<![CDATA[This study was conducted to analyze students' difficulties in understanding English reading texts, particularly narrative texts, in the tenth grade of SMK Negeri 6 Padang. The purposes of this research were to analyze how students experience difficulties in understanding narrative texts and to identify the factors that cause these difficulties. The researcher focused on five reading comprehension indicators, namely identifying the main idea, finding specific information, understanding vocabulary, identifying references, and making inferences. This research employed a descriptive research method. The population of this research consisted of 139 tenth-grade students of SMK Negeri 6 Padang. The sample was determined using cluster random sampling, resulting in class X Busana 4 with 35 students, of whom 31 students completed the test and were used in the data analysis. The research instrument was a reading comprehension test consisting of 30 multiple-choice items based on narrative texts, administered within 60 minutes. The collected data were analyzed by calculating the students' scores, mean score, and percentage of each achievement category. The results revealed that the students' reading comprehension ability was categorized as High, with a mean score of 70.41. The percentage of the students' achievement was distributed as follows: 35% (11 students) were categorized as Very High, 32% (10 students) as High, 12% (4 students) as Moderate, and 19% (6 students) as Low, while no students were categorized as Very Low. Further analysis of each indicator showed that identifying the reference obtained the highest achievement, followed by finding specific information, identifying the main idea, and understanding vocabulary, while making inferences was found to be the most challenging indicator. The findings indicate that students' difficulties were mainly caused by limited vocabulary mastery, low reading interest, and insufficient practice in reading English texts.]]>
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