Name : Tanti Liliana Anggraini

NIM : 143221044
Class : 6B

The Correlation Between Students’ Grammatical Ability and Translating Skill

(A Correlational Study At Sixth Semester Students of English Education
Department State Islamic Institute of Surakarta in the Academic Year of
2016/2017)

1. Kind of the Research : Quantitative and Qualitative research

2. Instrument of the Study
Research instrument is a device used by researcher while collecting data to make
her work becomes easier and to get better result, complete, and systematic in order to
make the data easy to be processed. In this study the researcher used a grammatical test
and a translation test. The grammatical test is English grammatical ability test consisting
of 40 items. The items are taken from The Handbook of TOEFL by Panca Prastowo.
The test in the form of multiple choices. The assessment of this test is to consider the
correct answer. If each item correctly answered, students will obtain a score of 100.
Then, translation test is the test of the ability to translate text in essay form. The
texts are consisting of: the first is a single paragraph of English text that must be
translated into Bahasa Indonesia and the second one is a single paragraph of Bahasa
Indonesia text that must be translated into English. The assessment of this test is based
on the accuracy of transferring messages from SL to TL including the accuracy of
grammatical aspects. Each text has a score of 50. If both of texts are translated correctly,
students will obtain a score of 100. Morever the criteria of the assessment of this test
are:
85-100 (A) = very good translation
75- 84 (B) = good translation
60-74 (C) = adequate translation
45- 59 (D) = less translation
0- 44 (E) = bad translation
Beside the criteria of the assessment of those tests, the writer gives the indicators of
grammatical ability test and translation tes

No. Indicators Multiple Total Precentage

Choices

1. Gerund phrase
-the use of gerund in sentences 1, 2, 7, 10 4 10%
2. Participle phrase
-identify the false word or phrase of 34, 35, 38, 39 4 10%
participle

3. Adverbial clause
-adverbial clause as clauses of
place 29 1
-adverbial clause as clauses of time 20, 24 2 5%
-adverbial clause as clauses of
comparison 19 1
4. Noun clause
-noun clause as
appositive 17 1 5%
5. Adjective clause
-complete the adjective in a
sentence 18 1 5%
6. Comparative degree of adjective
-noun positive degree 5 1 5%
-comparative degree 6, 9 2
7 Conditional sentences consisting of: 21, 25, 31, 28, 22, 6 20%
27
conditional type 1, conditional type 2,
conditional type 3, real condition,
unreal condition, conditional to show
“consequent”

8 Direct and indirect speech

-change reported speech into direct
speech 2
23,30 10%
-change direct speech into reported
1
26
speech
-direct and indirect speech in the form
1
of interrogative sentences 32
- direct and indirect speech in the form 1
33
of imperative sentences

9. Modal auxiliaries
-the use of modal auxiliaries must,
have, and should 3, 4, 13, 14 4
10%

10. Passive voice

-identify the false word or phrase 36, 37, 40 3 15 %
-complete the sentences 11, 15, 16 3
11. Prepositional phrase 5%
-complete the sentences 8, 12 2

TOTAL 40 100 %
Instrument of the Research

1. English Grammatical Ability Test

Directions: Question 1-33 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you will see
four words or phrase, marked (A), (B), (C), or (D). Choose the one or word phrase that
best completes the sentences. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the problem
and mark your answer by putting a cross on the letter A, B, C, or D.

1. Karim dislikes to rock concerts because the music is too loud.

A. to go C. going
B. goes D. gone

2. Lukman agreed us at 10:00.

A. meets C. to meet
B. meeting D. met

3. Josua failed the exam. He not have studied enough.

A. should C. may
B. must D. could

4. Rita would———— on a trip to Kaliurang if she had had time.

A. go C. have go
B. had gone D. have gone

5. The idea is the previous one.

A. good as C. better as
B. as better as D. as good as

6. Mat Dono’s Delivery is messenger service in town.

A. the faster than C. fastest
B. faster D. the fastest
7. My daughter will begin English next semester.
A. will study C. studies
B. to study D. study

8. I and now I can’t find them.

A. took off it C. took my glasses off
B. took of them D. my glasses took off

9. I drove the car than you.

A. carefully C. the most carefully
B. as carefully as D. more carefully

10. I’m afraid of alone at night.

A. to walk C. walk
B. walked D. walking

11. The new bridge before the end of next month.

A. will be completed C. is completed
B. will complete D. completes

12. After the children finish playing soccer, I will .

A. pick up them C. pick them up
B. pick it up D. pick him up

13. Shinta was supposed to be here at ten o’clock.

She about her meeting.
A. must forget C. must forgot
B. must have forgotten D. must have forget

