A STUDY ON THE ABILITY USING PREDICATIVE VERB IN SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF THE SECOND YEAR OF SMP 3 TAPUNG

THESIS

BY ENI LESTARI 0505133228

ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM LANGUAGE AND ART DEPARTMENT TEACHERS TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY RIAU UNIVERSITY 2010

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background Human being is the social creature that can not live alone. He/she does needs to make relationship by communicating with others. To conduct the communication they certainly have to use a language. One of the languages is English and it is one of the International languages used by almost all countries in the world. Nowadays, the mastery of English is a must if we do not want to be left behind, especially in terms of information and technology. English is used for communication in both spoken and written forms, which is absolutely intended to understand and give information, thought or to express a feeling in addition to developing science, technology and culture. English has been taught to students from the lowest educational institution levels up to the highest ones. In other words, English has been taught from kindergartens up to universities. It indicates that the government has been trying hard to develop human resources to equalize with other countries in the world. Brown (1994:217) states that there are four language skills that the students should master. They are productive skills (speaking and writing) and receptive skills (reading and listening). In order to gain those skills, the students first have to master the components of the language. One of the important components in English is grammar. Grammar plays an important role in building a good sentence. Richad et al in Nunan (1999: 97) say, Grammar is a description of the structure of a language and the way in which linguistics units such as words and phrases are combined to produce sentences in the

language. According to Swan in Fony (2003: 1), Grammar is the rule that says how words change to show different meaning and how they are combined into sentences. Based on the opinion above, it is clear that studying and mastering English grammar are very necessary. By mastering grammar, we can produce correct sentences and helps to form correct and acceptable expressions either in spoken or written forms. Besides, a good grammar can also avoid misunderstanding in communication. From the explanation above, it is clear that grammar is important in English. Nowadays, mastering grammar by students in various school levels is still low. Some of them are still poor in grammar. Therefore, it causes them unable to master English well and afraid to speak English because of poor grammar. In this case, one of the schools is SMPN 3 Tapung. Based on the curriculum of KTSP of SMP 3 Tapung (2008/2009) the goal of learning English in this school is to develop communicative competence of students with knowledge to use English actively either in term of oral or written form. Here, English subject is taught twice a week. The various method of teaching English expecially in learning grammar. Based on the syllabus of English teaching for SMPN 3 Tapung, grammar is one of the English components that are given to students. In learning English, the students have studied about the simple grammar such as simple present, past tense, future tense, etc. But in term of mastering English grammar, it is a big problem for most of the students in SMPN 3 Tapung. One of the problem that the studentS faced in learning grammar is how to used predicative verb in simple past tence correctly. Some of the students still get troubel when make sentences in simple past tense using predicative verb. Sihombing and Burton (2007: 59) state that a normal sentence consists of at least one subject and one predicate. The predicate is the part of the sentence that has a verb. According to Hartanto et al (1996: 37) state that a predicative verb sentence is a sentence whose predicate is

a verb. So, it is clear that predicate is a verb of the sentence. In this case, the students always make mistakes using predicative verb in simple past tense. They are not able to use predicative verb in simple past tense correctly. For example: change this sentence into negative : George went to school yesterday. Most of the students make : George did not went to school yesterday. They make mistake to change the verb in verb I. Based on the formula the negative form past tense : (-) S + didnt + VI + O + Adverb. so the correct sentence is George did not go to school yesterday. From the explanation above, it is clear that students still problematic in grammar especially with the use of predicative verb in simple past tense. It can be seen with the symptoms below:
1. Some of the students seem not able to use the form of predicative verb in simple past

tense correctly.
2. Some of the students still weak in grammar, so they make mistake using predicative

verb in Simple Past Tense. Based on the description above, the writer would like to conduct a research entitle A Study on the Ability Using Predicative verb in Simple Past Tense of the Second Year Student of SMPN 3 Tapung

1.2 Setting of the Problem 1. Identification of the Problem Based on the description above, it is understood that English structure plays an important role in studying English language. However, what we finds is some of the students

scores in English structure are still low. They still face difficulties in English structure as discussed in the background above. The difficulties that the students have especially using predicative verb in simple past tense can be seen below: Why do some of students seem not able to use the form of predicative verb in sentences correctly?

