What the Achievement Multiple-Choice Item Narrative Reading Test

B. What the Achievement Multiple-Choice Item Narrative Reading Test

Looks Like Please read the text carefully and choose the correct anser. Give cross X to the appropriate answer in your answer sheets. Text for no. 1-4 Manik Angkeran A long ago, lived a very rich family in Bali. The father was Sidi Mantra. He was very famous for his supernatural power. He lived happily with his wife and his only child, Manik Angkeran. He was a spoiled son. He also had a bad habit. He liked to gamble. Because of his bad habit, his parents soon became poor. They always advised Manik Angkeran to stop his bad habit, but he never listened to them. Instead he kept on begging to his parents to give him a lot of money. The parents then did not have any heart to see him begging. Then Sidi Mantra went to Agung Mountain. There lived a mighty dragon with his great supernatural power. He could provide jewelries to those who could say the right prayers and ring the bell. Sidi Mantra had the bell and also knew the prayers. After he met the dragon, he then said the prayers and rang the bell. Suddenly jewelries came out from the dragon’s body. He was very happy and immediately brought the jewelries home. This time Sidi Mantra wanted Manik Angkeran really to stop gambling. The son then promised. But soon he broke the promise and he did not have some money anymore. He heard that his father got the jewelries from the dragon living in Agung Mountain. So he stole his father’s bell then he went there. After he arrived in PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI Agung Mountain, Manik Angkeran rang the bell. He said that he wanted the jewelries to the dragon. Then the dragon gave him the jewelries and asked him not to gamble anymore. Manik Angkeran agreed and was very happy. Suddenly he had a bad idea. He wanted to kill the dragon and stole all his jewelries. The dragon knew his plan and with his great power he killed Manik Angkeran. Sidi Mantra was deeply sad. He asked the dragon to bring his son back to life. The dragon agreed but they had to live in different places. After few moments, Manik Angkeran lived again. Then Sidi Mantra used a stick to make a big line between them on the ground. From the line, water flowed. Soon it became a river. Finally it became a strait. It separated Java and Bali. People then named the strait as Bali Strait. Adapted from: http:indonesianfolklore.blogspot.comsearchlabelBali. retrieved on April 17, 2010 1. Why did Sidi Mantra and his wife become poor? A. because he liked to gamble B. because he had a bad habit C. because his son liked to gamble D. because his son was very spoiled E. because he asked for jewelries to the dragon 2. What was the consequence if Manik Angkeran lived again? A. Manik Angkeran had to stop gambling. B. Manik Angkeran and his father had to live in different places. C. Manik Angkeran killed the dragon first. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI D. Manik Angkeran had to make a line between his father and him. E. Manik Angkeran had to make Bali strait. 3. ‘Soon it became a river.’ last paragraph What does the word ‘it’ refer to? A. the big line B. water C. the stick D. the strait E. the ground 4. What is the moral value of the text above? A. Parents must give all of the money for their children. B. Children have to ask money to their parents. C. Parents’ advices are important. D. As a child, we wave to do all of our parents’ advices. E. Bad habit will bring us to the worst consequences. Text for no. 5-8 The Deer and the Sea Snail A long time ago in a jungle in Aru Islands, Maluku, lived a group of deer. They were very proud of their ability in running very fast. They always stayed in different places. They challenged other animals in a running match. If the deer won the match, they took over the place and stayed there. Not far from the jungle, there was a beautiful beach. A group of sea snail lived there. The deer heard about the beautiful beach and planned to live there. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI They had a plan to challenge snails in a running match. They were very sure to win the match. Sea snails were slow in walking. After that the deer and sea snails discussed the rule of the game. The rule was that they had to run from the first cape until the twelfth cape. The distance between one cape to another was very far. The winner was those who arrived first at the twelfth cape. Then the leader of the sea snails conducted a secret meeting with all of sea snails. They set a strategy to win the match. The leader said that they had to put twelve of sea snails in each cape. If the deer arrived in every cape, they had to shout. So, the deer would never rest and got very tired. And the day of the match finally arrived. All animals watched this unique match, the deer versus the sea snail. The runners were standing side by side. Then, the deer ran very fast. In just a second, he already left the sea snail. After a few hours of running, he arrived at the first cape. He shouted, “Hey? Where are you?” “I’m here,” said the sea snail. He was another sea snail that was hiding in the first cape. The deer was surprised. He cancelled his plan to get some rest. He continued running. In every cape, there was always a sea snail. And the deer always cancelled his plan to get some rest. Finally, the deer almost reached the twelfth cape but he was exhausted. He was really tired. And he gave up. He did not have any more strength to run. He fell down on the ground. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI “Hooray” said all the sea snails. The deer were so embarrassed. They were just tricked by the clever sea snails. So the deer came back to the jungle and never returned to the beach. Adapted from: http:indonesianfolklore.blogspot.comsearchlabelMaluku. retrieved on April 17th, 2010 5. What was the purpose of the secret meeting of the sea snails? A. to watch the unique match B. to make the deer tired C. to make the deer surprised D. to set a strategy to win the match E. to challenge the deer in running match 6. What is the true statement based on the text above? Except… A. The deer took over the place and stayed there if they won the match. B. The deer had reached the twelfth cape C. The sea snails’ leader was a clever leader. D. The sea snails won the game because they had a very good strategy. E. All animals watched this unique match, the deer versus the sea snail. 7. What is the synonym of the word “exhausted”? A. embarrassed B. bored C. fatigued D. uninterested E. impatient PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 8. What is the purpose of the text above? A. to tell an event with a humorous twist B. to share with others an account of an unusual or amusing incident C. to entertain the readers with the imaginary story D. to presents information about something E. to retell something that happened in the past Text for no. 9-12 The Little Jackal and the Alligator The little Jackal was very fond of shell-fish. He used to go down by the river and hunt along the edges for crabs and such things. And once, when he was hunting for crabs, he was so hungry that he put his paw into the water after a crab without looking first, — which you never should do The minute he put in his paw, snap — the big Alligator who lives in the mud down there had it in his jaws. “Oh, dear” thought the little Jackal; “the big Alligator has my paw in his mouth In another minute he will pull me down and gobble me up What shall I do? What shall I do?” Then he thought suddenly, “I’ll deceive him” So he put on a very cheerful voice, as if nothing at all were the matter, and he said, “Ho ho Clever Mr. Alligator Smart Mr. Alligator, to take that old bulrush root for my paw I hope you’ll find it very tender” PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI The old Alligator was hidden away beneath the mud and bulrush leaves, and he couldn’t see anything. He thought, “Pshaw I’ve made a mistake.” So he opened his mouth and let the little Jackal go. The little Jackal ran away as fast as he could, and as he ran he called out, “Thank you, Mr. Alligator Kind Mr. Alligator So kind of you to let me go” Adapted from: http:www.halloenglish.web.idnarrative-text. retrieved on April 17, 2010 9. Where did Mr. Alligator live? A. in the mud down the river B. far from the river C. in the jungle D. near the little jackal house E. in the bulrush leaves 10. Which one is not the complication of the narrative above? A. The big alligator had the little jackal’s paw in his mouth. B. The little Jackal was very fond of shell-fish. C. The alligator opened his mouth and let the little Jackal go. D. The little Jackal put his paw into the water without looking first. E. The little jackal would deceive the alligator. 11. What is the meaning of the underlined word in the second paragraph? A. to stop eating something B. to take something roughly C. to raise something to a higher position PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI D. to eat something very fast E. to take a firm hold of something 12. The little Jackal ran away as fast as he could…last paragraph. What do you call that part of narrative? A. Reorientation B. Resolution C. Complication D. Orientation E. Identification Text for no. 12-16 Keong Emas The Golden Snail Prince Raden Putra and Dewi Limaran were husband and wife. They lived in a palace. Prince Raden Putras father was the king of the kingdom. One day, Dewi Limaran was walking around in the palace garden. Suddenly she saw a snail. It was ugly and disgusting. Then she threw it away into a river. She did not know that the snail was actually an old and powerful witch. The witch could transform herself into anything. She was angry to Dewi Limaran. The witch put a spell on her and changed her into a golden snail. The witch then threw it away into the river. The golden snail was drifting away in the river and got caught into a net. An old woman was fishing and used her net to catch some fish. She was surprised to PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI see a golden snail in her net. She took it and brought it home. When the old woman woke up in the morning, she was surprised that the house was in the good condition. The floor was mopped. And she also had food on the table. She was thinking very hard. It happened again and again every morning. The old woman was very curious. One night she decided to stay up late. She was peeping from her room to know who cooked for her. Then, she could not believe what she saw. The golden snail she caught in the river turned into a beautiful woman. The old woman approached her and asked who the beautiful woman was. Dewi Limaran then explained what