PEMERINTAH KABUPATEN LEBAK

DINAS PENDIDIKAN DAN KEBUDAYAAN

SMP NEGERI 2 ILMUGURU.ORG
Jl. Mana-Saja Km.12 Kp. Suka Kamu Ds. cuitan Kec. Suka Kamu

ULANGAN AKHIR SEMESTER GANJIL

Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris Tahun Pelajaran : 2019/2020

Kelas/Semester : VIII/Ganjil Hari/Tanggal : ......................................

PETUNJUK PENGERJAAN
1. Isikan identitas anda dalam format lembar jawaban dengan teliti dan benar
2. Tersedia waktu 90 menit untuk mengerjakan paket soal ini
3. Periksalah naskah soal yang anda terima, apabila halamannya tidak lengkap mintalah pengganti pada pengawas ruang
ujian
4. Baca dan pahamilah dengan baik pernyataan atau soal sebelum anda menjawab
5. Periksalah pekerjaan anda sebelum diserahkan Kepada pengawas ujian

I. Jawablah soal - soal dengan benar, dengan menghitamkan lingkaran ( ) A, B, C, atau D berikut ini!

Read the text to answer question number 1 and 2.

To: Ryan

Buddy, I’ve just received news from Herdy. This afternoon Mrs Ida wants us to finish our projects at school. Please
don’t come late. Our group presentation must be good next week!

1. Why did the writer ask Ryan to come to school? 2. What is the relationship between Ryan and the writer?
A. To finish their project. A. Brothers.
B. To meet his teacher. B. Relatives.
C. To receive Herdy’s present. C. Roommates.
D. To ask for his buddy’s friend. D. Classmates.

Read the text to answer questions number 3 and 4.

ANNOUNCEMENT

SMP Pembangunan will celebrate its 17th anniversary on:

Day/ Date : Saturday, 17 February 2014
Place : Sport Hall
Time : 8.00 am – 11.00 am

To highlight this event, a special bazaar will be held together with music show of the school band featuring the Indonesian
idol Cynthia. All the teachers and students are supposed to attend this celebration. For this reason all school extracurricular
activities at school such as basketball, Martial art, Football and English Sunday meeting will not be done for that day.

Principal,

Zikry Phatony SS, M.Pd

3. What did the school do to celebrate its anniversary? B. all students had to attend the bazaar and buy
A. To hold a special bazaar. everything sold in the event
B. To have a martial art competition. C. there was an attractive music show performed by
C. To do all extracurricular activities. all students of the school
D. To highlight all events well. D. nobody was interested in playing basketball in the
sport hall that day
4. The school did not have all the extracurricular
activities on that day because …. Read the text to answer questions number 5 and 6.
A. the sport hall would be used for the celebration of
the school anniversary 5. What is the text written for?
A. To describe the dance
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C. To inform someone about the dance 7. What should the guests mention in theiremail?
D. To invite somebody to a fundraising even A. Rebooking fee and date.
B. The charge and booking detail.
6. What should we do to make a confirmation? C. Booking details and rebooking date.
A. Contacting the United Dance Association. D. The fee and the service they need.
B. Coming to the event before Wednesday.
C. Calling 661.333.1234. 8. “…, rebooking fee is free of charge.”
D. Paying USD 50 What does the word fee mean?
A. Salary. C. Requirement.
Read the text to answer questions number 7 to 8. B. Cost. D. Independence.

Read the text to answer questions number 9 to 12.

This is my favorite artist. Her full name is Robin Rihanna Fenty. She is a famous singer in the
world. She was born on 20 February 1988 in Saint Michael, Barbados.

Rihanna has small family. There are 5 people in her family. They are her father, mother, and 2
siblings. Her father’s name is Ronald. Her mother is Monica Fenty. Her siblings are Rorrey and
Rajad.

Rihanna likes modelling. She has ever won modelling contest, Miss Combermere. She also loves fashion style. Her hair
style changes quite often. Sometimes she performs with curly hair. But, in another chance she appears in straight hair with
different colour.

Rihanna is a very success RnB singer. She has won many awards such as Grammy Award and
American Music Award. Her songs are known well through the world; Only Girl (In the World),
What’s My Name?, Unfaithful, Umbrella, Love the Way You Lie, for instance.

9. What often changes in Rihanna’s appearance? 11. “They are her father, mother, and 2 siblings.”
A. Her name. C. Her hair style. (Paragraph 2)
B. The family. D. Her music genre. The underlined word refers to ….
A. small family C. her father and mother
10. The text is written to …. B. five people D. two siblings
A. tell about the life of Rihanna
B. show how to be a famous artist 12. What is the text mainly about?
C. describe an artist, Rihanna A. Rihanna’s childhood.
D. list Rihanna’s albums B. Rihanna’s achievement.
C. Rihanna’s family.
D. Rihanna’s life story.

