,6 +143,8 @@ def equivalent_ways_to_define_key_with_parent():
     ndb.Key('Revision', '1', parent=ndb.Key(
         'Message', 123, parent=ndb.Key('Account', 'sandy@example.com')))
 
+
+def create_root_key():
     sandy_key = ndb.Key(Account, 'sandy@example.com')
     return sandy_key
 
diff --git a/appengine/ndb/entities/snippets_test.py b/appengine/ndb/entities/snippets_test.py
index 761572238399..4886b772aab5 100644
--- a/appengine/ndb/entities/snippets_test.py
+++ b/appengine/ndb/entities/snippets_test.py
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ def test_create_model_using_attributes(client):
     assert isinstance(result, snippets.Account)
 
 
+def test_create_model_using_populate(client):
+    result = snippets.create_model_using_populate()
+    assert isinstance(result, snippets.Account)
+
+
 def test_demonstrate_model_constructor_type_checking(client):
     with pytest.raises(datastore_errors.BadValueError):
         snippets.demonstrate_model_constructor_type_checking()
@@ -56,6 +61,21 @@ def test_save_model(client):
     assert isinstance(result, snippets.ndb.Key)
 
 
+def test_get_model(client):
+    sandy_key = snippets.save_model(
+        snippets.create_model_using_keyword_arguments())
+    result = snippets.get_model(sandy_key)
+    assert isinstance(result, snippets.Account)
+
+
+def test_get_key_kind_and_id(client):
+    sandy_key = snippets.save_model(
+        snippets.create_model_using_keyword_arguments())
+    kind_string, ident = snippets.get_key_kind_and_id(sandy_key)
+    assert kind_string == 'Account'
+    assert isinstance(ident, long)
+
+
 def test_get_url_safe_key(client):
     sandy_key = snippets.save_model(
         snippets.create_model_using_keyword_arguments())
@@ -121,7 +141,11 @@ def test_demonstrate_models_with_parent_hierarchy(client):
 
 
 def test_equivalent_ways_to_define_key_with_parent(client):
-    result = snippets.equivalent_ways_to_define_key_with_parent()
+    snippets.equivalent_ways_to_define_key_with_parent()
+
+
+def test_create_root_key(client):
+    result = snippets.create_root_key()
     assert result.id() == 'sandy@example.com'