1.3 Limitation of the Problem Based on the problems identified above, the writer has to limit the problem in the research students ability using predicative verb in simple past tense, in three types of sentences, they are : 1. Positive type 2. Negative type, and 3. Interrogative type

1.4 Formulation of the Problem Based on the limitation of the problems stated above, the research problems are formulated in the following question
1. How is the students ability using predicative verb in simple present tense in

three type of sentences at second year students of SMP N 3 Tapung? 2. Which type of sentences of Simple Past Tense is easy for students? 3. Which type of sentences of Simple Past Tense is difficult for students?

Reason for Choosing the Title This reasearch is conducted for some reasons as the following
1. The writer is interesting to know the students ability in using verb in simple

past tense in three types (Positive, Negative and Introgative sentences) of the the second year students of SMPN 3 Tapung. 2. This research is very relevant to the writer as the student of English Education Department. 3. The problems of the research are very interesting and challenging to be investigated.

1.5 The General Objectives of the Research To find out students ability in using predicative verb in Simple Past Tense in three types (Positive, Negative and Introgative sentences) of the second year SMPN 3 Tapung.

1.6 The Need of the Research The writer find of this study will contribute useful information to the English learners, concerning their difficulties in using verb in simple past tense. By knowing the student difficulties, English teacher are also expect To find out the way to solve the problem.

1.7 The Definitions of the Terms

1. Study is attention in learning something (Oxford Dictionary, 1983). In this

research means the attention in learning the students ability using of the predicative verb in Simple Past Tense.
2. Ability is capacity or power to do something physical or mental (Oxford

Advanced Lrearners Dictionary) and Webster in Mukminin (2006: 8) defines ability as power to perform an act, physical, or mental either before or after training. However, in this research ability refers to students ability in using predicative verb in Simple Past tense. 3. Hartanto et al (1996: 37), defines predicative verb as a sentence whose predicative is a verb. 4. Using is to apply for a purpose (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, 1998 : 1161). It means the students are able to choose the correct tense, they assume to be able to apply the tense. 5. Simple Past Tense is sentences talk about activities or situation that began and ended out particular time in the past. Most Simple Past verbs formed by adding suffixed. It can refers to short, quickly finished action and events, to longer action and situation (Azar : 1992) Example : (+) She bought a new dress two days ago

(-) She didnt buy a new dress two days ago (?) Dis she buy a new dress two days ago?

CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

English teachers found that most students had difficulties in the use Simple Past Tense. Their inability is seen especially in the use of verb, the use of verb ending d and ed. May be this problem appears because the students have less mastery on English grammatical structure or the students less to leanr and practice it.

2.1 Ability and Related Concept Webster in Mukminin (2006: 8) defines ability as power to perform an act, phisical, or mental either before or after traning. While, Hilgard in Slameto (2003: 57) says that the ability will be realized became the real ability after learning and training. Based on the statment above, the writer concludes that ability is the power of understanding a matter that he/she can do something correctly. In relation to this research, the word ability means able to use predicative verb in simple past tense.

2.2 The Nature of Predicative

a. Predicative Verb Pattern Sihombing and Burton (2007: 59) state that a normal sentence consists of at least one subject and one predicate. The predicate is the part of the sentence that has a verb. According to Hartanto et al (1996: 37) states that a predicative verb is a sentence whose predicate is a verb. So, it is clear that predicate is a verb of the sentence. In English, the verbs are divided into two groups; regular and irregular verb. According to Betty Schramfer Azar (1993:21) say that irregular verb is the simple past form or past participle ends in ed. Most of verb are regular, but many common verbs have regular past forms. Djalinus et al (1977: 53) state, Regular verb are the verb that the forming of simple past and past participles is regular that add d or ed in the last word. And Irregular verbs are the verb that the forming of simple past and past participles is not regular The following is the list of example of regular verbs. Simple Form Abuser Bake Create Dry Fry Simple Past Abused Baked Created Dried Fried Past Participle Abused Baked Created Dried Fried

