Latihan Ulangan Kenaikan Kelas SMP kelas 8

Nama Nilai : : 3. Presence of amenities such as shopping mall, hypermarket, wet and dry markets, international medical center, resort hotel, international school and communal facilities such as clubhouse, sports center, etc. 4. Enhanced infrastructure with wide roads for ease of traveling, well-lit street, hygienic sanitary system, around the clock security (24 hour CCTV), well-designed drainage and flood control systems and professional estate management. 5. A modern lifestyle & integrated township to live, work and play. 6. Quality-control workmanship and with 6 months defects liability period. 7. Good potential increase in property price over the long term. 8. The township development is managed by Keppel Land.
Source: October 15, 2009 <http://www.foruminvestorindonesia.com/JGC.pdf>

Choose A, B, C or D for the correct answer. 1. Rosita : What is your opinion about my stamp collections? Gerry : ________. A. I have more stamps collections B. Please give me some stamps C. I need your help to arrange these stamps D. I think you should add more stamps collections from other countries 2. Teddy : You look very busy arranging the books. May I help you? Anya : ________. A. In my opinion, they are interesting books B. No, thanks. I can do it myself C. I bought some new books D. I agree with you 3. Riana : What do you know about the speech contest in our school? Adinda : ________. A. It will be held next month in the school hall B. Ill help you prepare the speech contest C. I think it is good to improve students speaking skill D. Yeah, Im listening 4. Icha : Do you agree if we make a small garden in the back yard? Roy : Yeah. I agree with your idea. But, will our father agree with it? Icha : Im sure he will. Who are talking in the dialog? A. A mother and a son. B. A father and a daughter. C. A sister and a brother. D. A teacher and a student. 5. Faiz : Why didnt you buy this beautiful dress? It really suits you. Kirana : You know, its very expensive. I cant afford it. Where does the dialog happen? A. In a fashion store. B. In a shoe store. C. In a bookstore. D. In a restaurant. Read the text and answer questions 6 to 8.

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Jakarta Garden City The Preferred Choice 1. Good accessibility and increased mobility, about 20 minutes to Kelapa Gading, 35 minutes to Jakarta CBD and 45 minutes to airport. 2. A safe and secure haven to raise a family.

What is the purpose of the text? A. To entertain the readers. B. To advertise something. C. To convince the readers. D. To attract the readers. 7. How are the roads and streets in the Jakarta Garden City? A. Long. B. Short. C. Narrow and well-lit. D. Wide and well-lit. 8. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the text? A. There are many communal facilities in Jakarta Garden City. B. People can reach Jakarta Garden City easily. C. There are no flood control systems in Jakarta Garden City. D. Jakarta Garden City has modern lifestyle. Read the text and answer questions 9 to 12. Once upon a time, there were two butterflies, Teri and Roni. They were friends. Teri and Roni had the same crown. One day, Kodi a frog, saw Teri and Roni quarrelling. You took it! said Roni. No, I did not! said Teri. Hey, whats the matter? asked Kodi. Teri stole my crown! said Roni. No, I didnt, said Teri. Yesterday, I still had my crown when she came to visit me, said Roni. Today I cannot find the crown! Look! She is wearing it! Roni shouted. My mom gave me this crown, Teri explained. Kodi suggested they all go to Ronis house. Where did you put it? said Kodi to Roni. I put it on the table, Roni answered. They didnt find the crown. Maybe it fell down. Kodi looked under the table. Nothing was there. It was my favourite crown! Roni sobbed.

I didnt steal yours, but if you like it so much, you can have mine, Teri gave Roni the crown. Its here! Kodi saw the crown behind the curtain. Roni stopped crying, Thank God, Kodi found it! Sorry, Teri, I accused you. Im a terrible friend! Its okay, said Teri. Lets say thanks to Kodi! 9. Where did Kodi find the crown? A. Under the table. B. On the table. C. Behind the curtain. D. In the house. 10. I put it on the table, . . . . (line 13) What does the underlined word refer to? A. The crown. B. The house. C. The table. D. The curtain.

