Speaking items The Description of the items in the teacher-made test.

37 1 To demonstrate the basic competence. 15 100 10 100 5 100 5 100 The table shows that Progress tests are intended to measure the ability of writing. There are 100 of the total writing items in progress test 1 that are intended to demonstrate the basic competence of grammar and the rule of writing. There are 100 of the total writing items in progress test 2 that are intended to demonstrate the basic competence of grammar and the rule of writing. There are 100 of the total writing items in progress test 3 that are intended to demonstrate the basic competence of grammar and the rule of writing. There are 100 of the total writing items in progress test 4 that are intended to demonstrate the basic competence of grammar and the rule of writing. In the writing test of Progress Tests two objectives were not tested. They are to write daily communication text and to write a text in various forms. According to Hughes 1989: 23, the more likely it is to be inaccurate measure of what is supposed to be measured. Therefore in the future, the test writer should concern about the absence of those objectives to build with good content validity.

4.3. The test types In order to find out the test types, the progress tests were analyzed based on

38 the English test types; supply type short answer, select type true-false, matching, and multiple choice and essay or discussion type. Table 4.1.1: The Frequency Distribution of Test types in the Progress test items The table shows that Progress test 1 use short answer type 19.2 and essay type 80.8 of the total items. There are matching type 38.5, multiple choice type 19.2, short answer type 19.2, and essay type 23.1 of the total items in progress test 2. There are multiple choice type 76.9 and essay type 23.1 of the total items in progress test 3. There are matching type 38.5, short answer type 38.5, and essay type 23 of the total items in progress test 4. In the progress test 1 there are true-false type, matching type, and multiple choice type were not used. In the progress test 2 only true-false type which was not used. In the progress test 3 there are true-false type, matching type, and short answer Distribution of the Test types in the Progress test items Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Test 4 No Test types Number of Number of Number of Number of 1 True-false - - - - - - - - 2 Matching - - 10 38.5 - - 10 38.5 3 Multiple - - 5 19.2 20 76.9 - - 4 Short answer 5 19.2 5 19.2 - - 10 38.5 5 Essay type 21 80.8 6 23.1 6 23.1 6 23