The English language has a large number of irregular verb. Betty Scramper Azar (1993:18) states that irregular verbs are simple past verb that are formed by addingd or ed to a verb. That means the form are not regularity. The writer find

the diffinition taken from http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/irregular verbs. website that irregular verb are those verb those fall outside the standard patterns of conjugation in the languages in which they occur. In addition, Hartanto (2003:239) adds that irregular verb are verb that do not allow the regular rules by adding d or ed. Everyone who learn English must know a number of irregular verbs in the begining, since irregular verbs are often used in daily communication and they are more difficult that one to be put in mind. Furthrmore, the writer find that an irregular verb is one that does not take the ed ending for the past Simple and Past Participle forms http:www.usingenglish.com/glossary/irregular-verb/html. Those the discriptions of the theories above it can be concluded that an irregular verb is a verb that does not follow the general rules for verb forms. Verb in English are irregular if they do not have a conventional d or ed form. According to Alexa Marin Urrego says that the classification of irregular verb can be seen as follows: First group :these are the verbs that present the some structure in all tenses. For Examples: Table The Examples of the First Group Classivication of Irregular Verbs Present Form Beat Bet Past Form Beat Bet Past Participle Form Beat Bet

Burst Cast Cut Hit Bid Fit Broadcast Forecast Spread Read Sweat Thrust Wet etc

Burst Cast Cut Hit Bid Fit Broadcast Forecast Spread Read Sweat Thrust Wet etc

Burst Cast Cut Hit Bid Fit Broadcast Forecast Spread Read Sweat Thrust Wet etc

Second group : the past form and the past participle form of these verbs are the same. For example : Table The Examples of the Second Group Classification

of Irregular Verbs Present Form Abide Behold Buy Bind Send Spend Keep Find Pay Say Feel Fling Hear Lose Make Mean Sell Past Form Abobe Beheld Bought Bound Sent Spent Kept Found Paid Said Felt Flung Heard Lost Made Meant Sold Past Participle Form Abode Beheld Bought Bound Sent Spent Kept Found Paid Said Felt Flung Heard Lost Made Meant Sold

Think Weep etc

Thought Wept etc

Thought Wept etc

Third group

: these verbs have different structure in all tenses. For example Table The examples of the Third Group Classification of Irregular Verbs

Arise Begin Choose Do Draw Drink Drive Eat Fall Fly Forsake

Arose Began Chose Did Drew Drank Drove Ate Fell Flew Forsook

Arisen Begun Chosen Done Drawn Drunk Driven Eaten Fallen Flown Forsaken

Freeze Give Go See Sing Speak Swim Wear Write etc

Froze Gave Went Saw Sang Spoke Swam Wore Wrote etc

Frozen Given Gone Seen Sung Spoken Swum Worn Writen Etc

Regular and irregular verbs depend on the tense of the sentence. Actually, there are many sentences in English. In this case, the writer focuses in simple past tense. Azar (1989: 24) states that the simple past tense indicates that an activity or situation began and ended at particular time in the past. For example - Merry bought a dictionary last week. Kathy and Tom visited their grandmother in the village yesterday.

The Overview of Simple Past Tense

The Simple Past Tense is defined as Something, activity or situation began and ended at the particular time in the past, and will not be true in the future. It is used for general statement of fact (Azhar, 1982:12). The writer find the difinition of simple past from http://www.answer.com/topic/past-tense website that the past tense is a verb tense expressing action, activity, state or being the past of the current moment. Other definition taken from http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/past-simple.html website explain that the simple past tense, also called the simple past, is use for past actions that happened either at specific time, which can either be given by a time phrase. According to Eckersley (1960:160) The Simple Past Tense is used to express an action wholly completed at the some point or during some period in the past. The commenest use of Simple Past Tense is to refer to particular time that is to talk about actions and situations, which happen in the past (Swan,M 1980:479) According to Forum Tentor (2009:10-11) says that the simple past tense is used for : 1. An actios whose particular time that began and ended in the past. Example 2. Past habit Example : Rifky always went to campus by bus : She went to the campus by bus

Dealing with the theories above it can be inffred that this tense is used for describe habitual activity which was done over a periode of time in the past, but which no longer occured in the past. Form of the Simple Past Tense The Simple Past Tense has only one for all subject.

a. Regular Simple Past Tense Verb are the verb that have ending ED (+) S + VII + O + Adverb Example : Tono wached a movie on the plane

b. Irregular Simple Past Tense Verbs are the verb that have no the ending ED

Example

: Tono had dinner on the plane I saw the girl on the plane

c. The Negative Simple Past Tense Verb To form the negative of Simple Past Tense Verb, use the auxiliary DID with NOT. The contraction for DID NOT is DIDNT can occur only with the base form of a verb. (-) S + Auxiliary (DIDNT) + Based Form Ferb (VI) + O + Adverb Example : Tono didnt watch a movie on the plane

d. Question and Answers in the Simple Past Tense To form questions in the Simple Past tense, use the auxiliary DID with the base form of a verb. Put DID before the subject. (?) DID (Auxiliary) + S + VI (Based form Verb) + Adverb? Example : Did Tono watch a movie on the plane?

