They match with the Competence Standard and Basic Competence of KTSP They match with the technique of assessment : They are given in written form They contain the meaning should be tested : ideational meaning because

AN ANALYSIS... Hastuti Handayani Mater’s Program in Linguistics, Diponegoro University ©2009, UNDIP Institutional Repository b. improvements c. devices d. apartments Discussions a. It matches with the level of Literacy for Junior High School in the Content Standard. It is about reading a text. The text above is a Short Functional text, in the form of Advertisement.

b. They match with the Competence Standard and Basic Competence of KTSP

The Standard of Competence of Reading for the 7 th grade is Understanding meaning in short functional written text, and The Basic Competence : Responding meaning in simple and short functional written text accurately, fluently, and acceptably to be able to interact in daily contexts with materials in form of Advertisement. c. They match with the indicator in the syllabus Item number 11 : Determining factual information of the text Item number 12 : Determining factual information of the text Item number 13 : Finding the meaning of word in the text.

d. They match with the technique of assessment : They are given in written form

e. They contain the meaning should be tested : ideational meaning because

it is about the content 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 page 46 AN ANALYSIS... Hastuti Handayani Mater’s Program in Linguistics, Diponegoro University ©2009, UNDIP Institutional Repository The conclusion is : The items number 11, 12, 13 match with the Standard of Competence and the Basic Competence of Reading of English Syllabus for Junior High School in Semarang, and also match with The Content Standard of KTSP. Read the following text to answer questions 14 to 17. The Indonesian Archipelago Indonesia is an archipelago. It is the largest one. It lies between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. This archipelago is flanked by two continents namely Asia and Australia. This archipelago consists of 13,667 islands. Its total land area is 1,905,453 square kilometers. There are five main islands in Indonesia. They are Java, Sumatera, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Papua, and the western part of New Guinea. The capital city of Indonesia is Jakarta. This city becomes the center of government and economic activities. The climate in Indonesia is tropical with high humidity, slight changes in temperature and heavy rainfall. It is because Indonesia lies along the equator. From November to February this country undergoes the wet season. The dry season prevails from June to September. We can see a large variety of plant and animal ’s life. Some species are endemic. They live in an island or a part of a large island. Some wildlife reserves have been established by the government throughout the country. Those wildlife reserves are used to protect the rare species from extinction. The rare animals are the orang utan primate s in Sumatera and Kalimantan, the komodo dragon in Komodo island, the one horned- rhinoceros in West Java, the pig deer and anoa, the dwarf buffalo in Sulawesi and many different species of monkeys and birds. 14. Indonesia has ………islands. a. 1,770 b. 5,152 c. 13,667 d. 1,905,453 15. The main idea of paragraph four is……….. AN ANALYSIS... Hastuti Handayani Mater’s Program in Linguistics, Diponegoro University ©2009, UNDIP Institutional Repository a. Indonesia has a tropical climate b. Indonesia has high humidity c. Indonesia has high rainfall d. Indonesia lies along the equator line 16. How is the weather like from November to February ? a. hot b. cool c. warm d. bright 17. Why does the government set up the wildlife reserve ? To protect the………… a. orang utans b. komodo dragons c. one horned-rhinoceros d. rare species Discussions a. It matches with the level of Literacy for Junior High School in the Content Standard. It is about reading a text. The text above is a Report, because it has the characteristics of a Report : 1 The Communicative Purpose : Giving information about Indonesia as reality, as the result of systematically observation or analysis. The description can encompass a nature phenomena, environment. The description of a Report Text can be a general conclusion about Indonesia. 2 Generic Structure : a General statement that explains reported Subject, Explanation, and the classification AN ANALYSIS... Hastuti Handayani Mater’s Program in Linguistics, Diponegoro University ©2009, UNDIP Institutional Repository b Description 3 Linguistics Features : a General nouns, such as „Indonesia is an Archipelago‟. b Relating verbs to explain the feature for example “ This archipelago is flanked by two continents namely Asia and Australia.” “This archipelago consists of 13,667 islands.” c Present tense to state something for example “It lies between the Pac ific Ocean and the Indian Ocean”, “This archipelago consists of 13,667 islands.” d Technical term, for example . endemic, humidity e Paragraph with topic sentence to arrange some information.

b. They match with the Competence Standard and Basic Competence of KTSP