PEKET UTAMA KODE:UKK-II/08-Bahasa Inggris/VIII/2015

SANGAT RAHASIA

ULANGAN AKHIR SEMESTER GENAP

MADRASAH TSANAWIYAH KABUPATEN PURBALINGGA

TAHUN PELAJARAN 2015/2016

LEMBAR SOAL

Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris Hari, Tanggal : Selasa, 17 Mei 2016

Kelas : VIII Waktu : 07.30 – 09.30 (120 menit)
PETUNJUK UMUM :
1. Tuliskan nomor peserta dan nama pada lembar jawab.
2. Semua pekerjaan/jawaban dikerjakan pada lembar jawab.
3. Berdoalah sebelum memulai mengerjakan .
I. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER BY CROSSING A, B, C OR D ON YOUR ANSWER
SHEET.

Read the text to answer question number 1 to 3.

A. all students of class VIII A and VIII B

For
B. are invited to attend my birthday party:
You
Day/Date : Sunday, 08 May 2016
Time : 2 p.m
Place : My House, Jalan Kuningan No. 5

Yours Friend
Nabila

1. Who is the sender of the invitation?

A. Teacher C. Students
B. Nabila D. Friends

2. When will the party be held?

A. in the morning C. in the afternoon
B. in the night D. in the evening

3. Where will the party be held?

A. at the teacher’s house C. at the restaurant
B. at Nabila’s house D. at Nabila’s friend

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 Read the text and answer question number 4 and 5.

Student Organization
MTs Purbalingga
Jl Jendral Soedirman Purbalingga

Dear Rahma,
We invite you to attend our meeting that will be held:
On Saturday, May 21, 2016
At 01:30 p.m. – 02:30 p.m.
In the school hall
Agenda : final preparation for the 2016 PENSI competition.
Please come on time, see you there!

Sasa Farhan

Secretary Chair Person

4. Based on the text ….

A. the meeting only invites the committee
B. the meeting will be held in the morning
C. if you could not come, you should call Sasa
D. the meeting will be held in the school hall

5. “We invite you to attend our meeting….”

The underlined word means ….
A. depart C. come
B. arrive D. back

Read the text to answer questions for number 6 to8.

ANNOUNCEMENT

To: All 8 students

The English course will begin on May, every Wednesday,

Thursday and Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m in our class. For
more information, please contact your class teacher.

Mr Andre

Instructor

6. What is the text about?

A. Remedial class C. Speech contest
B. English course D. English teacher

7. “The English course will begin on May…”

The underlined word has similar meaning with …
A. last C. over
B. start D. finish

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 8. “…..in our class.”The underlined word refers to…and their teacher.
A. English course C. teacher
B. students D. instructor

Read the text and answer question number 9 and 10.

SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENT
SATHURDAY March 5th, 2016

There will be a girls’ voleyball short meeting right after school this
afternoon in the school library. The meeting is expected to last around 45
minutes and finish by 5. Every member needs to be present in this important
meeting.
Should anyone unable to attend the meeting, find Mr. Elder for
permission and further details about the agenda.
Looking forward to seeing you all in the meeting.

9. When will the meeting start?

A. before school C. next afternoon
B. after school D. last morning

10. What should a student do if she is not able to attend the meeting?
A. Go home.
B. Go to the library.
C. Ask for permission from Mr. Elder.
D. Let the class teacher know about her absence.

Read the text and answer question number 11 to 13.

Bimo, we will have a science test tomorrow.

You’re very good at it.
What about studying together at your house at 4 this afternoon?
Please reply soon.

Adi

11. Why did Adi send message to Bimo?

A. He asks Bimo to teach him about science.
B. He invites Bimo to come his house.
C. He wants to borrow Bimo’s book.
D. The test will be held tomorrow.

12. “You’re very good at it.” the underlined word refers to?
A. test C. science
B. study D. house

13. From the text we can conclude that … .

A. Adi is good in science
B. Bimo is Adi’s teacher
C. Adi will visit Bimo’s house
D. Bimo asks Adi to teach him

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 Read the text and answer question number 14 and 15.

