Imam Sudarmaji Dosen Pembimbing 2 Nur Aina Agustin Pengarang Khusaini Ketua Penguji Tenia Ramalia Penguji 1 Nina Nirmala Penguji 1

In recent years, globalization has worldwide. This one impacts the education world as well. English is one of the parts of the globalization age which has a big role in supporting the globalization era. Particularly in the learning process. Basic English is one of the things that should be learned by the students well. This research aimed at presenting the effect and the students’ responses of using gamebased learning through English Pop Quiz as media to engage students’ interest in learning vocabulary. Thirty-nine students in the eleventh grade of SMA Negeri 3 Kabupaten Tangerang participated for four weeks. This research emphasizes the quantitative of pre-experimental method to obtain the research data and answer the research questions. The research result revealed that the Null hypothesis is rejected and the Alternative hypothesis is accepted. As well as the result of questionnaire students’ perceptions that have a positive impact on it. Unfortunately, it is different with the result of the observation checklist which stated inconsistent scores. After all, it can be concluded that there is a significant effect of the use of game-based learning through English Pop Quiz on students’ vocabulary achievement.