D. he died because of an illness 16. . . . who begged him to write it down. (Paragraph 4) What does the bold-typed word refer to? A. His book. B. The story on Alice. C. His adventure. D. His invention. Read the text and answer questions 17 to 19. Dont touch the historical things here. Due to being too old, they are fragile. 17. Where do you possibly find the notice above? A. In a museum. B. In a park. C. At hospital. D. At school. 18. Why are the things fragile? A. They are expensive. B. They are big. C. They are valuable. D. They are too old. 19. . . . they are fragile. What does the word fragile mean? A. Unbreakable. B. Untouchable. C. Easily broken or damaged. D. Easily created. Read the text and answer questions 20 to 24. Once upon a time, there was a potter and his wife who had one child, a little boy. As he grew older, they were grieved to see that he was different from all other children. He never played with them, or laughed, or sang. He just sat alone by himself, he hardly ever spoke to his parents, and he never learned the nice polite manners of the other children in the village. He sat and thought all day, and no one knew what he thought about, and his parents were very sad. The other women tried to comfort the potters wife. They said, Perhaps you will have another baby, and it will be like other children. But she said, I dont want another baby. I want this one to be nice. And the men of the villagetried to cheer the potter. Queer boys often become great men, they said. And one old man said, Leave the boy alone. We shall see whether he is a wise man or a fool. The potter went home and told his wife what the men had said. The boy heard him, and it seemed to wake him up. He thought it over for a few days. At last one morning at dawn he took his stick in his hand and went into the forest to think there. All day he wandered about, and at last he came to a little clearing on the side of a hill from which he could look down over the country. The Sun was setting over the distant blue hills. Everything was touched with a pink and golden light, and deep shadows lay on the banana gardens and forests in the distance. However, the boy saw none of these things. He was footsore and weary and miserable. He sat down on a fallen log, tired out with his long day. Suddenly a lion came out on to the clearing. What are you doing here all alone? he said severely. I am very miserable, said the boy, and I have come into the forest to think, for I do not know whether I am a wise man or a fool. Is that all you think about? said the lion. Yes, answered the boy, I think about it night and day.

11. From the story, we can learn that________. A. trusting each other is very important B. the goodness is always the winner C. a wise friend can be trusted D. we shouldnt accuse of others without proof 12. From the story above we can conclude that Kodi is a ________ friend. A. wise B. good C. polite D. happy Read the text and answer questions 13 to 16. Almost every child knows the story of Alice in Wonderland. The author of this story is Lewis Caroll. However, this is not the authors real name. His real name is Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. He was born in 1832 in England. He was a bright boy and he was educated at home. When he was twelve years old, he went to study at a nearby school. He then went on to study at the university. He was a very good mathematician and became a teacher at the university. He was six foot tall and handsome. He sometimes stammered when he spoke and this embarrassed him a great deal. However, this did not stop him from mixing around and he was quite popular because he was a good entertainer. He invented the story on Alice in 1862. He told the story to a daughter of a friend, Alice, who begged him to write it down. He took the story to a publisher who liked it and published it as Alices Adventures in Wonderland in 1865. He died in 1898 after falling ill due to pneumonia. Before he died, he published many books and writings, one of which was Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There.
Source: Primary English Cloze Passages

13. What is the text about? A. The story of Alice in Wonderland. B. The characters in Alice in Wonderland. C. The biography of Lewis Caroll. D. Lewis Carolls literary work. 14. Lewis Caroll died when he was ________years old. A. sixty B. sixty-four C. sixty-five D. sixty-six 15. The following statements are TRUE about Lewis Caroll, except ________. A. Alice was his daughters name B. he was an author and a good entertainer C. he was smart and very good at math

Then you are a fool, said the lion decidedly. Wise men think about things that benefit the country. And he walked away. An antelope came bounding out on the clearing and stopped to stare at the boy. What are you doing here? he asked. I am very miserable, answered the boy, I dont know whether I am a wise man or a fool. Do you ever eat anything? said the antelope. Yes, said the boy, my mother cooks twice a day, and I eat. Do you ever thank her? said the antelope. No, I have never thought of that, answered the boy. Then you are a fool, said the antelope. Wise men are always grateful. And he bounded off into the forest again.
Source: November 16, 2009

26. What kind of souvenir did the writer buy? A. Postcards and snails. B. Seafood and squid. C. Money and scarves. D. Silk scarves and key chains. 27. I shall never forget the spectacular sight of the city . . . . (Paragraph 2) What does the underlined word mean? A. Nice. B. Usual. C. Amazing. D. Ordinary. 28. The text mainly tells us about the writers________. A. memorable experience in Singapore B. activities in Singapore C. shopping trips D. holidays in Sentosa Island

