STUDENTS' DIFFICULTIES IN READING RECOUNT TEXT 4.5

4.1.2.d             Vocabulary test

Table 9. Correct and Incorrect answers of Vocabulary test

Number of items	Frequency
	X	Percentage %	Y	Percentage %
1	28	85%	5	15%
2	23	70%	10	30%
3	15	45%	18	55%
4	20	61%	13	.39%
5	24	73%	9	27%
6	16	48%	17	52%
7	24	73%	9	27%
8	23	70%	10	30%
9	21	64%	12	36%
10	28	85%	5	15%
Average	22		11

Vocabulary test aims to know students’ difficulty of vocabulary (O’malley, 1995). The result of the correct answer average score was 22. It indicated that  some students still had poor ability to comprehend the recount text, especially in the vocabulary mastery. It also means most of students still had some difficulties for answering the Vocabulary test. They had poor ability in guessing unfamiliar words by using contextual way or related to before statement. The result of the incorrect answer average score was 11. It proved that the students did not have good vocabulary mastery. Most of the students were also failed to qualify the English subject minimal score standard (KKM). The highest correct answer score was 85% and the lowest was 45%. It means that TKJ students still had some difficulties in reading recount text, especially in vocabulary mastery. It also indicated that TKJ students had poor ability in reading recount text.