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Helen Kartika Yuli, Reg. No. 2030104024, thesis title: “STUDENTS' DIFFICULTIES IN UNDERSTANDING DESCRIPTIVE TEXTS (A STUDY OF THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP N 3 BATUSANGKAR ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023” Department of English Tadris, Faculty of Tarbiyah, Mahmud Yunus State Islamic University (UIN) Batusangkar. The problem in this study is that the difficulties of SMP N 3 Batusangkar students in understanding descriptive text have not been revealed. This research aims to identify the difficulties experienced by students in understanding descriptive text. This type of research is qualitative descriptive research. The population in this study consists of seventh-grade students of SMP N 3 Batusangkar for the 2022/2023 academic year. The sample was taken using purposive sampling technique, and data were collected through interviews with students who had difficulty understanding descriptive text, as indicated by their scores below the KKM in English subjects. The researcher interviewed 10 students with scores below the KKM. The results showed five types of difficulties students experience in understanding descriptive text: 1) difficulties in understanding the meaning of words, 2) difficulty in making inferences, 3) difficulty in determining the main idea, 4) difficulty in identifying references, and 5) difficulty in recalling information.