Abstract :
This study aims to find out the students ability in comprehending
narrative text. This investigation was conducted at the second year students
of SMPN 4 Selong academic year 2014/2015. The subject of this study
were 38 students. To find out the students ability in comprehending
narrative text, the researcher used descriptive research. The researcher
collected the data by letting the students read a test and answer question
about it. The test provided six passages. Each consist of 25 questions, in the
form of multiple choice. The result of the research is as follows: 15,7%
students are catagorized as†excellentâ€, 42,1% asâ€very goodâ€, 23,6% asâ€
goodâ€, 13,1 % as†poorâ€, 5,2% as†very poorâ€. The total score of the
students was 2554 and the mean score was 67,2 that mean “very goodâ€.
Finally, the second year students of SMPN 4 Selong in academic year
2014/2015 have no problem in reading narrative text. The finding of this
study suggests the English teacher to often engage the students to improve
their capability not only in reading skill but also in speaking skill by
inviting them to intract in English everyday.