Keywords: Task-Based Instruction, Reading Achievement. The objective of this research is to find out the effect of task-based instruction on students’ reading achievement at the second grade of SMP Negeri 3 Pemalang in the academic year of 2014/2015. Population of this research is the second grade students of SMP Negeri 3 Pemalang in the academic year of 2014/2015. The number of populatio…