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 Friendly Letter
Read Liza’s letter below.
Dear Shantelle,
Did you know that ballerinas wear “toe-shoes”? They need a
stiff-toed footwear so they can dance on their toes like angels. Of
course, they also use gestures and body movements to tell a story.
Ballerinas wear “tutus,” too. These are short skirt that flows
gradually as they dance, while their “tights” cover their entire legs.
Why don’t we watch a ballet performance next week?
Wouldn’t it be fun?
Love,
Liza
Gr. V
No. of Words: 76
Questions:
Literal: 1. How will you describe “toe-shoes”?
Answer: stiff-toed shoes
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2. What is a “tutu”?
Answer: a short skirt for ballerinas
what ballerinas wear
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3. Why do ballerina wear “tights?
Answer: to cover their entire legs
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SY 2012-2013
Interpretive: 4. What was the letter about?
Possible Answer: about ballerinas and what
they wear
Applied:
SY 2012-2013
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5. How would you describe the characteristics
of a ballerina?
Answer: Such as graceful, light and artistic.
(Accept logical answers.)
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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
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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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