most of the students were lured but some students could answer correctly. The test had a clear theoretical definition of the construct to be measure.
Furthermore the items and tasks are congruent with the contain domain definition. The tasks were relevant to the purpose of the test and the test was
relevant to the indicators of the syllabus. The teacher added that the writer had designed the test well, in the case of
choosing the type of the test, the texts and the items questions. Unfortunately most of the students were not familiar with long texts. Therefore they felt that the
test was difficult for them.
5. Main Product Revising
After finishing four steps of R D cycle, the writer had enough consideration to revise the test. The revision was made because the writer wanted
to design an appropriate reading test based on the analysis of IF, ID, and distractor efficiency and the result of the questionnaire. In this step, the writer revised the
items. Therefore, the item would be clearer for the students. There were three 3 numbers of the test which should be revised, number
5, 9, and 14. The distractors for those numbers mentioned were not acceptable. Number 5 had very low point of IF 0.03 and negative point of ID -0.01. It
meant that the test items of number 5 were not appropriate since the IF was not in range between 0,15 and 0,85. Furthermore, the ID point was negative. Therefore,
number 5 did not have discriminating power. While number 9 had very low point of IF 0.01, it meant that the items including very difficult items. In addition
number 9 had very low of ID 0.01 which meant that the items had very low
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discriminating power. Number 14 had very low point of ID 0.06 which meant that the items had very low discriminating power . Therefore, the items of those
numbers should be revised.
No. The Test Revision
Before Revision After Revision
5. Where did the story happen?
A. at the twelve capes B. in a jungle in Aru Islands
C. in a beautiful beach D. not far from the jungle in Aru
Island E. in different places
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 9.
Where did the story probably happen?
A. at a river’s bank B. at the river
C. at the jungle D. beneath the mud
E. in the bulrush leaves 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
14. What is the first complication of
the text? A. Prince Raden Putra and Dewi
Limaran were husband and wife.
B. Dewi Limaran was walking around in the palace garden.
C. Dewi Limaran saw an ugly and disgusting snail.
D. Dewi Limaran threw the snail away into a river.
E. The witch put a spell on her and changed her into a
golden snail.
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.
Table 4.4: The Test Revision
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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
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