TABLE OF SPECIFICATION OF FINAL SEMESTER TEST ITEMS FOR PILOT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SCHOOL (RSBI)

LEVEL OF SCHOOL SUBJECT YEAR/SEMESTER ACADEMIC YEAR REFERE NCE TIME ALLOCATED NUMBER OF ITEMS TEST TYPE

: JUNIOR HIGH SHOOL (SMP) : ENGLISH : VIII/2 : 2011-2012 : SKL SBI : 120 minutes : 50 : MC

No

Basic Competence
Understanding implicit meaning accurately and efficiently in written functional texts and short essays in, recount, narrative and exposition related to the closest environment and/or in academic contexts Understanding implicit meaning accurately and efficiently in written functional texts and short essays in, recount, narrative and exposition related to the closest environment and/or in academic contexts

Text type
Notice

Topic
A public place

Indicator
Given a notice found in a public place, students identify the information implied in the text.

Item
1

Greeting card

Someones success Someones success

Given a greeting card, students identify the information implied in the text. Given a greeting card, students identify the communicative purpose of the text.

Greeting card

No

Basic Competence
Understanding explicit meaning accurately and efficiently in written functional texts and short essays in, recount, narrative and exposition related to the closest environment and/or in academic contexts Understanding implicit meaning accurately and efficiently in written functional texts and short essays in, recount, narrative and exposition related to the closest environment and/or in academic contexts

Text type
Invitation

Topic
School activities

Indicator
Given an invitation card, students identify the information specified in the text.

Item
4

Invitation

School activities

Given an invitation card, students identify implied information in the text.

Understanding explicit meaning accurately and efficiently in written functional texts and short essays in, recount, narrative and exposition related to the closest environment and/or in academic contexts Understanding implicit meaning accurately and efficiently in written functional texts and short essays in, recount, narrative and exposition related to the closest environment and/or in academic contexts

Short message

Urgent call

Given an invitation card, students identify the meaning of a word in the text. Given a short message, students identify the specific information in the text

6 7

Short message

Urgent call

Given a short message, students identify the information specified in the text. Given a short message, students identify the communicative purpose of the text

8 9

No

Basic Competence

Text type

Topic
A Public Place

Indicator
Given an announcement, students identify theinformation specified in the text

Item
10

Understanding explicit meaning accurately Announcement and efficiently in written functional texts and short essays in, recount, narrative and exposition related to the closest environment and/or in academic contexts Announcement Understanding implicit meaning accurately and efficiently in written functional texts and short essays in, recount, narrative and exposition related to the closest environment and/or in academic contexts

A Public Place

Given an announcement, students identify the information implied in the text

11

Given an announcement, students identify the communicative purpose of the text 6 Understanding implicit meaning accurately Recount and efficiently in written functional texts and short essays in, recount, narrative and exposition related to the closest environment and/or in academic contexts A bad experience Given a recount text, students identify the general idea of the text Given a recount text, students are able to identify the implicit information in the text Given a recount text, students are able to identify the main idea of a certain paragraph in the text

12

13

14

15

No

Basic Competence

Text type

Topic

Indicator
Given a recount text, students are able to identify the reference of a certain pronoun found in the text

Item
16

Understanding implicit meaning accurately Exposition and efficiently in written functional texts and short essays in, recount, narrative and exposition related to the closest environment and/or in academic contexts Understanding explicit meaning accurately Exposition and efficiently in written functional texts and short essays in, recount, narrative and exposition related to the closest environment and/or in academic contexts Understanding explicit meaning accurately Recount and efficiently in written functional texts and short essays in, recount, narrative and exposition related to the closest environment and/or in academic contexts Understanding implicit meaning accurately Recount and efficiently in written functional texts and short essays in, recount, narrative and exposition related to the closest environment and/or in academic contexts

Child labor

Child labor

Given an exposition text, students identify the general idea of the text Given an exposition text, students identify the main idea of a certain paragraph in the text Given an exposition text, students are able to identify the information specified in the text

17 18

19

An unforgettable Given a recount text, students identify the experience information specified in the text

20

An unforgettable Given a recount text, students identify the experience information implied in the text Given a recount text, students identify the reference of a certain pronoun found in the text Given a recount text, students identify the information implied in the text

