Phil-IRI Form 1 – Pretest

Name: _______________________________ Grade and Section: __________

GRADE LEVEL PASSAGE RATING SHEET

Prompt: Do you love your father? Do you give him gifts? Read and
find out what gifts the children gave to their father.

Gifts for Father

It’s father’s birthday.

“Happy birthday, father!” said Dan and Rita. Dan

gave him a book. Rita gave him a hat.

Father said, “Thank you, Dan and Rita! I love you.”!

Gr. I
No. of Words: 30

Questions:

Literal: 1. Who celebrated his birthday? ______

Answer: father

2. What did Dan give Father? ______

Answer: book

3. Who is Dan’s sister? ______

Answer: Rita

Interpretive: 4. How did Father feel on his birthday? _____

Answer: happy

Applied: 5. Why would you give your father a gift? ______

Possible Answers: because I love him
because of his birthday
because I want him to be happy

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Gifts for Father

It’s father’s birthday.

“Happy birthday, father!” said Dan and

Rita. Dan gave him a book. Rita gave him a
hat.

Father said, “Thank you, Dan and Rita!

I love you.”!

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 Phil-IRI Form 1 - Pretest

Name: _______________________________ Grade and Section: __________

GRADE LEVEL PASSAGE RATING SHEET

Prompt: Do you know how to raise pigs? Read the selection below.

Let Pigs Grow

Pigs are good pets. A mother pig can give birth to three to
sixteen piglets born alive. Piglets love to eat. Aside from sucking
milk, they like eating plants and grass. They also want to eat left-
over foods and fruit peelings.

Gr. II
No. of Words: 41

Questions:

Literal: 1. How are piglets born? ______

Answer: Piglets are born alive.

2. What do piglets love to do? ______

Answer: They love to eat.

3. What do they eat? ______

Answers: They suck milk.
They eat plants and grass.
They eat left-over foods and fruit
peelings.

Interpretive: 4. What will happen if you do not take care of the

piglets? ______
Possible Answers: They will not grow.
They will grow thin.
They will die.

Applied: 5. How do pigs help people? ______

Possible Answers: They give us meat that we call
“pork”.
They help us recycle left-overs.
We avoid wasting left-over food
by feeding them with it.

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Let Pigs Grow

Pigs are good pets. A mother pig can give

birth to three to sixteen piglets born alive.

Piglets love to eat. Aside from sucking milk,

they like eating plants and grass. They also

want to eat left-over foods and fruit peelings.

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 Phil-IRI Form 1 - Pretest

Name: _______________________________ Grade and Section: __________

GRADE LEVEL PASSAGE RATING SHEET

Prompt: Recall the fiesta you attended. How different was it from the
one discussed below? Read and find out.

Fiesta Time

Paulo and John spent the night at their grandfather’s

place to witness the activities for the town fiesta.
“John,” called Paulo, “Hurry up! I don’t want to miss the
games.”
“Neither do I!” John replied.
“I like the palo-sebo and pot-hitting contests!” shouted
Paulo. “Those are very exciting games.”

Gr. III
No. of Words: 49

Questions:

Literal: 1. Who spent the night at their grandfather’s ______

place?
Answer: John and Paulo

2. Why were Paulo and John at their ______

grandfather’s place?
Answers: to attend the fiesta
to witness the activities

3. What games did John and Paulo watch? ______

Answer: the palo-sebo and pot-hitting
contests

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Interpretive: 4. What do people feel during fiesta? ______
Possible
Answers: festive, happy, excited

Applied: 5. What other activities could you suggest for ______

a fiesta?
Possible parade, beauty contest, other
Answers: contests like relays, drum and
bugle corps, sack race, singing
contest, dance competition,
“kadang-kadang”, etc.

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 Phil-IRI Form 1 - Pretest

Fiesta Time

Paulo and John spent the night at their

grandfather’s place to witness the activities for the
town fiesta.
“John,” called Paulo, “Hurry up! I don’t want to
miss the games.”
“Neither do I!” John replied.
“I like the palo-sebo and pot-hitting contests!”
shouted Paulo. “Those are very exciting games.”

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 Phil-IRI Form 1 - Pretest

Name: _______________________________ Grade and Section: __________

GRADE LEVEL PASSAGE RATING SHEET

Prompt: Somebody is speaking to you. Read to find out who

he is, and listen to his message.

Listen to My Story

“Hey! I don’t fly anymore, but I have a story to tell.

It started with Andres Bonifacio, the “Great Plebeian” who

sympathized with the sufferings of the common men. He

founded the “Katipunan”, the revolutionary movement that rose

against Spain.

On my cloth were written KKK, which stands for:

Kataastaasan

Kagalanggalangan

Katipunan

“ng mga Anak ng Bayan”

“I am the flag of the brave Katipuneros!”

Gr. IV
No. of Words: 65

Questions:

Literal: 1. Who founded the Katipunan? ______

Answer: Andres Bonifacio

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 2. What is the Katipunan? ______
Answer: a revolutionary movement that
fought against the Spaniards

3. What country did the Katipunan rise against? ______

Answer: Spain

Interpretive: 4. Who is the speaker in the selection? ______

Answer: the flag of KKK

5. Why is Bonifacio called the Great Plebeian? ______

Answer: Because he sympathized with
the sufferings of the common
man/the early Filipinos.

Applied: 6. How would you prove that Katipuneros were ______

brave?
Possible - They were not afraid to rise
Answers: against the Spaniards.
- They revolted against Spain.

