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English Preposition Test
The aim of this test is to measure students‘ ability in doing English preposition test Name :
Class :
Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank the sentences below by crossing A, B, C, or D
1. I go shopping... Saturday morning.
A. at B. on
C. in D. from 2. I sat... Frank and Arif.
A. between B. beside
C. among D. besides 3. Water runs...this pipe.
A. toward B. past
C. to D. through 4. I talk to him...midnight.
A. at B. on
C. in D. from 5. I found this photograph ...these papers.
A. between B. among
C. below D. in 6. The moon moves ...the earth.
A. along B. toward
C. to D. around 7. I saw him ...the summer.
A. in B. on
C. at D. from 8. A subway runs...this street.
A. below B. under
C. on D. in
9. I poured the beer ... a mug.
A. into B. to
C. in D. on 10. I have not seen him... Monday.
A. from B. for
C. since D. during 11. He lives on the floor ...us.
A. below B. down
C. under D. up 12. They walked ...us.
A. in B. on
C. toward D. to 13. I‘m going there ... three weeks
A. from B. for
C. since D. during 14. I can see the sun ...the clouds.
A. over B. up
C. above D. on 15. Last week, John and dad walked ... the market.
A. at B. on
C. toward D. to 16. ...our visit to Japan, we saw a lot of interesting place.
A. From B. For
C. Since D. During 17. The plane is flying ...the mountain.
A. above B. on
C. over D. up 18. He walked ...me without saying a word.
A. through B. past
C. to D. in 19. She left ...lunch.
A. before B. on
C. in D. to 20. My passport is ...my suitcase.
A. at B. in
C. on D. into
21. He always walks ... school from his home.
A. toward B. into
C. to D. at 22. I‘m leaving ...the exam.
A. at B. after
C. by D. to 23. The apartment ...second floor is smaller than ours.
A. in B. to
C. on D. at 24. They climbed ...the stairs.
A. at B. in
C. to D. up 25. I can see you ...ten o‘clock to two o‘clock.
A. at B. on
C. from D. during 26. Jane lives... 14 Teluk Tomini street, Jakarta.
A. at B. in
C. on D. to 27. He falls... the stairs
A. down B. from
C. up D. toward 28. He was born... 1570
A. during B. at
C. around D. on 29. Please sit ...me.
A. between B. on
C. beside D. besides 30. The cat jumped... the table
A. into B. onto
C. on D. to
Appendix II
Answer Keys of Students’ Test 1. B
2. A 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. C 11. A 12. C 13. B 14. C 15. D 16. D 17. C 18. B 19. A 20. B 21. C 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. C 26. A 27. A 28. C 29. C 30. B
Appendix III The Data Presentation of English Preposition Multiple Choice Test
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Appendix IV
Students’ Scores of The English Preposition Test
No Student Score Grade
1 S1 50 D
2 S2 57 C
3 S3 50 D
4 S4 50 D
5 S5 50 D
6 S6 53 D
7 S7 57 C
8 S8 47 D
9 S9 73 B
10 S10 57 C
11 S11 47 D
12 S12 57 C
13 S13 50 D
14 S14 73 B
15 S15 47 D
16 S16 67 C
17 S17 50 D
18 S18 67 B
19 S19 27 E
20 S20 40 D
21 S21 63 C
22 S22 37 E
23 S23 30 E
24 S24 43 D
25 S25 50 D
26 S26 77 B
27 S27 53 D
28 S28 77 B
29 S29 57 C
30 S30 60 C
Appendix V
Questionnare Guide for English Teacher
Hari / Tanggal :
Nama :
Jabatan :
Tempat :
1. Apakah English preposition sudah dipelajari? Jika ya, apakah preposition of time, preposition of position, and preposition of direction sudah dipelajari?
