Phil-IRI Form 1 - Pretest

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GRADE LEVEL PASSAGE RATING SHEET

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

Flower Festival

It’s the last Saturday of February. Everyone’s waiting

for a parade along the main roads of Baguio City. It’s
Panagbenga – let a thousand flowers bloom!
Michael and Mae sit with their Mother by the window of
a fastfood center waiting for the most colorful event of the
city.
“Here comes the police escort now, Mama!” shouts Mae.
“Look at the band! They are dressed in floral shirts.
Their instruments are decked with flowers,” says Michael.
“Look at the street dancers,” exclaims Mother. “They
are doing different formations. See, that’s like a big
sunflower!”
“And look at the flowers, Mama,” observes Mae. “They
are all very colorful.”
Along pass more bands and more street dancers in
colorful costumes. There are flowers everywhere.
“We will watch the floats tomorrow,” says Mother.

Grade III
No. of words: 129

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Questions:

1. Where did the story happen?

a. Davao City
b. Baguio City
c. Iloilo City
d. Zamboanga City

2. What was the story about?

a. a Fruit Festival
b. a Farmers Festival
c. a Flower Festival
d. a Vegetable Festival

3. What did the bands wear?

a. floral dress
b. plain shirt
c. striped dress
d. colored shirt

4. What does Panagbenga mean?

a. Let’s gather the flowers.

b. Let’s decorate with flowers.
c. Let the flowers dance.
d. Let a thousand flowers bloom.

5. What do floats mean in the story?

a. decorated cars/trucks
b. flying cars/trucks
c. floating cars/trucks
d. moving cars/trucks

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6. Why does Baguio celebrate Panagbenga?

a. to make the city beautiful

b. to show the beautiful flowers
c. to spread friendship to others
d. to let others come to Baguio

7. How does a festival help the livelihood of the people?

a. People can relax.

b. Children go on vacation.
c. Everybody can have fun.
d. Tourists visit the place.

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