had happened. After that the old woman rushed to the palace. She talked to Prince Raden Putra about his wife. Prince Raden Putra was so happy. He had been looking for his wife everywhere. He then prayed and meditated. He asked the gods to give him the holy gamelan. He wanted to break the witchs spell. After several days praying and meditating, finally gods granted his wish. He immediately brought the holy gamelan to the old womans house. He played it beautifully. And then amazingly the golden snail turned into the beautiful Dewi Limaran. The couple was so happy that they could be together again. They also thanked the old woman for her kindness. As a return, they asked her to stay in the palace. Adapted from: http:indonesianfolklore.blogspot.comsearchlabelCentral20Java. retrieved on April 17 th , 2010 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 13. Why did the witch put a spell on Dewi Limaran and changed her into a golden snail? A. because the witch was angry to Dewi Limaran B. because Dewi Limaran threw the snail C. because the snail was ugly and disgusting D. because the witch wanted Dewi Limaran to be her friend E. because the witch was a powerful witch 14. Which one is not the complications of the text? A. The golden snail was drifting away in the river and got caught into a net. B. The witch was so angry to Dewi Limaran. C. The witch put a spell on her and changed her into a golden snail. D. Prince Raden Putra and Dewi Limaran were husband and wife. E. The golden snail she caught in the river turned into a beautiful woman. 15. What does “the couple” in last paragraph refer to? A. Dewi Limaran and the witch B. Dewi Limaran and the old woman C. Prince Raden Putra and the old woman D. Prince Raden Putra and the witch E. Prince Raden Putra and Dewi Limaran 16. “As a return, they asked her to stay in the palace.” What does the sentence mean? A. After Prince Raden Putra and Dewi Limaran had arrived at the palace, they asked the old woman to stay with them. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI B. Prince Raden Putra and Dewi Limaran thanked the old woman by asking her to stay in the palace. C. The old woman insisted to stay in palace because of her kindness. D. After Prince Raden Putra and Dewi Limaran had come back to the palace, the old woman returned to her palace. E. The old woman came afterward Prince Raden Putra and Dewi Limaran to the palace. Fill in blanks with the correct answer provided in number 17-20. Maninjau Lake … As agreed, Datuk Limbatang and his family came to bujang sembilans house. He wanted to propose Sani to be Girans wife. Surprisingly, Kukuban rejected the proposal. Sani and Giran ________17 very sad. However both of them still met secretly. Kukuban finally found out. He and his brothers sent them to the traditional court. He accused them having a sinful relationship. And they _____________18. They would be thrown to the crater of Tinjau Mountain. We are innocent. We never do anything wrong, said Giran. Then he prayed. God, when we are wrong, please ___________19our body in the crater. But if we are innocent, make this mountain erupt and change bujang sembilan as fish. Then they were thrown into crater. Not long after that, the mountain____________20. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI People saved their lives. Amazingly, bujang sembilan slowly turned into fish. And the crater was getting bigger. It finally became a lake. People named it as Maninjau Lake. Adapted from: http:www.indonesianfolklore.blogspot.com. Retrieved on April 17 th , 2010 17. A. Are B. Was C. Were D. Be E. Would be 18. A. Punished B. Were punishing C. Would be punished D. Would punish E. Were punished 19. A. Destroyed B. Destroy C. To destroy D. Destroying E. Have destroyed 20. A. Have erupted B. Erupts C. Erupting D. Erupted E. Was erupted PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 64

CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS

In this chapter, the writer presents conclusions and suggestions. After doing the research, the writer obtained some points of conclusions. This study also needed suggestions in order to make improvement for the next research and for the teachers who want to apply the test designed by the writer.

A. Conclusions

In developing the test, this study employed five steps of R D cycle which were combined with Bachman’s and Palmer’s test development to answer the problem formulations. The five steps of R D cycle used in this study were research and information collecting, planning, developing preliminary form of product, preliminary field testing and main product revision. In addition, the writer combined R D cycle with Bachman’s and Palmer’s test development which consisted of three stages: design, operationalization, and administration. The writer combined the first step of R D cycle, research and information collecting with design, the first step of Bachman’s and Palmer’s test development by doing literature review and interview. Literature review and interview were conducted to obtain information in order to make the design statement of the test. The design statement provided information needed to limit the scope of the test. Then, the writer combined the second step of R D, planning with selecting and specifying the materials of Bachman’s and Palmer’s test PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI