Wahyu Arta Saputra. K2209091. A CONTENT - FORM ANALYSIS OF ENGLISHFINAL TEST ITEMS FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER OF THE ELEVENTHGRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 1 MAGETAN IN THE 2013/2014ACADEMIC YEAR. A Thesis, Surakarta : English Department of Teacher Trainingand Education Faculty of Sebelas Maret University, January 2015.The objective of this study is to identify whether or not English final test items forthe eleventh grade students are considered appropriate. The motive of the study is theexisting phenomenon in the teaching and learning process which emphasizes itsmeasurement through tests. The concern of the study is the appropriateness of multiplechoice items used in final test.The study focuses on the description of the test items’ appropriateness in terms ofcontent and form based on quantitative data, especially the material suitability with thesyllabus and the construction of stem and alternatives on each item. The subject of thestudy is the English final test items for the second semester of the Eleventh grade of SMANegeri 1 Magetan in the 2013/2014 academic year. The data were taken from 100students in four classes. The appropriateness of the test items is analyzed using itemanalysis technique. The analysis comprises three aspects i.e. index of discriminatingpower, level of difficulty, and the effectiveness of distracters. Meanwhile, the materialsuitability is done by matching the item’s indicator with the learning indicators which arementioned in the syllabus and the analysis on construction of the stem and alternatives isbased on several aspects given by experts.The results of this study shows that 57.5% of the total items have a good level indiscriminating index, eighteen of the total items (45%) fulfilled satisfactory criteria indifficulty level, 11 items had possessed the effective distracters (around 3-4 distracterswork), while the item’s indicator of 37 out of 40 items (92.5 %) are compatible with thelearning indicator mentioned in the syllabus, and in the construction aspect, 75% of thetotal items possess a good stem and 82.5% of the total items are able to fulfill all theaspects of good alternatives.In Conclusion, the items used as final test in SMA Negeri 1 Magetan have goodquality in construction aspects, and the items’ compatibility with the syllabus. However,some items are less effective viewed from the level of difficulty and the effectiveness ofthe distracters aspect.Keywords : Item analysis, level of difficulty, discriminating index