To give a short answer to a question in the Simple Present tense, use DID if the answer YES and DIDNT if the answer NO with a subject pronoun. Example : Yes, he did

No, he didnt In the short answer above yes, he did means yes, Tono watch a movie, and no, he didnt replaces did not watch a movie. 2.3 The Uses of Simple Past Tense The Simple Past Tense can refer to action, evens, or situation that took place at a specific time in the past. This verb tense shows that the action or situation is finished.
1. An action wholly completed at some points or period in the past.

Example

: Peter arrived here yesterday I went to the cinema last night

2. The Simple Past Tense is used to talk about activities or situations that began and ended in the past. E.g. Yesterday, last night, two days ago, in 2007. Example : She walked downtown yesterday He bought a television two days ago

3. Past habit or action repeated in the past Example : When he was in hight school, Tono often thought about visiting the United Stated. When he was 19 he always visited his granma.

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 The Research Design This research in a descriptive study, which has only one variable. It is the ability of the second year students in SMPN 3 Tapung in using predicative verb in Simple Past Tense.

3.2 The Specific Objective of the Research The specific objective of the research is to describe the ability of the second years students of SMPN 3 Tapung in using predicative verb in Simple Past Tense in three types at SMP 3 Tapung.

3.3 The Location and Time of the Study The research will be conduct at SMPN 3 Tapung, jl.Garuda On April 2010.

3.4 The Population and Sample The population of this research is the second years students of SMPN 3 Tapung, in academic year 2009/2010. The total number of population is student. Because of the number of the population is big, the writer take the sample based on Arikuntos theory (2002:112). He says that if the population is less than 100 persons we can involve them all, but if more than 100 persons the reseacher can take the sample between 10-15 % and 20-25 % or more. In this case, the writer take 15% of the population The technique used in this research is stratified random sampling techniques for each class. Every student had an equal chance to be selected as the sample. The data can be seen from the table below: THE POPULATION OF THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF SMPN 3 TAPUNG

Class 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 2F Total

Number of Population 36 35 32 32 33 32 200

from the table above, we can see that the total number of the third year students is 200 students, and 30 students as sample.

3.5 Techniques of Data Collection

1. Test Test is an insrtument that is more appropiate to measure the students ability. Therefore, to find out the students ability in using predicative verb in Simple Past tense, the writer collect the data by giving the sample students written multiple-choice test that consist of 30 items of predicative verb in Simple Past Tense.10 items in positive statment, 10 items in negative statment, 10 items in introgative statment. The duration time for doing the test is 40 minutes. the Blue Print of the Research Instrument

No

Material about Predicative verbs

Number of items

Item Number

1 2 3

Positive statment Negative statment Introgative statment Total

10 10 10 30

1,3,5,7,9,11,18,21,24,26 2,4,6,8,13,14,16,22,25,29 10,12,15,17,19,20,23,27,28,30 30

In order to know the reliability as well as the validity of the test, the writer conduct try out for twice in same place but different sample to get reliable test of the research. It was also use to determine the difficulty level and the discrimination index of each test item.

2. Reseach Instrument
1. I . . . . an interesting article yesterday.

a. Wrote
b. Is writing

c. Am writing d. To write

2. I saw your mother at the restaurant last night. The negative form is . .
a. I do not saw your mother at the restaurant last night

b. I did not saw your mother at the restaurant last night c. I do not see your mother at the restaurant last night

3. Mother . . . . . . fried rice yesterday morning. a. Cooks

b. Cook

c. Cooked d. Is cooking

4. My sister bought some books last week. The negative form of the sentence is . . . . a. My sister do not bought some book last week
b. My sister did not bought some book last week

c. My sister does not buy some book last week d. My sister did not buy some book last week 5. Mrs. Miranda . . . . . . . work in the garden two days ago. a. Is not b. Was not c. Does not d. Did not

6. Lala lived in Jakarta two years ago. The negative form of the sentence is . . . . . a. Lala didnt live in Jakarta tw years ago. b. Lala didnt lived in Jakarta tw years ago. c. Lala dont live in Jakarta tw years ago. d. Lala doesnt lived in Jakarta tw years ago.