2. Bagaimana kemampuan rata-rata siswa siswa dalam menguasai English grammar khususnya English preposition?
3. Metode apa saja yang anda gunakan dalam mengajar English terutama English preposition?
4. Kesulitan apa saja yang dihadapi siswa dalam belajar English preposition?
Appendix VI
Questionnare Transcript from English Teacher
Hari / Tanggal : Rabu, 5 Juni 2013
Nama : Theresia Novitasari, S.Pd Jabatan : Guru Bahasa Inggris
Tempat : Ruang Guru
1. Apakah English preposition sudah dipelajari? Jika ya, apakah preposition of time, preposition of position, and preposition of direction sudah dipelajari?
Jawaban: Ya, sudah. Sudah dipelajari di semester satu.
2. Bagaimana kemampuan rata-rata siswa siswa dalam menguasai English grammar khususnya English preposition?
Jawaban:tidak terlalu baik. Kira-kira kemampuan mereka agak menengah kebawah.
3. Metode apa saja yang anda gunakan dalam mengajar English terutama English preposition?
Jawaban: Saya menggunakan metode presentasi (Microsoft Power Point) dan video dalam mengajar English preposition.
4. Kesulitan apa saja yang dihadapi siswa dalam belajar English preposition?
Jawaban: Saya rasa kesulitannya terletak pada bagaimana mereka memahami konsep itu sendiri. Sebagian dari mereka tidak mengerti konsep. Mereka
terkadang sulit membedakan dan menggunakan preposisi yang mirip artinya.
Seperti in vs on, in vs at, beside vs besides, between vs among, on vs over vs above dan sebagainya.
Jakarta, 5 Juni 2013
Theresia Novitasari, S.Pd Tri Retno W
Appendix VII
Validity of Research Instrument
Name : Class :
Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank the sentences below by crossing A, B, C, or D
1. I go shopping... Saturday morning.
A. at B. on
C. in D. from 2. I sat... Frank and Arif.
A. between B. beside
C. among D. besides 3. Water runs... this pipe.
A. toward B. past
C. to D. through 4. I talk to him... midnight.
A. at B. on
C. in D. from 5. I found this photograph ...these papers.
A. between B. among
C. below D. in 6. The moon moves ...the earth.
A. along B. toward
C. to D. around 7. I saw him ...the summer.
A. in B. on
C. at D. from 8. A subway run... this street.
A. below B. under
C. on D. in
9. I poured the beer ... a mug.
A. into B. to
C. in D. on 10. I have not seen him ... Monday.
A. from B. for
C. since D. during 11. He lives on the floor ...us.
A. below B. down
C. under D. up 12. They walked ...us.
A. in B. on
C. toward D. to 13. I‘m going there ... three weeks
A. from B. for
C. since D. during 14. I can see the sun ...the clouds.
A. over B. up
C. above D. on 15. Last week, John and dad walked ... the market.
A. at B. on
C. toward D. to 16. ... our visit to Japan, we saw a lot of interesting place.
A. From B. For
C. Since D. During 17. The plane is flying ...the mountain.
A. above B. on
C. over D. up 18. He walked ...me without saying a word.
A. through B. past
C. to D. in 19. She left ...lunch.
A. before B. on
C. in D. to 20. My passport is ...my suitcase.
A. at B. in
C. on D. into
21. He always walks ... school from his home.
A. toward B. into
C. to D. at 22. I‘m leaving ...the exam.
A. at B. after
C. by D. to 23. The apartment ...second floor is smaller than ours.
A. in B. to
C. on D. at 24. They climbed ...the stairs.
A. at B. in
C. to D. up 25. I can see you ...ten o‘clock to two o‘clock.
A. at B. on
C. from D. during 26. Jane lives ... 14 Teluk Tomini street, Jakarta.
A. at B. in
C. on D. to 27. He fall ... the stairs
A. down B. from
C. up D. toward 28. He was born ... 1570
A. during B. at
C. around D. on 29. Please sit ...me.
A. between B. on
C. beside D. besides 30. The cat jumped ... the table
A. into C. on
B. onto D. to
Approved by, Theresia Novitasari, S.pd
