82 After determining the objectives of this study, the writer selected appropriate and
correlated texts for the test contents. The writer searched out from several sources such as the Internet and books. After finding suitable article or text, the writer
selected and modified it into a multiple-choice reading test.
4. Test Content
After determining the topics and objectives, the writer selected test content. According to Kemp 1977:43, student’s learning experiences must
involve subject content. The content should close-relationship to the objectives and to the student’s need. In this designed test, the subject content was replaced
by test content because the focus is for designing a test. The test content divided
into two groups, reading comprehension test and grammatical test. The reading
comprehension test identified some macroskill such as detecting main idea, supporting idea, information, generalization, and exemplification; inferring links
and connection between the information; distinguishing between literal and implied meanings; and developing reading strategies for interpretation of texts.
Then, the grammatical test covers some aspects of microskill such as recognizing grammatical world classes, recognizing system, and recognizing particular
meaning in different grammar form. Before giving the test, students should be outfitted with the mastery of
knowledge about certain text types learned in their class. The materials of text types are taught by school-teachers. This is aimed to help students in
83 understanding and carrying out the test. The detailed information is explained in
the following descriptions.
Table 4.6: Test Content Description of the Designed Tests
No Topics and Texts
Test Content Description Reading Questions
Grammatical Questions
1. Narrative -
No Welcome at Hotel -
Sultan -
The Miracle Baby -
Birth of Jersey Devil -
Jack and the beans -
Davy Crockett -
The purpose of the text -
Main ideas -
Supporting ideas and details -
The moral conclusion -
The evens or characters -
True-false statements -
Vocabulary synonym antonym and the meaning of
word phrase or sentence in the text
- Direct-
indirect speech
- Past tense
2. Explanation -
Miami Bus -
Hot Air Balloon -
Satellite -
Ibuprofen -
Salmonella Poisoning -
Red Poppy -
Pizza -
Clothes -
The purpose of the text -
Main ideas -
Supporting ideas and details -
True-false statements or information or processes
- Vocabulary synonym and
the meaning of word phrase or sentence in the text
- Simple
present tense
- Passive
voice
3. Discussion -
Immigration -
Wearing Raw Meat Dress
- Convince or Care?
- The purpose of the text
- Main ideas
- Supporting ideas and details
- True-false information or
opinion or pros-cons -
The conclusion of issues -
Vocabulary synonym and -
Thinking verb: feel,
believe, hope
- Modalities
- Conditional
sentences
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No Topics and Texts
Test Content Description Reading Questions
Grammatical Questions
the meaning of word phrase or sentence in the text
4. Review -
Remember Blue -
Bucket List -
Nature Lesson -
The purpose of the text -
Main ideas -
Supporting ideas and details -
True-false information or critique
- Vocabulary synonym and
the meaning of word phrase or sentence in the text
- Complex-
compound sentences
5. Activities and Sources