7. If you were a Grade IV child during time of ______

the Katipuneros, how would you help them
fight against the Spaniards?
Possible - By fetching and giving them
Answers: water.
- By dressing their wounds.
- By giving them food.

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Listen to My Story

“Hey! I don’t fly anymore, but I have a story to tell.

It started with Andres Bonifacio, the “Great Plebeian”

who sympathized with the sufferings of the common men. He

founded the “Katipunan”, the revolutionary movement that

rose against Spain.

On my cloth were written KKK, which stands for:

Kataastaasan

Kagalanggalangan

Katipunan

“ng mga Anak ng Bayan”

“I am the flag of the brave Katipuneros!”

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 Phil-IRI Form 1 – Pretest

Name: _______________________________ Grade and Section: __________

GRADE LEVEL PASSAGE RATING SHEET

Prompt: What do you know about our planet? Read the selection aloud
and get to know the planet Earth.

The Earth

The Earth is almost 93 million miles away from the sun. It

is the only planet with known life forms. Its surface is three-

fourths water and one-fourth land mass. It is surrounded by

gaseous substance called atmosphere. The Earth takes 24 hours

to complete its rotation. Rotation causes night and day. As the

Earth rotates, it revolves around the sun every 365 ¼ days. This

revolution takes one year.

Gr. V
No. of Words: 69

Questions:

Literal: 1. What is the only planet with known life forms? ______
Answer: Earth

2. How far is the planet Earth from the Sun? ______

Answer: 93 million miles

3. What is the gaseous substance that ______

surrounds the Earth?
Answer: atmosphere

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Interpretive: 4. How does the Earth move? ______
Answer: The earth rotates on its axis
and revolves around the sun.

5. What would happen if the Earth gets very near ______

the sun?
Possible - People will get burned.
Answer: - It will be hot on Earth.
Note: Accept similar answers

Applied: 6. If the earth does not rotate, how will you be ______
affected?
Possible - I would have difficulty telling
Answer: when to do things and when to
sleep.
- distinguish day and night

7. Would you like the Earth to stop moving? ______

Why?
Possible No, because I wouldn’t know
Answer: how to count the days and
years without the Earth’s
movement.

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The Earth

The Earth is almost 93 million miles away from the sun. It

is the only planet with known life forms. Its surface is three-

fourths water and one-fourth land mass. It is surrounded by

gaseous substance called atmosphere. The Earth takes 24 hours

to complete its rotation. Rotation causes night and day. As the

Earth rotates, it revolves around the sun every 365 ¼ days.

This revolution takes one year.

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 Phil-IRI Form 1 - Pretest

Name: _______________________________ Grade and Section: __________

GRADE LEVEL PASSAGE RATING SHEET

Prompt: Have you ever seen a greenhouse? How do gases affect the
temperature? Read and find out.

The Greenhouse Effect

For 10,000 years, the Earth’s surface temperature remained

steady at 14C with 3% carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in the atmosphere. This

produced greenhouse gas and water vapor. Today, greenhouse gases

trap heat, keeping Earth warm with water vapor, CO 2 , methane and

chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).

People contribute to make temperature warm. Their increased

electric consumption has resulted to 25% CO 2 in atmosphere; allowing

more water vapor that multiplies the increase in temperature.

Scientists think that the Earth would grow warmer by 4-9% by

2050, resulting to drought that might wipe out some animal species.

Gr. VI
No. of Words: 91

Questions:

Literal: 1. What gases trap heat and keep the earth’s ______
surface warm?
Answers: water vapor, carbon dioxide,
methane, chlorofluorocarbons
(CFCs)

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 2. How long has the earth’s surface temperature ______
remained steady?
Answer: 10,000 years

3. What will become of the earth by 2050? ______

Answers: - it will grow warmer by 4-9%
- there might be drought that
will wipe out some animal
species
Interpretive: 4. Why is the earth getting warmer everyday? ______
Possible - because most gases like
Answers: carbon dioxide and methane
occur in the atmosphere
- there is an increase in burning
of fuels
- the use of CFCs also increased
- amount of greenhouse gases
in atmosphere increases
- people use appliances with
CO 2

5. What could be the effect of increased electric ______

consumption to the environment?
Possible - - There would be more carbon
Answers: dioxide and water vapor in the
atmosphere.
- The Earth will be warm.

Applied: 6. Scientists think that Earth will grow warmer ______

by 2050. How can you help prevent this from
happening?
Possible - minimize the use of CFCs
Answers: - avoid burning garbage
- dispose products consumed
everyday (like bottles, plastic
bags) properly
- use electricity wisely

7. How can you protect yourself from pollutants ______

like carbon dioxide?
Possible - plant trees
Answers: - dispose water properly
- maintain and repair vehicles
to produce less pollutants
- maintain the cleanliness of the
environment

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The Greenhouse Effect

For 10,000 years, the Earth’s surface temperature

remained steady at 14C with 3% carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in the

atmosphere. This produced greenhouse gas and water vapor.

Today, greenhouse gases trap heat, keeping Earth warm with

water vapor, CO 2 , methane and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).

People contribute to make temperature warm. Their

increased electric consumption has resulted to 25% CO 2 in

atmosphere; allowing more water vapor that multiplies the

increase in temperature.

Scientists think that the Earth would grow warmer by 4-

9% by 2050, resulting to drought that might wipe out some

animal species.

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