20. What was the little boy thinking of? A. Whether he was a grateful or ungrateful son. B. Whether he was a wise or fool man. C. Whether he was useful for others. D. Whether he was smart or dull. 21. What is the main idea of paragraph five? A. The little boys attitudes. B. Other peoples opinions about the little boy. C. The little boys decision to wander. D. The little boys wanderings. 22. What can we learn from the story? A. A wise man is someone who is useful for others. B. We dont know whether someone is wise or fool. C. A wise man is someone who is grateful and thinks about useful activities for his/her country. D. We should think about something deeper and tries to solve our problems. 23. . . . and it will be like other children . . . (Paragraph 3) What does the bold-typed word refer to? A. Another baby. B. The little boy. C. The lion. D. The antelope. 24. He was footsore and weary and miserable. (Paragraph 5) The bold-typed word has similar meaning to ________. A. disappointed B. weak C. happy D. tired Read the text and answer questions 25 to 28. I want to tell you about my memorable time in Singapore. It was one of the best holidays I ever had. I shall never forget the spectacular sight of the city I saw from Mount Fable that night. The roller-coaster ride, the stunts performed by the dolphins and the killer whale at the Sea World were also exciting. I shall remember the thrill of having been on one of the longest rides in the monorail in Sentosa Island for many years to come. I also enjoyed various varieties of seafood at the makeshift roadside stalls at the Chinatown night market. I also enjoyed the shopping trips. My family and friends agreed that the souvenirs were value for money, especially the silk scarves with pretty prints and the attractive key chains. 25. What did the writer do at the Chinatown? A. He had a roller-coaster experience. B. He had various varieties of seafood. C. He enjoyed the snails. D. He enjoyed the souvenirs.

Read the text and answer questions 29 to 31.

Jalan Kartika number 78 Bandung Dear Cousin Freda, How are you getting on? The week break has arrived. It has been rainy weather here for quite some time now. But yesterday the weather was fine. So, mother decided to bring us to a circus that was in town. It seemed the circus was from India. I must tell you what happened over there yesterday. I think you will enjoy reading this. When we reached the circus grounds, we saw that the place was already very crowded. Children were running about everywhere gripping balloons and pink fairy floss in great big clouds. Giant-sized Mickey and Minnie swayed about the place nodding at everyone in their paths. Then, mother decided to watch the animal show. This was in a huge enclosed tent. We bought our 29. What does Amanda tell in her letter? tickets quickly while got to our aseats. A. Her and experience seeing circus. Then, the B. The information about a circus. show began. Lions and their keepers performed C. The incident in the circus. first. The lions hopped on one box to another D. The animal show in the circus. whenever the keeper clapped. After that, the 30. Who is Freda? trampoline jumpers came and walked on tight A. Amandas pen pal. B. Amandas old friend. ropes. Finally, it was the elephant show. C. Amandas I dont think cousin. I am ever going to forget the D. Amandas close friend. attractions in the circus. It was really a 31. What did the giant-sized Mickey and Minnie do on the memorable experience. circus ground? A. They gripped balloons. Yours sincerely, B. They shook their heads. Amanda C. They nodded at everyone. D. They sang and danced. Read the text and answer questions 32 to 35. An eagle was chasing after a hare for her dinner. The poor little hare did not know what to do. So, when he came across a beetle, the only other animal he saw, he begged him for help.

The beetle stood between the hare and the eagle and asked for the eagle to spare this hares life. The eagle brushed off the beetle. In her opinion the beetle had nothing important to say because he was so small. Then, the eagle ate the hare right in front of the beetle. From that point on the beetle hunted out the eagles nests, climbed into them and pushed her eggs out to the ground so that they would break. The eagle went to Zeus for help. Zeus allowed the eagle to make a nest on his lap so that he could protect the eggs himself. The wily beetle made a gross dung pellet, flew over Zeus head and dropped it on him. Without thinking Zeus stood up to brush the pellet off and let the nest fall to the ground, breaking all of the eggs. Since that day, the eagle does not nest during the beetle season.

