AN ANALYSIS... Hastuti Handayani Mater’s Program in Linguistics, Diponegoro University
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For question number 25 and 26 fill in the blanks with the suitable words. My sister, Yulia, works for a travel bureau. Actually she does not like her
job Because the work is not ………..25. The salary is low and the boss is not
friendly. So, she will………..26 for another job at the end of this month. She wants to be a secretary.
25..
a. boring b. disappointing
c. degusting d. interesting
26. a. look
b. wait c. ask
d. search 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 Descriptive
text because it has :the characteristics of Descriptive text :
1 Communicative purpose : Describing the feature of someone Yulia
2 Generic structure : a
Introducing people will be described b
Description : Describing the Yulia’s job. This description only
gives information about Yulia’s job.
3 Linguistics Features: a
Certain nouns : My sister,Yulia, a travel bureau
AN ANALYSIS... Hastuti Handayani Mater’s Program in Linguistics, Diponegoro University
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b Simple present tense.
c Various adjectives : The salary is low and the boss is not friendly
b. They match with the Competence Standard and Basic Competence of
KTSP
According to the Level of Literacy for Junior High School, The student should achieve Discourse Competence in English Text types Genre ,
which covers Writing, that students are able to express the meaning of
short functional text. It is explained in The Competence Standard of Writing for the 8
th
grade : Expressing meaning in functional written text as
well as simple and short essay in the forms of descriptive, recount and
narrative to be able to interact in daily contexts The Basic Competence : Expressing meaning in simple and short
functional written text accurately, fluently, and acceptably to be able to interact in daily contexts
c. They match with the indicator in the syllabus : Completing the blank
spaces in the sentences of Descriptive text correctly.
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 : logical meaning because there are logical relation among the ideas of the text
f. They match with the Items Writing Rules of the Test Making Technique Based on the Content Standard which is mentioned on the
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AN ANALYSIS... Hastuti Handayani Mater’s Program in Linguistics, Diponegoro University
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The conclusion is : The items number 25 and 26 match with the Standard of Competence and the Basic Competence of Reading in English Syllabus for
Junior High School in Semarang, and also match with The Content Standard of KTSP.
Read the text and answer the questions 27 to 29.
The lion was having a nap when a little mouse woke him up. The lion
was annoyed, so he picked up the little mouse and threatened to eat him up. “Please spare me, oh king of the jungle. If you do, I will do something
for you one day ” begged the mouse.
“What A little thing like you ? Ha This is really very funny” laughed the lion. Then he got the little mouse free because he thought that the little
creature did not even taste good. Several days later when the lion was walking in the jungle, he got into a
trap. He struggled hard, but still he could not free himself. When he was about to give up, the little mouse came. He gnawed at the ropes of the net and
then said, “Didn’t you once laugh at me for being little ? Look how I have saved your life today,”
27. Where did the story happened ? a. in the kingdom
b. in the village c. in the jungle
d. in the field 28. How could the lion be free from the problem?
a. The lion walked into the trap b. The lion killed the little mouse
c. The mouse gnawed at the net and set it free d. The mouse woke up the lion
29. What can we learn from the story ?
a. Help your friend only if you get a reward b. Don’t underestimate those who are smaller
c. Strength as always useful when we are in trouble d. Don’t put your friend in trouble
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Discussions
a. They match with the level of Literacy for Junior High School in the
