Phil-IRI Form 1 Pretest

Name: _______________________________ Grade and Section: __________

GRADE LEVEL PASSAGE RATING SHEET

Prompt: How would you describe a ballerina? Read the letter aloud
to find out.

A
A Friendly
Friendly Letter
Letter

Read
Read Lizas
Lizas letter
letter below.
below.

Dear
Dear Shantelle,
Shantelle,

Did
Did you
you know
know that
that ballerinas
ballerinas wear
wear toe-shoes?
toe-shoes? They
They need
need aa
stiff-toed
stiff-toed footwear
footwear so
so they
they can
can dance
dance on
on their
their toes
toes like
like angels.
angels. Of
Of
course,
course, they
they also
also use
use gestures
gestures and
and body
body movements
movements to
to tell
tell aa story.
story.
Ballerinas
Ballerinas wear
wear tutus,
tutus, too.
too. These
These are
are short
short skirt
skirt that
that flows
flows
gradually
gradually as
as they
they dance,
dance, while
while their
their tights
tights cover
cover their
their entire
entire legs.
legs.
Why
Why dont
dont we
we watch
watch aa ballet
ballet performance
performance next
next week?
week? Wouldnt
Wouldnt
itit be
be fun?
fun?
Love,
Love,
Liza
Liza

Gr. V
No. of Words: 76

Questions:

Literal: 1. How will you describe toe-shoes? ______

Answer: stiff-toed shoes

2. What is a tutu? ______

Answer: a short skirt for ballerinas
what ballerinas wear

3. Why do ballerina wear tights? ______

Answer: to cover their entire legs

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Interpretive: 4. What was the letter about? ______
Possible Answer: about ballerinas and what
they wear

5. How would you describe the characteristics ______

of a ballerina?
Answer: Such as graceful, light and artistic.
(Accept logical answers.)

Applied: 6. What is the importance of appropriate clothes ______

and shoes to a ballerina?
Answer: toe-shoes will protect their toes
tutus will make look more graceful
tights will cover their legs

7. What would happen if ballerinas dance ______

without wearing proper shoes?
Possible Answer: They might hurt their toes.
(Accept logical answers.)

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