Phil-IRI Form 1 - Pretest

Name: _______________________________ Grade and Section: __________

GRADE LEVEL PASSAGE RATING SHEET

Prompt: How do you celebrate Foundation Day? Read the selection below.

A
A Deal
Deal

“Our
“Our Foundation
Foundation Day
Day will
will be
be on
on September
September 30,”
30,” said
said Miss
Miss

Cruz,
Cruz, “What
“What are
are we
we going
going to
to present?”
present?”

“I
“I suggest
suggest that
that we
we render
render some
some folksongs
folksongs and
and folk
folk dances,”
dances,”

answered
answered Perla.
Perla.

“Good.
“Good. These
These will
will remind
remind us
us of
of our
our Filipino
Filipino culture,”
culture,” added
added

Ruben.
Ruben.

“Let’s
“Let’s start
start our
our practice
practice early.
early. That’s
That’s aa deal,”
deal,” insisted
insisted Susan.
Susan.

Gr. III
No. of Words: 50

Questions:

Literal: 1. Who announced about the Foundation Day? ______

Answer: Ms. Cruz

2. When will be the Foundation Day? ______

Answer: On September 30

3. What was the deal? ______

Answer: To practice the folksongs
and dances early.

Interpretive: 4. Why will they present folksongs and dances? ______

Answer: To remind everyone about love
of their culture.

SY 2012-2013
Applied: 5. What other Filipino customs and traditions ______
do you practice?
Answers: Hospitality
Helping one another
called bayanihan.
Kissing hands of elders for greetings.
Strong family ties
Celebrating fiestas, etc.

SY 2012-2013