Sample of the Research
sentence type I with four options a, b, c, and d. The researcher used themes to express habitual activity or situation, established or predictable fact, and particular
ativity or situation in the future which includedpossitive, negative, and introgative form. The highest score the students could attain is 100 points and the lowest score is
0. The following is the table of the test specifications for pre- and posttest before validity test.
Table 7 The Test Spesifications For Pretest and Posttest before Validity Test
No Aspect
Number of items Pre-test
total Post-test
total Odd
even odd
Even 1
To express a habitual activity or situation in the
positive form 1,3,5
2,4 5
1,3,5 2,4
5
2
To express a habitual activity or situation in the
negative form 7,9
6,8,10 5
7,9 6,8,10
5
3
To express a habitual activity or situation in the
introgative form 11, 13
12,14 4
11,13 12,14
4
4
To express anestablished, predictable fact or general
truth in the positive form 15,
17, 19 16,18
5 15,
17, 19 16,18
5
5
To express an established, predictable fact or general
truth in the negative form 21
20,22, 24
4 21
20,22, 24
4
6
To express an established, predictable fact or general
truth in the introgative form
23,25 26,28
4 23,25
26,28 4
7 To express a particular
27,29, 30,32
5 27,29,
30,32 5
activity or situation in the future in the positive form
31 31
8
To express a particular activity or situation in the
future in the negative form 33,35
34,36 4
33,35 34,36
4
9
To express a particular activity or situation in the
future in the introgative form
37,39 38,40
4 37,39
38,40 4
TOTAL 20
20 40
20 20
40
Based on the table 7, the researcher tried out the items by using the validity test. After valid the test, the researcher found the items which is valid. The items test can be
seen in the table below:
Table 8 The Test Spesifications For Pretest and Posttest after Validity
No Aspect
Number of items Pre-test
total Post-test
total Odd
even odd
even 1
To express a habitual activity or situation in the
positive form 1,3,5
2,4 5
1, 3 2
3
2
To express a habitual activity or situation in the
negative form 7
6 2
5, 7 4, 6
4
3
To express a habitual activity or situation in the
introgative form 9, 11
8,10 4
9 8
2
4
To express anestablished, predictable fact or general
truth in the positive form 13, 15
12,14 4
11 10
2
5
To express an established, -
- 13
12 2