The item number 50 matches with the level of Literacy for Junior It matches with the Competence Standard and Basic Competence of KTSP It matches with the indicator in the syllabus : Arranging the jumbled

AN ANALYSIS... Hastuti Handayani Mater’s Program in Linguistics, Diponegoro University ©2009, UNDIP Institutional Repository d. It matches with the technique of assessment in the syllabus : it is given in written form

e. It contains the meaning that should be tested : textual meaning because it

deals with cohesiveness and coherence

f. It matches 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 item number 1 matches with the Competencies Standard and the Basic Competencies of Writing in Syllabus for Junior High School in Semarang, and also match with The Content Standard of KTSP 50. Choose the right order of the following sentences to make a paragraph. 1. It takes place three days or more 2. The more important the person who dies, the more buffalo they slaughter. 3. It is carried out in honor of the dead person 4. One of the Torajan traditions is the funeral ceremony. 5. It is done by slaughtering a water buffalo a. 2, 5, 4, 3, 1 b. 2, 3, 5, 4, 1 c. 4, 3, 1, 5, 2 d. 4, 3, 5, 2, 1 Discussions

a. The item number 50 matches with the level of Literacy for Junior

High School in the Content Standard. It is about reading text The text AN ANALYSIS... Hastuti Handayani Mater’s Program in Linguistics, Diponegoro University ©2009, UNDIP Institutional Repository above is a Genre in form of short Report because it has the characteristics of a Report : 1 Communicative Purpose Giving information about something as reality, as the result of systematically observation or analysis. The description can encompass a nature phenomena, environment, 2 Generic Structure : a General statement that explain reported Subject, Explanation, and the classification b Description 3 Linguistics Features : a general nouns : person, buffalo, ceremony b relating verbs to explain the feature for example : Then I realized what was happening. c action verbs in explaining attitude, for example slaughter

b. It matches 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 Basic Competence number 1 for the 9 th grade the table 2.4 : Expressing meaning in simple and short functional written text accurately, fluently, and acceptably to be able to interact in daily contexts AN ANALYSIS... Hastuti Handayani Mater’s Program in Linguistics, Diponegoro University ©2009, UNDIP Institutional Repository

c. It matches with the indicator in the syllabus : Arranging the jumbled

sentences into a report text d. It matches with the technique of assessment in the syllabus : it is given in written form

e. It contains the meaning that should be tested : textual meaning because