THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS’ ABILITY TO COMPREHEND A NARRATIVE TEXT AT SMAN 2 VII KOTO SUNGAI SARIAK KAB. PADANG PARIAMANAN

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ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to describe the eleventh-grade students’ ability in reading a narrative text at SMAN 2 VII Koto Sungai Sariak Kab. Padang Pariaman. The design of this research was the descriptive research. The population of this research was all of the eleventh-grade students’ at SMAN 2 VII Koto Sungai Sariak Kab. Padang Pariaman. Stratified cluster random sampling was used on this research and number of samples was 60 students. The data were collected through a reading test. The reability index of the test was 0.88 (very high correlation). It means thar the test was reliable. Then, the test was valid in terms of content because it had covered the material that the students had learnt. In general, this study revealed that the ability of the eleventh grade students at SMAN 2 VII Koto Sungai Sariak Kab. Padang Pariaman was low. It was discovered that 39 students (65%) students had low ability to comprehend a narrative text. In detail, the students’ ability to comprehend the orientation of the text was low. That supported that 31 students (51%) students had low ability. The students’ ability to comprehend the complication of text was low. That supported that 38 students (63%) students had low ability. The students’ ability to comprehend the resolution of the text was low. That supported that 33 students (55%) students had low ability. And the students’ ability to comprehend the reorientation of the text was low. That supported that 40 students (67%) students had low ability. Keywords: Narrative text, Reading Comprehension