Sylla Pizza

Authentic Italian Pizza by True-blue Neapolitan Chef

A cozy little restaurant with creamy sand-colored walls, deep-toned wood
counters and furnishings and natural grey stone.
Food and Beverage :
 Italian Cuisine
 Italian Pizza and Pasta
 Various Kinds of juice
Business Hour Details :
Sunday to Thursday : 11.30 AM to 2.30 PM
Friday to Saturday : 11.30 AM to 5.30 PM
Address :
30 Robertson Quay Riverside View
#01-14 Singapore 277798
Tel : +659484938

14. What is advertisement about?

A. An Italian cuisine C. Facilities of a restaurant
B. Various kinds of juice D. A promotion of Sylla Pizza

15. When does usually the restaurant open?

A. in the afternoon C. in the evening
B. in the morning D. in the night

Read the text and answer question number 16 to 18.

Once upon a time their lived a group of mice under a tree in peace. However, a
group of elephants crossing the jungle unknowingly destroyed the homes of all the rats.
Many of them were even crushed to death.
Then taking of rats decided to approach the elephant's chief and request him to guide
his herd through another route. On hearing the sad story, the elephant's king apologized and
agreed to take another route. And so the lives of the rats were saved.
One day elephant-hunters came to the jungle and trapped a group of elephants in
huge nets. Then the elephant king suddenly remembered the king of the rats. He called on of
the elephants of his herd, which had not been trapped, to go seek help from the king and told
him about the trapped elephants.
The rat's king immediately took his entire group of rats and they cut open the nets
which had trapped the elephant's herd. The elephant herd was totally set free. They danced
with joy and thank the rats.

16. Who destroyed the homes of all rats?

A. the hunter C. elephant-hunter
B. a group of mice D. a group of elephant

17. Who helped the elephant's herd free?

A. the trapped elephants C. entire group of rats
B. the elephant-hunter D. a group of king

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 18. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. The group of rats cut the net
B. The elephant trapped in the net
C. The elephant herd was totally death
D. The hunters danced and thank the rats

Read the text and answer question number 19 to 22.

I really enjoyed my holiday in Australia. Last Sunday I visited a marine park

called Sea World which is at surfers’ Paradise near Brisbane. It’s Australia’s largest
marine park and I had a wonderful day there.
The first thing I saw was the Oceanorium where you can watch all sorts of
sea fish and animal under water. There were huge turtles, sharks, and a beautiful
tropical sea fish. The most exciting thing was watching a man feeding the sharks. He
wore a special diving suit. Then I watched the performance of sea animals. The saw
was in a big outdoor swimming pool. There were killer whales, dolphins and sea
lions, and they did all sort of fantastic things in the water. One of the girls in the
show rode around the pool on the back of killing whale, and another girl rode
underwater on the back of a big turtle. After the saw I had lunch. There were several
big restaurant at the park and I had lunch in a restaurant that was shape like a ship!
Then I watched a wonderful water-ski show which was held on a lake.
There were lots of other things to do at the park. There was lake cruising, a
train ride, a big water slide, swimming pools, and an incredible roller coaster called
the ‘corkscrew’- because it goes three loops upside down. But I wish I had gone on
the roller coaster ride before lunch rather than after it!

19. What is the text about?

A. Going to Marine Park C. The bad experience
B. Holiday in Australia D. Happy adventure

20. Which of the following sea animals are known as ‘killer’?

A. lions
B. whales
C. turtles
D. seals

21. What is the main idea of paragraph two?

A. The sea animals performed fantastic things in the water
B. The writer had lunch in one of the restaurants at the park.
C. The Oceanorium displayed all sorts of fish and animals under water
D. The writer visited the Oceanorium to watch all sorts of fish and performance

22. “…and an incredible roller coaster called…” (Paragraph 3 line 2).

The underlined word is closest in meaning to… .
A. Horrible C. Great
B. Credible D. Usual

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 Read the text and answer the question number 23 and 24.

HandShoes
Are you looking for a cheap and high quality shoes?

HandShoes comes in response to your desire to have a quality and durable

shoe. You can find varieties models of shoes which are attractive, whether
formal or casual. We always provide a model of shoes / sandals which are up
to date so that you are not out of date.
What are you waiting for? Come visit our shop right away at Jalan Merbabu
no. 10 Bandar Lampung, Lampung
HandShoes provides the best for customer because consumers’ satisfaction
is our priority.