21 22

23

No

Basic Competence

Text type

Topic
Fable

Indicator
Given a narative text, students identify the general idea of the text

Item
24

Understanding implicit meaning accurately Narrative and efficiently in written functional texts and short essays in, recount, narrative and exposition related to the closest environment and/or in academic contexts Understanding explicit meaning accurately Narrative and efficiently in written functional texts and short essays in, recount, narrative and exposition related to the closest environment and/or in academic contexts Understanding implicit meaning accurately Narrative and efficiently in written functional texts and short essays in, recount, narrative and exposition related to the closest environment and/or in academic contexts

Fable

Given a narative text, students identify the information specified in the text

25

Fable

Given a narative text, students identify the main idea of a certain paragraph in the text Given a narrative text, students identify the meaning of a certain word stated in the text Given a narrative text, students identify the moral value of the text. Given an advertisement, students identify the communicative purpose of the text

26

27

28

10

Understanding implicit meaning accurately Advertisement and efficiently in written functional texts and short essays in, recount, narrative and exposition related to the closest environment and/or in academic contexts Understanding explicit meaning accurately Advertisement and efficiently in written functional texts and short essays in, recount, narrative and exposition related to the closest

A hotel/villa

29

A hotel/villa

Given an advertisement, students identify theinformation specified in the text

30

No

Basic Competence
environment and/or in academic contexts understanding meaning Understanding implicit meaning accurately and efficiently in written functional texts and short essays in, recount, narrative and exposition related to the closest environment and/or in academic contexts

Text type

Topic

Indicator

Item

Advertisement

A hotel/villa

Given an advertisement, students identify the information implied in the text

31

11

Understanding implicit meaning accurately Exposition and efficiently in written functional texts and short essays in, recount, narrative and exposition related to the closest environment and/or in academic contexts

Teenager Life

Understanding explicit meaning accurately and efficiently in written functional texts and short essays in, recount, narrative and exposition related to the closest environment and/or in academic contexts 12

Exposition

Teenager Life

Given an expotition, students identify the topic of the text Given an expotition, students identify the main idea of a certain paragraph in the text Given an expotition, students identify the meaning of a certain word stated in the text Given an expotition, students identify the information specified in the text

32 33

34

35

Understanding explicit meaning accurately Label and efficiently in written functional texts and short essays in, recount, narrative and exposition related to the closest environment and/or in academic contexts

Supplement

Given a label, students identify the information specified in the text

36

No

Basic Competence
Understanding implicit meaning accurately and efficiently in written functional texts and short essays in, recount, narrative and exposition related to the closest environment and/or in academic contexts

Text type
Label

Topic
Supplement

Indicator
Given a label, students identify the information implied in the text Given a label, students identify the communicative purpose of the text

Item
37

38

13

Understanding explicit meaning accurately Letter and efficiently in written functional texts and short essays in, recount, narrative and exposition related to the closest environment and/or in academic contexts Understanding implicit meaning accurately Letter and efficiently in written functional texts and short essays in, recount, narrative and exposition related to the closest environment and/or in academic contexts

Letter of invitation

Given a personal letter, students identify the information specified in the text

39

Letter of invitation

Given a personal letter, students identify the information implied in the text Given a personal letter, students identify the reference of a certain pronoun found in the text Given a personal letter, students identify the communicative purpose of the text

40 41

42

14

Expressing meaning in short essays in recount , narrative, and exposition accurately, coherently, and acceptably to communicate with the closest environment and/or in academic contexts

Incomplete Recount

An embarrassing experience

Given an incomplete recount text, students identify a suitable preposition to complete the text Given an incomplete recount text, students identify a suitable verb to complete the text Given an incomplete recount text, students identify a suitable pronoun to complete the text

43

44 45

No

Basic Competence

Text type

Topic

Indicator
Given an incomplete recount text, students identify a suitable adverb to complete the text Given several jumbled words, students identify the correct order of the jumbled words to make a good sentence

Item
46

15

Expressing meaning in short essay in recount, narrative and exposition accurately, systematically, and acceptably to communicate with the closest environment and/or in academic Expressing meaning in short essay in recount, narrative and exposition accurately, systematically, and acceptably to communicate with the closest environment and/or in academic Expressing meaning in short essay in recount, narrative and exposition accurately, systematically, and acceptably to communicate with the closest environment and/or in academic

Jumbled words of a recount

Stating an event

47

16

Jumbled words of a Narrative Jumbled sentences of a Narrative Jumbled sentences of a Recount

Stating a problem Short story

Given several jumbled words, students identify the correct order of the jumbled words to make a good sentence Given several jumbled sentences, students identify the correct order of the jumbled sentences to make a narrative text Given several jumbled sentences, students identify the correct order of the jumbled sentences to make a good paragraph of a recount text

48

49

17

Someones biography

50