32. Who tried to help the hare? A. The beetle. B. The eagle. C. Zeus. D. The bird. 33. What is the main idea of paragraph 4? A. An eagle that chased after a hare. B. The eagle that asked for Zeus help to protect her eggs. C. The beetles effort to break the eagles eggs from Zeus protection. D. The beetles effort to protect the hare. 34. What can you learn from the story? A. We must not disturb others. B. We must not take revenge. C. We should help others. D. We must not insult others. 35. The wily beetle made a gross dung pellet, . . . (Paragraph 4) The word in bold type has opposite meaning to_____. A. smart B. stupid C. honest D. small Read the text and answer questions 36 to 40. Mavis and Joe finally reached the top of the hill. It was part of the Nature Reserve. Both of them were very tired after the long ascent. The two, feeling excited that they had reached the top, jumped with joy. They could now rest in the cool, morning mist; perhaps, even help themselves to a sandwich and a cup of hot coffee. The forest around them was quiet too quiet. The waters of the reservoir below were blue and calm. The sun was not up yet, but there was the faint light of dawn. Joe stepped carefully over patches of fallen leaves and twigs which were wet and, therefore, slippery. Suddenly, he halted. He was staring at something and Mavis became frightened. It was easy to know when Mavis was scared because her eyes would open large and round and her jaw would drop. Her fear of their being trapped in the forest had got the better of her. She was about to scream when Joe looked back and smiled. His wide grin had a pleasant effect of instantly dissolving the fear in Mavis, who moved cautiously down the path to where Joe was. There was a group of hikers about thirty meters down the slope making their way to where they were to reach the summit too, obviously. In the faint light, Mavis spotted a cousin of hers in that group of young people. She let out a shrill Hi! and sat on the patch of wet leaves and twigs, feeling relieved.

36. The text tells us about the Mavis and Joes experience when they ________. A. camped on a hill B. climbed up a mountain C. reached the top of a mountain D. reached the top of a hill 37. What was Mavis afraid of? A. Being trapped in the forest. B. Being sick after the long ascent. C. Being hungry and thirsty. D. Being killed by wild animals. 38. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text? A. Mavis and Joe did not enjoyed sandwiches and hot tea. B. Mavis and Joe reached the peak of the hill when the sun set. C. There was another group of hikers who climbed up the hill. D. Patches of the leaves and twigs on the hill are dry. 39. It was part of the Nature Reserve.(Paragraph 1) The bold-typed word refers to ________. A. the top of the mountain B. the top of the hill C. the mountain D. the hill 40. . . . were very tired after the long ascent.(Paragraph 1) What is the synonym of the word ascent? A. Climbing. B. Hiking. C. Journey. D. Trip. Read the text and answer questions 41 to 43.

41. When was the concert of Ariels school band? A. On Sunday. B. On Monday. C. On Friday. D. On Saturday. 42. What did Ariel and his friends do after seeing the concert? A. They went to a coffee shop. B. They went to a restaurant. C. They went to the movie. D. They went home. 43. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the text? A. The school band had a concert at night. B. The band concert is satisfying. C. Ariel does not like his school band.

D. The vocalist of the band performed his songs amazingly. For questions 44 to 46, choose the correct words to complete the text. In the early times, there was only darkness; there was no light at all. At the edge of the sea, a woman (44) ________ with her father. One time she went out to get some water. As she (45) ________ the snow, she saw a feather floating toward her. She opened her mouth and the feather floated in and she swallowed it. Actually she (46) ________ swallow the feather. From that time she was pregnant. 44. A. live B. lives C. lived D. is living 45. A. scraps B. scrapped C. is scrapping D. was scrapping 46. A. should B. should not C. could D. could not For questions 47 and 48, rearrange the following words into a good sentence. 47. down grabbed the yard the eagle 1 2 3 4 the chicken swooped in and 5 6 7 8 The acceptable arrangement of the jumbled words above is ________. A. 46132587 B. 46182573 C. 46713258 D. 46173258 48. happened on when was the veranda 1 2 3 4 5 sitting the accident I 6 7 8 The acceptable arrangement of the jumbled words above is ________. A. 84613257 B. 84572136 C. 84271365 D. 84625371 For questions 49 and 50, rearrange the following sentences into a good text. 49. 1 In his delight he lifted up his voice and brayed, so that every one knew him. 2 And shortly afterwards a fox came up to him and said, Ah, I knew you by your voice. 3 He put it on and went towards his native village. 4 Then, his owner came up and gave him a sound cudgeling for the fright he had caused. 5 An ass once found a lions skin which the hunters had left out in the sun to dry. 6 All fled at his approach, both men and animals, and he was a proud ass that day. Which one is the best arrangement to make a good text? A. 536412 B. 532641 C. 532461 D. 536142 50. 1 I wanted to cheer her up. 2 The florist told me that she could arrange beautiful bouquets of flowers. 3 Last week, I went to a flower shop to buy some flowers. 4 I delivered them myself along with a get-well card.

The correct arrangement of the sentences above to make a good text is ________. A. 361452 B. 362514 C. 362415 D. 364251