Phil-IRI Silent

GRADE LEVEL PASSAGE RATING SHEET

Direction: Read the selection. Record your reading time as soon as you finish reading.Read the
questions and encircle the letter of your answer.

SANTA MARIA’S CHICHARON

Dear Arendelle,

How are you? It has been awhile since I went there last vacation.

Do you still remember what I mentioned about the large industry of chicharon here in
Santa Maria, Bulacan?

Did you know that the beginnings or origins of the local chicharon industry of Santa
Maria can be traced back to Pacencia de la Torre-Tuazon? She is said to have started the
town’s chicharon industry as a backyard trade when she decided to make use of leftover
portions of a butchered pig instead of throwing it away. The portion is deep-fried and added
some spices. Santa Maria’s chicharon industry started from humble beginnings in the 1900s,
mostly from backyard piggeries and swine raisers.

This February, we will be celebrating the feast of our patron Immaculate Conception.
The whole month is full of happenings. I want you to witness the Chicharon Festival, it was
started on 2007,and it is held every 10 th of February annually. Chicharon is your favorite snack
right?I’m sure that you will enjoy the parade that shows different varieties of crunchy, tasty and
just sinfully good chicharon, from pork rinds to chicken skin, from the largest to bite size. The
makers of chicharon will be giving samples, Oh! I’m excited… I can already smell the spiced
vinegar that is best dip for chicharon.

Please tell Auntie Lina to come with you as well, there are other delicacies that she can
enjoy during her stay here as she is trying not to eat chicharon right? My mother tries not to eat
too because of its high sodium and calorie content.

Aside from the parade there will be cooking contest for college students who will come
up with several new recipes that made good use of chicharon, like last year, the winner’s menu
was Chicharon Steak. I guess our parents would love to watch the contest too.

I’m excited to see you and eatchicharon with you. See you next month Arendelle!

Your cousin,

Mary

Grade VI
No. of words: 330

San Vicente Elementary School

Questions:

1. What is chicharon?
a. a sautéed vegetable
b. a grilled skin of pork
c. a deep-fried pig skin
d. a boiled pork belly

2. Who started the local industry of chicharon in Santa Maria, Bulacan?

a. Pacencia de la Torre-Tuazon
b. Pancho Torres
c. Patrick Gutierrez
d. Pacing Alvarado

3. Who are the first makers of chicharon in Santa Maria?

a. Swine raisers
b. Poultry raisers
c. Sewers
d. Laborers

4. When does Chicharon Festival is celebrated in the Town of Santa Maria?

a. 18th of February
b. 10th of February
c. 20th of February
d. 1st of February

5. In the selection, who is the patron of the town?

a. Immaculate Conception
b. Sto. Niño
c. San Vicente de Ferrer
d. NuestraSeñora del Carmen

6. What is the striking taste of chicharon?

a. sweet
b. sour
c. bitter
d. salty

7. What words best describe chicharon?

a. crunchy and tasty
b. brittle and sweet
c. soft and salty
d. crisp and bitter

8. What dip is best paired with chicharon?

a. shrimp paste
b. soy sauce
c. vinegar
d. tomato ketchup

9. What health problems would possibly happen if one eats chicharon excessively?
a. kidney and heart diseases
b. eye and heart diseases
c. liver and lungs diseases
d. lungs and kidney diseases

10. What was the winning menu in last year’s cooking contest?
a. Chicharon Adobo
b. Chicharon Steak
c. Chicharon Veggies
d. Chicharon Salad

San Vicente Elementary School

 Phil-IRI Oral

GRADE LEVEL PASSAGE RATING SHEET

Prompt: What heroic act does Scout Sajid did? Read and find out.

HEROIC SCOUT SAJID

SajidBulig was a pupil and one of the boy scouts of Bambang Elementary School in
Bocaue, Bulacan.

Scout Sajid was one of the devotees in the popular fluvial parade of pagoda carrying the
venerated wooden cross called the “Mahal na Poon ng Krussa Wawa,” in Bocaue River on July
2, 1993. The said pagoda’s capacity was for 200 devotees but due to lack of consistency among
organizers they allowed to squeeze in 300 people on board. Because the pagoda was
overloaded, it became unstable. The devotees panicked and started pulling each other.
Hundreds of devotees got drown. Sajid managed to swim up to the shore but decided to go
back to the river to save other lives.

He succeeded to save four lives but in his attempt to save another his life was put to risk
which led to his untimely death.

Sajid died at the age of 12 and was declared later as a hero of the 1993 pagoda tragedy.
He received several awards including Gold Medal of Honor from the Boy Scouts of the
Philippines and Service Award from Ateneo de Manila University.

In honor of Sajid, a SajidBulig Presidential Award for Heroism was established through
Executive Order 393 to give official recognition to individuals who have demonstrated exemplary
courage in the service of humanity as what Sajid did.

A monument was constructed and dedicated for him at the edge of the Bocaue River in
Barangay Bambang, meters away from his home and it was also meters away where the ill-
fated pagoda sunk in 1993.

Grade VI
No. of words: 263

San Vicente Elementary School

Questions:

Literal:
1. Who is SajidBulig?

Answer: a pupil and a scout of Bambang Elementary School that was declared a hero of 1993
pagoda tragedy

2. Where did the tragedy happen?

Answer: Bocaue River in Bocaue, Bulacan

3. What caused the tragedy?

Answer: the pagoda was overloaded

Interpretative:
4. Does he deserve all the awards given to him?

Answer: Yes, he deserves all the awards given to him. Because of what he did he was able to
save four lives.

5. What should the organizers do in order not to come up with that accident?

Answer: the organizers should have limited the devotees on board

Applied:
6. If you were Scout SajidBulig, would you also do that heroic act? Why or why not?

Possible answers: Yes, to minimize the casualties I would also do the same
No, because my life will be put into risk
(Answers may also vary.)

7. If you will be given a chance to give him an award, what would it be and why?

Answers may vary.

San Vicente Elementary School