14. Toni received a warning for speeding. He drive so fast.

A. should C. must
B. shouldn’t D. mustn’t

15. Yogyakarta by thousand of tourist every year.

A. visited C. was visited
 B. visits D. is visited

16. Madonna her car to a friend because she couldn’t drive.

A. were selling C. was sold
B. sold D. were sold

17. The argument was not convincing.

A. that he had presented C. that he presented
B. that he has presented D. that he presents

18. The train ride was uncomfortable but .

A. cheap C. cheaply
B. cheapens D. cheapen

19. Come you can.

A. as quickly C. quickly
B. as quickly as D. quickly as

20. I read the book seeing the movie.

A. by the time C. before
B. as soon as D. behind

21. If he the news, he will be shocked.

A. heard C. had heard
B. hears D. was hearing

22. If I the department, I would hire an assistant.

A. supervise C. would supervised
B. supervised D. had supervised
23. I told her I had something to show her. The direct speech of this sentence is:
A. “I have something to show you,” I said to her.
B. “I had something to show her,” I said to her.
C. “Have you something to show me,” I said to her.
D. “You have something to show me,” I said to her.

24. when I arrive.

 A. On my desk is usually my mail
B. Usually my mail on my desk
C. My mail is usually on my desk
D. On my desk is my mail usually

25. I would take the offer if I you.

A. were C. could be
B. was d. would be

26. John said to me: “Why do they go abroad so often?” John asked me:
A. if they went abroad so often.
B. why they went abroad so often.
C. why did they go abroad so often.
D. why do they go abroad so often.

27. If I had met you earlier, I happy.

A. were C. would have been
B. will D. have been

28. We cannot send the fax if the phone lines .

A. are damaged C. would damaged
B. will damaged D. will be damaged

29. Put the gun the children can’t find it.

A. where C. wherever
B. when D. in a place

30. The child told us that he had been left alone his stepmother in the empty
building. From the sentence above, we know that:
A. the child had left his stepmother alone in the empty building.
B. the child went to empty building with his stepmother then she went away.
C. the child wanted to leave his stepmother in the empty building.
D. the child had left his stepmother; he went to the empty building alone.

31. The teacher would have scolded me if I absent.

A. have been C. had been
B. were D. was

32. The young man said: “Are you going to let me go?” The young man asked:
 A. to let him go
B. that I must let him go.
C. if I am going to let me go.
D. if I was going to let him go.

33. “Have another photographs taken?” she said. She .

A. wanted me to take another photograph.
B. wanted to take another photograph.
C. asked me to tell someone to take another photograph.
D. asked me to help her to take another photograph.

Directions: In question 34-40, each sentences has four underlined words or phrases. The
four underlined parts of the sentences are marked (A), (B), (C), or (D). Identify the one
underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentences to be correct.
Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the problem and mark your answer by
putting a cross on the letter A, B, C, or D.

34. The surprised message about the salary cuts made everyone very unhappy.
A B C D

35. In the front office, a smiled receptionist greets visitors.

A B C D

36. Justice and equality will never be materialized.

A B C D

37. You wish to avoid such as a double faced person, won’t you?
A B C D

38. Everyone’s work was delayed by the breaking copy machine.

A B C D

39. The tiring engineers were glad to finish their work.

A B C D

40. The calculation of incentive bonuses is basing on the worker’s productivity.

A B C D
2. Translation Test

a) Translate the following text into Bahasa Indonesia

In the Japanese society, a geisha is a woman professionally trained to entertain

men, especially businessmen at restaurant parties. The conception of a geisha as a
prostitute is false, the name “geisha” means artistic person. Many geisha dance, sing, or
play musical instrument. Their chief function; however is to provide light and nice
conversation. Traditionally, geisha were like indentured servants, bonded by their parents
to geisha houses that boarded, clothed, and trained them. Many modern geisha are
unionized, although the profession as a whole has declined numbers since World War II.
Geisha must retire when they marry, and those who retire without marrying often become
teachers of music or dance.

b) Translate the following text into English

Junk Food (makanan cepat saji) merupakan makanan tidak sehat yang sampai saat
ini masih digemari oleh sebagian orang di seluruh dunia. Hal ini mungkin disebabkan
banyak orang menganggap bahwa Junk Food sebagai suatu tren. Padahal belum tentu
mereka mengetahui komposisi dari Junk Food. Semua makanan yang memiliki nilai nutrisi
rendah serta mengandung kadar lemak, garam (sodium), dan gula yang tinggi kita sebut
sebagai Junk Food. Macam-macam Junk Food dapat ditemukan pada makanan ringan
seperti keripik kentang, burger keju, kentang goreng, dan makanan yang digoreng lainnya.
Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa makanan jenis ini dapat memicu terjadinya obesitas dan
beberapa masalah kesehatan seperti diabetes, penyakit jantung, dan stroke.