Abstract:
This was a descriptive research. The specific objective of this research was to find
out the ability of the second year students of SMAN 1 Kasikan Tapung Hulu, Kampar
in comprehending Narrative Text. The research was conducted in the academic year
of 2012 / 2013 at SMAN 1 Kasikan Hulu, Kampar. It is located on jalan kampung
lama No.10 Desa Kasikan Kecamatan Tapung Hulu Kabupaten Kampar. The data of
this research was collected from on April 2013. In this study, the researcher took the
sample by using cluster sampling. Before the test was administered to the students,
the researcher did a try out to the 40 students of XI.1 class to find out the validity and
reliability of the test. After validating the instrument, the real test was administered to
the students. The subjects of this research were 40 students of XI.1. After collecting
the data, the researcher analyzed the result to find out the ability of the second year
students of SMAN 1 Kasikan Tapung Hulu, Kampar in comprehending Narrative
Texts. The ability of the students was analyzed trough five components: finding
factual information, reference, generic structure, language feature and social
purpose.
