Blueprint for Junior High School Madrasah Assessment 2025/2026: English Subject

General Information

  • Educational Institution: MTS As-Syifa Sagalaherang

  • Curriculum: Kurikulum 2013 (KMA 183 Tahun 2019)

  • Academic Year: 2025/2026

  • Subject: Bahasa Inggris (English)

  • Compilers:     * Niah Sugiarti, M.Pd.     * Siti Amalia Fitriani, S.Pd.

Grade 7 Essential Materials and Indicators

  • Telling Time (Topic 1 & 2):     * Focus: Students must understand the social function of oral texts related to time.     * British Format: Students are required to mention time using standard British conventions including expressions such as:         * "o'clock"         * "half past"         * "quarter to"         * "quarter past"     * Daily Expressions: Identification and use of daily time expressions in a British accent within simple sentences.     * Difficulty Level: Mudah (Easy).

  • Simple Present Tense (Topics 3, 4, 5, & 6):     * Structure and Function: Understanding the use of Simple Present Tense for daily habits and routines.     * Grammatical Formula: S+V1/Vs/es\text{S} + V_1 / V_{s/es}.     * Sentence Completion: Filling in blanks with the correct verb forms based on the subject.     * Sentence Transformation: Creating negative and interrogative forms using the auxiliary verbs "do" or "does."     * Indicators:         * Identify uses for daily habits (Easy).         * Complete sentences with appropriate verb forms (Easy).         * Construct negative and interrogative sentences using "do/does" (Medium/Sedang).         * Identify Present Tense in presented texts.

  • Things Around Us (Topics 7 & 8):     * Environment: Vocabulary related to the school environment.     * Key Locations: Identifying terms such as "classroom," "library," and "laboratory."     * Visual Recognition: Matching images of school objects with their corresponding English names.     * Difficulty Level: Mudah (Easy).

Grade 8 Essential Materials and Indicators

  • Demonstrative Pronoun (Topics 9 & 10):     * Categorization: Using pronouns based on distance (near/far) and quantity (singular/plural).     * Pronouns Included: "this," "that," "these," and "those."     * Application: Completing dialogues using the appropriate pronoun based on the situational context.     * Difficulty Level: Mudah (Easy).

  • Preposition of Place and Movement (Topics 11 & 12):     * Prepositions of Place: Identification in descriptive sentences using terms such as:         * "in," "on," "at"         * "under," "beside," "between"     * Prepositions of Movement: Completing sentences based on context using:         * "into," "out of"         * "through," "across," "along"     * Difficulty Level: Range from Mudah (Easy) for place to Sedang (Medium) for movement.

  • Kitchen Verbs and Kitchen Tools (Topics 13 & 14):     * Action Verbs: Identifying culinary actions such as "boil," "fry," "chop," "stir," "bake," and "grill."     * Vocabulary of Tools: Explaining the function of equipment including:         * "spatula"         * "ladle"         * "grater"         * "colander"     * Application: Matching verbs to the correct tools in simple English sentences.     * Difficulty Level: Easy and Medium (Sedang).

Grade 9 Essential Materials and Indicators

  • Superlative and Comparative Degree (Topics 15, 16, & 17):     * Comparative Degree: Constructing sentences comparing two objects using patterns like:         * morethan\text{more…than}         * adj+erthan\text{adj+er…than}     * Superlative Degree: Comparing three or more objects using:         * the most\text{the most…}         * the + adj+est\text{the + adj+est}     * Complexity: Students must differentiate between comparative and superlative forms in complex sentence contexts.     * Difficulty Level: range from Mudah (Easy) to Sulit (Hard).

  • Past Continuous Tense (Topics 18, 19, 20, 21, & 22):     * Standard Form: Identification of the structure: was/were+Ving\text{was/were} + V_{ing}.     * Subject-Verb Agreement: Completing blanks with the correct form of "was" or "were" relative to the subject.     * Compound Sentences: Distinguishing between Past Continuous and Simple Past Tense using conjunctions "while" and "when."     * Comprehension: Answering questions based on short narrative texts.     * Sentence Construction: Reordering jumbled words into meaningful Past Continuous sentences.     * Difficulty Level: Range from Mudah (Easy) to Sulit (Hard).

  • Advertisement (Iklan) (Topics 23, 24, & 25):     * Core Information: Identifying product, service, or activity details and the primary goal of the ad.     * Structural Elements: Analyzing components such as:         * Headline         * Body copy         * Slogan         * Call to action     * Critical Evaluation: Differentiating between facts and opinions within the text and evaluating the intended message.     * Difficulty Level: Easy to Medium (Sedang).

Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) and Comprehensive Analysis (Levels C4, C5, C6)

  • Self Introduction (Topics 26 & 27):     * Analyzing hidden information to conclude a character's traits (C4).     * Differentiating between effective and ineffective self-introductions based on context (C4).

  • Numerals: Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers (Topics 28, 29, & 47):     * Analyzing cardinal numbers in real-life contexts (C4).     * Analyzing ordinal numbers in complex sentences/situations (C4).     * Evaluating the use of both number types in letters and schedules (C5).

  • Grammar Mechanics (Articles and Nouns):     * Articles (Topics 30 & 31): Analyzing misuse of "a," "an," and "the" (definite vs. indefinite) and determining corrections in paragraphs (C4).     * Singular and Plural Nouns (Topics 32 & 33): Analyzing correct noun usage in sentences and distinguishing between regular and irregular plural forms (C4).

  • Spatial and Functional Literacy:     * Direction (Topics 34 & 35): Analyzing directional texts with maps/floor plans to determine locations and identifying correct/incorrect expressions in dialogues (C4).     * Procedure Text (Topics 40, 41, & 49):         * Critically analyzing structure and communicative purpose (C4).         * Evaluating the logic and completeness of steps (C5).         * Synthesizing text with Simple Past Tense to determine reasons for procedural failure based on incorrect sequences (C6).

  • Advanced Tense Analysis (C4-C5):     * Present Continuous (Topics 36 & 37): Analyzing usage in varied contexts and identifying structural errors.     * Simple Past Tense (Topics 38 & 39): Analyzing usage in short recount texts and distinguishing regular vs. irregular verb forms.     * Future Tense (Topics 45 & 46): Evaluating the context to choose between "will" and "be going to," as well as finding errors in paragraphs.

  • Passive Voice (All Forms) (Topics 42, 43, 44, 48, & 50):     * Simple Present Passive: Evaluating active-to-passive transformations.     * Simple Past Passive: Evaluating usage and identifying structural errors.     * Present Continuous Passive: Evaluating and identifying the most appropriate forms.     * Comprehensive Synthesis: Analyzing and evaluating three forms of passive voice simultaneously within one complex text (C5/C6).     * Integration: Constructing and integrating passive voice and future tense within real-world contexts (C6).