AN ANALYSIS... Hastuti Handayani Mater’s Program in Linguistics, Diponegoro University
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37. “ Add this to the oats mixture in ………” What does the word „this’ refer to ? It’s the mixture of……
A. Baking soda, boiling water
B. Oats, flour, sugar and melted butter
C. Melted butter, golden syrup, and baking soda
D. Baking soda, boiling water, melted butter and golden syrup.
Discussions
a. The items number 35, 36, 37 match with the level of Literacy for Junior High School in the Content Standard. It is about reading text. The
text above is a Procedure, because it has the characteristics of a Procedure :
1 The purpose of Communicative Text: a
Procedures tell us how to do something b
Procedural text informs us of a set of rules, or instructions on doing something, or directions to get to a place. It is usually written in
the format of a list 2 Text structure:
a Title or the purpose of activity.
b The materials
c Steps
b. They match 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 .
AN ANALYSIS... Hastuti Handayani Mater’s Program in Linguistics, Diponegoro University
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The Standard of Competencies for year 7
th,
number 2 is : Understanding meaning in functional written text as well as simple and short essay in the
forms of descriptive and procedure to be able to interact in daily contexts,
with the Basic Competence : Responding meaning and rhetorical steps in simple short essay accurately, fluently, and acceptably to be able to interact
in daily context in the forms of written descriptive and procedure c. They match with the indicator in the syllabus :
The item number 35 : Determining the communicative purpose of the text
The item number 36 : Determining the factual information of the text The item number 37 : Finding the referral word of the text
d. They match with the technique of assessment in the syllabus : They are given in written form
e. They contains the meaning that should be tested :
The items number 35, 36, 37 contain ideational meaning because they are 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
The conclusion is : The items number 35, 36, 37 match with the Competence Standard and the Basic Competence of Reading in Syllabus for
Junior High School in Semarang, and also match with The Content Standard of KTSP.
AN ANALYSIS... Hastuti Handayani Mater’s Program in Linguistics, Diponegoro University
©2009, UNDIP Institutional Repository
Read the following text and answer questions 38 to 40
Dear aunt Tia, Aunty, I have some good news for you. Last month I passed my final
examination. A week ago I succeeded to join in a senior high school English competition. Last night my parents promised to send me to a
famous English course in my town. They also promised me if my scores in English are good, they will send me to a foreign University. Great,
isn’t it ? I „ll work hard. I want to be a great pediatrician like you, aunty. Well, that’s all for now. Looking forward to having your news
Love, Debby
38. What is the purpose of the text ? A.
To inform some good news B.
To describe the writer’s school C.
To retell the writer’s experience D.
To entertain the reader with a joke 39. What did Debby’s parents promise her ?
A. To make her a pediatrician
B. To send her to an English course
C. To send her to a senior high school
D. To make her pass the final examination.
40. How does Debby feel ? A.
glad B.
scared C.
anxious D.
thoughtful
Discussions a. The items number 38, 39, 40 match with the level of Literacy for
AN ANALYSIS... Hastuti Handayani Mater’s Program in Linguistics, Diponegoro University
©2009, UNDIP Institutional Repository
Junior High School in the Content Standard. It is about reading text. The
text above is a Short Functional Text in the form of a personal letter
b. They match with the Competence Standard and Basic Competence of KTSP