7. Dicky . . . . . . . foot ball yesterday afternoon a. Is playing

b. Was play

c. Played d. Play

8. My mother made my bitrhday cake last month. The negative form of the sentence is . . . . . . a. My mother didnt made my bitrhday cake last month b. My mother didnt make my bitrhday cake last month c. My mother didnt maked my bitrhday cake last month d. My mother didnt making my bitrhday cake last month 9. Did Randy . . . . . . his grandparents last month? a. Visite
b. Visited

c. Visites d. Was visite

10. Rani Doni

: . . . . . . . you see the doctor yesterday? : No, I didnt c. Did d. Were

a. Are b. Do

11. We . . . . . . some books at the library five minutes ago.

a. Take

c. Was taking

b. Takes

d. Took

12. Ihsan : have you ever been to Bali? Indie : yes, I have Ihsan : When . . . . . . . . ? Indie : last year. a. Will you go there b. Did you go there 13. Did you miss your boyfriend? The negative form of the sentence is . . . . . . a. I didnt missded my boyfriend c. Have you go there d. Are you going there

b. I dont missed my boyfriend c. I dont miss my boyfriend d. I didnt miss my boyfriend 14. We didnt . . . . . . the exam because we have no class yesterday. a. Join
b. Joines

c. Joined d. Have joining

15. Hanna and I eat a lot of Durians last Sunday. The introgattive form of the sentence is . . . . . . a. Did we eat a lot of durians last Sunday?

b. Did we ete a lot of durians last Sunday? c. Did we eats a lot of durians last Sunday? d. Did we eaten a lot of durians last Sunday? 16. Nanda washed her clothes yesterday. The negative form of the sentence is . . . . . a. Nanda doesnt wash her clothes yesterday b. Nanda doesnt washed her clothes yesterday c. Nanda didnt wash her clothes yesterday d. Nanda didnt washed her clothes yesterday 17. Did you know about the insident last nigth? a. Yes, I do b. Yes, I did 18. Sari Lula Sari : how about you holiday? : nice, I went to Tawangmangu. What about you? : Just at home, I . . . . . cooking from my mother. c. Learns d. Was learning c. Yes, you do d. Yes, I am

a. Learn
b. Learned

19. Nanu : Where did you . . . . . your last vacation? Nina : I spent my vacation in Canada.

a. Spent b. Will spend 20. Ranti : did the boys study after class? Danu : No, they did not Ranti : . . . . . .? Danu : They played football. a. What do they do? b. What were they do? 21. Tyo Wawan

c. Spend d. Spending

c. What are they do? d. What did they do?

:How do you go to school, Wawan? : by my bycycle, but yesterday I . . . . . . to school by bus because the tire of my bike got flat

a. Go b. Have gone 22. The man helped me yesterday. The negative form of the sentence is . . . . . a. The man didnt help me yesterday b. The man didnt helps me yesterday c. The man dont help me yesterday d. The man dont helps me yesterday

c. Went d. Will go

23. Cici

: I saw you in the Supermarket yesterday. What did you . . . . . there?

Ridho : Well, I bought soap, tootpaste, and shampoo. a. Buy

b. Will buying

c. Bought d. Have bought

24. Ninda : when did you write your assigment? Rara : I . . . . . it last night. c. Wrote d.will write

a. Write
b. Have written

25. A B

: Do you know Bona? : Yes, but I did not . . . . . him for long time a. Met b. will met c. Meet d. Have met

26. I . . . . . . my letter three week ago.

a. Send b. Sent

c. Have sent d. Will sent

27. Yani Ina

: What time did you get up this morning? :.......

a. I got up at five

c. He gets up at five

b. They want to get up at five

d. She is going to get up at five

28. Did you . . . . . some books from the library ten minutes ago? a. Take
b. Have Taken

c. Took d. Takes

29. I didnt . . . . . . . the movie last night because my favorite actris didnt perfom.

a. Will enjoy b. Enjoyed

c. Have enjoyed d. Enjoy

30. We studied English together at Ekos house yesterday morning. The introgative form of the sentence is . . . . . . a. Did we studied English at Ekos house yesterday morning? b. Did we study English at Ekos house yesterday morning? c. Did we studying English at Ekos house yesterday morning? d. Did we will study English at Ekos house yesterday morning?

