This research was aimed at knowing whether the use of picture guessing game to
improve students‟ ability in writing descriptive text. This research was conducted
at SMP Alam Al Aqwiya Cilongok with 35 students of class VII D as the subject
of the research. The writer used classroom action research (CAR) as the method
of the research. The writer did this research collaboratively with the English
Teacher. The writer used the qualitative and the quantitative data to analyze the
data. The qualitative data were the observation of students‟ activities in the class
and questionnaire, while the quantitative data were writing test (pre-test and posttest). The data analysis showed that picture guessing game could improve the
students‟ writing ability. The improvement of pre-test to post-test 1 was 4.69 %,
and there were 18 students (51.42%) who reached score ≥ 65 (KKM). The
improvement of pre-test to post-test 2 was 8.34 %, and there were also 31 students
(88.57 %) who reached score ≥ 65 (KKM). It was also supported by the
observation and questionnaire result. The improvement of observation of the
students‟ writing activities in cycle one into cycle two was 13.93 %. The data
from the questionnaire which consisted of 6 questions showed that more than 70%
students gave positive response. In conclusion, the research had been called a
success, because the result of this research could be achieved in cycle two.