DESIGNING READING ASSESSMENT

Subject English
Teacher Rasyid Akhyar
Class/level 12 Senior High School
Material Reading Assessment (Reading Comprehension)
Type of reading Multiple choice
assessment
A. Objective
1) Students are able analyze simple narrative text.
2) Students are able to identify main topic.
3) Students are able to use some of the synonym based on the text.
B. Type of Reading Text
1) Multiple choice
C. Direction
1) Choose the best answer based on the passage.
2) In this section you will read several passages. Each one is followed by a
number of questions about it. You are to choose one best answer; (A), (B),
or (D), to each question. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of
the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the latter of the
answer you have chosen.
D. Questions

Line 1 Independent colleges and Universities are private, nonprofit

institutions. Many independent collage and universities originated as
church related institutions, although a majority of these are no longer
affiliated with religious groups. The most common independent colleges and
Line 5 universities include (1) liberal arts institutions that offer comprehensive
undergraduate education, (2) technical or specialized institutions that prepare
students in engineering, performing arts, music, nursing and other fields, and
(3) large universities that include undergraduate programs in addition to
graduate and professional.
 1. What is the characteristic of independent colleges and universities?
a) They are non-private
b) They are private
c) They are stated governed
d) They are dependent
2. According to the passage, which statement not true?
a) Few colleges and universities originated as church related
institutions.
b) The most common independent colleges and universities include
liberal arts institutions.
c) Independent colleges and universities include technical or
specialized institutions.
d) Independent colleges and universities prepare students in
engineering, performing arts, music, nursing, and other fields.

This passage bellow is for question number 3 up to 10. Choose the best
answer based on the passage.

Line 1 The more scientists learn about male pattern baldness, the
clearer it becomes that genetics are one of the main contributions to
hair loss. Some of us are genetically predisposed to star thinning in
our 20’s some of us in our 40 s, and some of us never at all. When this
predisposition is genetic, it unfortunately cannot be changed without
very expensive medical intervention, usually involving laser
treatments, or hair loss.

But what we have to remember is that predisposition is never a

sure bet. If you are predisposed to hair loss, you can still keep tour
scalp in good shape by living a healthy a lifestyle and not engaging in
 any behaviors that do damage to the scalp or otherwise contribute to
hair loss.

3. What is the first sentence in passage?

a) The more scientists learn about male pattern baldness, the clearer it
becomes that genetics are one of the main contributions to hair
loss.
b) If you are predisposed to hair loss, you can still keep tour scalp in
good shape by living a healthy a lifestyle and not engaging in any
behaviors that do damage to the scalp or otherwise contribute to
hair loss.
c) It unfortunately cannot be changed without very expensive medical
intervention, usually involving laser treatments, or hair loss.
d) Some of us are genetically predisposed to star thinning in our
20’s some of us in our 40 s, and some of us never at all.
4. What is the topic?
a) The main contributors to hair loss.
b) How to prevent the baldness.
c) Living a healthy life style.
d) Laser treatment.
5. Where in the passage does the author mention expensive medical
intervention?
a) Line 1-2
b) Line 3-4
c) Line 5-6
d) Line 6-7
6. The word grafts in line 6 can be replaced by. . . .
a) Cutting
b) Planting
 c) Transplants
d) Addition
7. According to the passage, how can people keep their scalps in good
shape?
a) By very expensive medical intervention
b) By living a healthy lifestyle
c) By laser treatments, transplants, or hair grafts
 8. The word it in Line 4 refers to. . .
a) Baldness
b) Scientists
c) Hair
d) Genetics
9. According to the passage, when are people genetically predisposed to start
thinning?
a) In their 20s or 30s
b) In their 20s or 35s
c) In their 20s or 40s
d) In their 25s or 60s.
10. According to the passage, what should people remember about
predisposition?
a) It is a sure bet
b) It is important
c) It is never sure bet.
d) It is unimportant

E. Key Answer.
1. B
2. A
3. A
4. A
5. C
6. C
7. B
8. A
9. C
10. C
F. Scoring/Grading
The method of scoring in this matching task is every the right answer
will be get 10 points each number. The students will be get 100 points if they
answer with the right choices of number.