3. Item Difficulties Henning (1987: 49) says that item difficulty is determined as the proportion of correct responses, signified by the letter p. It also used to determine the difficulty

level. The difficulty level on the item shows how easy or difficulty the particular item provides in the test. To determine the item difficulty the following formula:

p=

Cr
N

Where: P = Difficulty, proportion correct

Cr

= The sum of correct response

N = The number of examines

4. Reliability

Henning (1987: 731) says the test reliability is the accuracy of the measurement. In order to know the reability, the writer conduct try out in other place. Based on Heaton (1988: 178), the test is accepted if the degree of difficulty is berween 0.30-0.70 and it is rejected if the degree of difficulty is less than 0.30 (difficult) or over 0.70 (easy). Reliability is a necessary characteristic of a good test. To find the reability of the test, the following formula: N m ( N m) 1 N 1 NX 2

r11 =

Where

rii = The Reliability

N = The Number items in the test m = The Mean score on the test for all test

x = The Standar deviation of all test

5. Validity After knowing the result of item difficulty and reability of the test, the next step is to compute the validity of the test. Henning (1987: 89) states that validity of the test means any appropriatenesss of a given test or any of a given test or any of its components as a measure of what it is purposed to measure. In order to find the validity of the test, based on Arikuntos theory, (2009: 70) the writer used the following formula:

rxy =

xy ( x )( y )
2 2

Where

rxy

= Coefficient correlation between variable X and Y

xy x y
2

= Score of multiplying between variable X and Y

= Score deviation of X after square

= Score deviation of Y after square

Suharsimi Arikunto (2009:75) states the result of analysis validity of the test can be catagorized as follow:

0.800 1.00 Very high 0.600 0.800 High 0.400 0.600 Enough 0.200 0.400 Low 0.00 0.200 Very low

6. Interview To supoport the main data collected and get information, the writer apply interview to the second year students of SMP 3 Tapung to know where is the easierst and the most difficult from the three type sentences of Simple Past tense 7. Percentage Score Henning (1987: 17) says percentage score obtain by dividing the row score by the total score possible and multiplying the result by 100. The formula can be seen as follow:
R x100 N

S=

Where

S = Individual Score R = Right Answer N = Number of Item 100 = Standar Mark

Afterwards, computing the average score from the test give each item, the writer uses formula below:

MX =

FX
N

Where

MX

= The mean of the students score

FX
N

= The sum of the students score = The total of respondents

To know the level difficult using predicative verb of positive, negative and introgative sentences in Simple Past Tense is used: D = E X 100% NXI D =level of difficult E = number of student mistakes N = number of respondent I = number of items (Hugles, 1989:76)

THE SCALE OF STUDENTSABILITY IN USING PREDICATIVE VERB POSITIVE, NEGATIVE AND INTROGATIVE SENTENCES The Score of ability level 90 100 Category Exellent

80 89 70 79 60 69 0 59 CHAPTER IV

Good Enough Fair Poor

THE PRESENTATION OF THENRESEARCH FINDINGS 4.1. The Description of the Research Variable This research was conducted in order to find out the bility of the second year students of SMPN 3 Tapung in using Predicative Verbs in Simple Past tense. There are thirty-five respondents participated in this research. In order to get the data for this research to find out the score.meanwhile, the data were taken from objective test about positive, negative and introgative sentences in simple past tense. The test consisted of thirty items formatted in multiple choices. Before the test was given. It was important to try it out. The try out was necessary conducted to know validity and reliability of the test. The try out cosisted of 30 items. The students score can be seen in appendix I. After conducting the try out, the writer found that there were some items that needed to be revised because their level of difficulty did not fulfil the criteria. The items to be revised were number
Name of the students Correct answer for positive Correct answer for negative Correct answer for Introgative Total Score Level of difficulty

1. Ika

2. dasga 3. artika 4. ike 5. eko 6. bahry 7. siti 8. isna 9. lena

10. Yuliana 11. Sinta 12. Cici Ayu 13. Try Ambar 14. Ahmad 15. Sri Rahayu 16. Yenifa 17. Ayu Amida 18. Rosy 19. Trykholifah 20. Bayu 21. Yolanda 22. Riska 23. Abdurrahman 24. Riski 25. Hervina 26. Sita Uli 27. Joko 28. Iponk 29. Nurul 30. Nursanti

31. Riska 32. SIti Mulyani 33. Argo 34. Yora 35. Putri

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