It matches with the level of Literacy for Junior High School in the Match with the Competence Standard and Basic Competence of KTSP They contain the meaning that should be tested :

34. a. happy b. good c. interested d. disappointed 35. a. It b. she c. he d. they 36. a. and b. or c. because d. for Discussions

a. It matches with the level of Literacy for Junior High School in the

Content Standard. It is about reading text. The text above is a Recount, because it has the characteristics of Recount text : 1 Communicative purpose To tell retell past events with purpose to announce or to entertain 2 Generic Structure: a Introduction orientation, giving information about what, who, where, and when. b Report a set of events or activities, usually told in order. 3 Language Features: a nouns and pronouns are human, animal or thing involved : I, fish, worm , the line b action verbs : went, reach, catch c past tense . d conjunctions and time connectives : and, when e adverbs and adverb phrases to express place and time : the jetty, on a bright and sunny day f adjectives to explain nouns : bright, sunny

b. Match with the Competence Standard and Basic Competence of KTSP

According to The Standard of Competencies of Writing of KTSP for the 8 th year of Junior High School, number 2. The table 1, page : Expressing meaning and rhetorical steps in simple short essay accurately, fluently, and acceptably to be able to interact in daily context in the forms of written descriptive, recount and narrative, with The Basic Competencies : Responding meaning and rhetorical steps in simple short essay accurately, fluently, and acceptably to be able to interact in daily context in the forms of written descriptive and Recount c. Match with the indicator of Writing competence in the syllabus : The items number 34, 35, 36 : Identifying the linguistic features d. They match with the technique of assessment in the syllabus : they are given in written form

e. They contain the meaning that should be tested :

The item number 35 contains ideational meaning because it is about the content of the text. The item number 34 and 36 contain logical meaning because they are about logical relation among ideas. f. They match with the Items Writing Rules of the Test Making Technique Based on the Content Standard which is mentioned on the page 46 The conclusion is : The items number 34, 35, 36 match with the Standard of Competence and the Basic Competence of Reading in Syllabus for Junior High School in Semarang, and also match with The Content Standard of KTSP. For questions 37 and 38 choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined words. Elephants are the largest mammals in the world. Although they have huge 37 bodies and great power, their movements are slow and gentle 38 37. a. very big b. wide c. spotted d. rough 38. a. fast b. sharp c. polite d. soft Discussions

a. It matches with the level of Literacy for Junior High School in the Content