23. What is the purpose of the text above?

A. To advertise handshoes
B. To inform about handshoes
C. To complain handshoes
D. To sell expensive handshoes
24. How we can get the product above?
A. Send message to JalanMerbabu no.10 Bandar Lampung
B. Come to Jalan Merbabu no. 10 Bandar Lampung
C. Call Jalan Merbabu no.10 Bandar Lampung
D. Buy the handshoes by internet.

Read the text and answer question number 25 to 28.

Long, long time ago there lived two brothers. They had completely different
characters. The big brother was very stingy and greedy. He never shared his wealth with
poor people. The little brother was exactly the opposite. He was generous and kind to
poor people. He even had no money left because he had shared it with the poor.
One day the generous brother was sitting in his garden when suddenly a little
bird fell on his lap. It was wounded. He took care of it, fed it, and put it in a nice cage.
After the bird was healthy, the generous brother let it fly. After some time the bird
returned to him and gave him a watermelon seed.
The generous brother, then, planted the seed and watered it until it grew into a
good watermelon plant. Yet, the plant was very strange. It had only one fruit; a big and
heavy one. When the watermelon was ripe enough, the generous brother picked it and
cut it into two. How surprised he was. The watermelon was full of gold.
The generous brother sold the gold and became very rich. He built a big house
and bought very large field. Still he never forgot to share the wealth with the poor.

25. What does the text mainly talk about?

A. The poor people and the healthy bird
B. The stingy and the generous
C. The kind and the generous
D. The stingy and the greedy

26. What does the main idea of the last paragraph?

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 A. The young brother became poor
B. The big brother built a big house
C. The young brother became very rich
D. The young brother planted the watermelon

27. “He even had no money left because he had shared it with the poor”. (par 1)
What does the underlined means?
A. lent C. gave
B. used D. returned

28. What can you learn from the story?

A. Being greedy makes lazy.
B. Taking care of bird is a must.
C. Sharing your money to others make you poor.
D. Having good behavior causes good things in return.

Read the text and answer question number 29 to 32.

I had a bad experience when I did shopping because of the shop assistant’s fault.
However, the security officer of the shop really embarrassed me of stealing a pair of blue
jeans.
That was on Sunday afternoon. I went to a fashion shop with my friends. I chose a
pair of blue jeans to buy and paid for them at the cashier. Unfortunately, the shop assistant
was careless. She forgot to take the censor clip on the blue jeans. So, when I left the shop,
the detector beeped. The security officer shouted at me, “Hey, you…! Stop!!” Then, he
took me to the manager’s room.
After examining, the security officer and the manager realized that it was not my
fault. They said they were very sorry about what had happened. Finally, the manager
asked me to take one piece of clothing for free.

29. What did the writer buy when he/she shopping?

A. one piece of clothing C. a pair of shoes
B. a pair of blue jeans D. a blue jeans

30. “She forgot to take the censor clip…”

What does the underlined word refer to?
A. The writer
B. The manager
C. The shop assistant
D. The security officer

31. Why did the detector beep?

A. The security officer shouted at the writer.
B. The security officer took the writer to the manager’s room.
C. The shop assistant forgot to take the censor clip on the blue jeans.
D. The shop assistant found that the writer stole a pair of blue jeans.

32. From the text we know that, the writer ….

A. didn’t pay after choose a pair of blue jeans.
B. went to shopping with his/her mother.
C. got a reward from the shop manager.
D. lost his/her money in the shop.

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 For questions 33 - 35, choose the suitable word to complete the text below.

Yesterday was a terrible day for me. I (33) . . . up late. So I went to school in a
hurry. I rode (34) . . . fast to arrive at school as the bell rang. However, when the
teacher asked us to submit our homework, I remembered that I left mine at home.
To prove I did the homework the teacher asked me to submit the homework (35) .
. . after school. so when the bell rang, I went back home to fetch my homework.

33. A. picked C. stood

B. woke D. took

34. A. pony C. bike

B. feet D. cart

35. A. immediately C. correctly

B. accidently D. finally

For questions 36 - 38, choose the suitable word to complete the text below.
In the jungle of Aceh, Parakeet birds lived ... 36) with their wise king. However,
now their peaceful life was disturbed. A hunter went into their jungle and planned to
catch them.
It is a beautiful morning. The parakeets and their king perched on a ... 37) of
tree. They did not know that the hunter was hiding. The hunter wanted to catch the
parakeets with his net.
The hunter ... 38) his net towards the parakeets. Some parakeets and the parakeet
king were caught under the net. The parakeets were scared but the parakeet king told
them what to do.

36. A. silently C. carelessly

B. carefully D. peacefully

37. A. leaf C. root

B. stem D. branch

38. A. put C. grew

B. gave D. threw

Complete the text with the suitable words to answers question no. 39 - 42

Dear Fatika,
I want you to (39) ... to my house for (40) … on Saturday (41) … 7.00 p.m. I
am really (42) … you will attend it.

Love,

Sika

39. A. come C. play

B. walk D. run
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 40. A. breakfast C. supper
B. lunch D. dinner
41. A. in C. at
B. on D. from
42. A. sad C. upset
B. hope D. Happy
43. Arrange the jumbled words into a good sentence.
bought – a magazine – we – the bookshop – in
1 2 3 4 5

A. 3–5–4–2–1
B. 2–3–1–5–4
C. 3–1–2–5–4
D. 5–4–3–2–1

44. Arrange the jumbled words into a good sentence.

happened – on – when – was – the veranda – sitting – the accident – I
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
A. 8 – 4 – 2 – 7 – 1 – 3 – 6 – 5
B. 8 – 4 – 6 – 1 – 3 – 2 – 5 – 7
C. 8 – 4 – 5 – 7 – 2 – 1 – 3 – 6
D. 8 – 4 – 6 – 2 – 5 – 3 – 7 – 1

45. Rearrange these jumbled words into good sentences.

did – They – the school – not – principal – meet
1 2 3 4 5 6

A. 2–1–4–6–3–5
B. 2–1–4–6–5–3
C. 3–5–1–4–6–2
D. 3–5–1–4–2–6

46. Rearrange these jumbled words into good sentences.

having – to – when – it – rain – We – dinner – were – started
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

A. 6–8–1–7–3–9–4–2–5
B. 6–8–1–7–3–4–9–2–5
C. 4–9–2–5–3–6–1–2–5
D. 4–9–2–5–3–1–6–2–5

47. Arrange the sentences into a meaningful narrative text.

1) Finally, the fox took it and ran away
2) Long time ago there was a crow
3) Suddenly the fox came up and asked for her cheese
4) Then, the fox said that she had beautiful voice
5) One day she ate a big piece of cheese
6) At the moment she opened her beak, the cheese fell over
7) However, she did not give it to the fox
8) After that the crow sang a song

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 A. 2–5–3–7–4–8–6–1
B. 2–3–7–8–1–4–5–6
C. 2–4–1–3–7–8–5–6
D. 2–6–7–3–8–5–4–1

48. Rearrange the following sentences into a good recount text.

1). So, early in the morning we left home for the airport
2). My family went to Bali for sightseeing last month
3). We wanted to go there by plane
4). At the airport we had to weigh our luggage first before boarding
5). At half past eight the plane took off
6). After boarding we waited for the plane to take off

A. 2–3–1–4–6–5
B. 2–4–5–6–1–3
C. 2–1–3–4–5–6
D. 2–5–4–6–3–1

49. Arrange these sentences into a good narrative text.

1) His short bill could not reach the water
2) He looked everywhere to find some water, but there not any
3) Then, he found a tall jar with a very low water in it
4) At last, he drank the water as much as he liked.
5) Soon, he filled the jar with stones so the water came up higher.
6) One day a crow was very tired and thirsty

A. 6–2–3–5–1–4
B. 6–2–3–1–5–4
C. 6–3–2–1–5–4
D. 6–3–2–5–1–4

50. Arrange these sentences into a good recount text.

1) Before lunch we fed some birds in the park.
2) But we were happy because we had so much fun.
3) Yesterday my family went to the zoo.
4) When we return home we were very tired.
5) In the afternoon we saw the animals being fed.
6) We bought some food to give to the animals.

A. 5–4–6–3–2–1
B. 3–6–1–5–4–2
C. 5–1–3–6–2–4
D. 3–1–5–4–2–6

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