The following text is for question number 13 to 15.

NGLANGGERAN

Mount Nglanggeran is situated in Nglanggeran village, Patuk, Gunungkidul. The mount is constructed of ancient volcanic
materials and is estimated active until around 70 million years ago. The stones are quite huge and very challenging to
climb on top of them. The local people call it

Mount Wayang because there are lumps of big stones which resemble wayang characters. From a distance the formation
of the stones is really amazing and giving scenic view of series of wayang arranged on top of a plateau.

Mount Nglanggeran offers a distinguished sensation for night hike. There are some alternative hiking tracks with different
difficulties. The first hiking post will be the sloping rock called Latar Gede where hikers can enjoy sunset. The hardest and
most challenging part is when arriving at the area of mountain rocks at more than 100 meters high. Beginner hikers should
carefully choose the track because there are some tracks that have steep narrow valleys. The highest peak of Mount
Nglanggeran is Mount Gede, a mountain of a half acre rock lump from which hikers are able to enjoy the star-spangle, city
lights, and the sunrise.

In this area, there is a narrow rift that only fits one person. It is called Goa Jepang which is believed to be the hideaway of
Japanese army chased by the American troops in World War II.

This mount seems to be the perfect hideaway since it has 28 springs and rocky topography. Right beside the Goa there is a
spring from the seepage through which flows water down.

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13. What does the text mostly tell us about?
A. The location of hiking sites on Mount
Nglanggeran
B. The routes how to get to the top of Mount
Nglanggeran
C. The description of Mount Nglanggeran in
Gunungkidul
D. The benefits of Mount Nglanggeran for visitors
B. Mount Nglanggeran provides great sensation for
hikers.
C. The hikers should be careful in choosing the
tracks.
D. Mount Gede is the peak of Mount Nglanggeran.
15. Right beside the Goa there is a spring which flows
water from the seepage of a water pond (par.3)

14. What is the main idea of the second paragraph? The underlined word means ….
A. People may enjoy the star-spangle from Mount A. leakage C. sprinkle
Gede. B. breakage D. splash

Read the text to answer questions number 16 to 19.

On Saturday, 20th April 2003, Aron Ralston went climbing in the Utah National Park USA. He did not tell his friends or
family and he took no mobile phone at all. Later, there was a terrible accident. An enormous rock trapped Aron’s arm. He
was there for six days. He could not sleep at night because it was very cold. He did not drink any fresh water, and there
was not any food to eat. Besides, he did not see any people.

Fortunately, Aron was safe. On the sixth day he escaped. He amputated his trapped arm with a small knife. Then he
walked six miles. Finally a helicopter saw and rescued him. Aron wrote a book about his experience. Now he climbs with
an artificial arm.

16. What did Aron do On Saturday 20th April 2003?

A. He went to USA to visit his family.
B. He rescued someone with a helicopter.
C. He climbed in the Utah National Park.
D. He amputed his trapped arm with a knife.
17. Aron could not drink and eat at that time because ….
A. his drink and food was gone on his way
B. he was not able to go anywhere
C. the weather around him was very cold
D. he did not tell anybody about his activity
18. What is the second paragraph of the text about?
A. What Aron did to make him sleep well.
B. Why Aron wrote his terrible experience.
C. How Aron escaped from the accident.
D. What happened to the helicopter.
19. “Now he climbs with an artificial arm.”
What does the underlined word mean?
A. Mobile. C. Natural.
B. Official. D. Man-made.

Read the text to answer questions 20 to 22.

It began one afternoon, when I visited my grandmother for lunch. By the time I went home, she hadbooked me a ticket to
the neighbouring island of Lombok for her friend’s funeral. Couple of days later, I found myself sitting inside a propeller
plane for the first time.

Anyway, we landed at an unexpected place. This island has a better airport than the more popular. It didn’t stop there. The
roads were big and clean. I mean seriously. This island is quiet modern. Oh, I almost forgot to mention. We had hired a
private driver for our entire 3 day trip and he was extremely helpful. Not only is he a good and fast driver, but he knows
his
island. Every question my curious dad asked him, he could answer. It felt like we had Wikipedia as a driver.

What I liked most about Lombok is that it’s not as directed towards international tourists, but locals, the mindset of the
people wasn’t as rough as of the Balinese. However, I did come across one where a lady tried to sell cheap batik on a
deserted beach for RP200, 000 (AUD$20). My granddad almost bought it out of pity, but my grandma dragged him out of
it. As he turned his back on her, the lady said okay! RP15,000 (AUD$1.50). What a difference! But eventually, being the
kind-hearted person my granddad is, he bought 5 pieces. That’s a great experience.

20. What is the text about? A. Narow and winding.

A. Visiting Bali B. Wide and polluted.
B. Going to Lombok island. C. Wide and clean.
C. Traveling by a propeller plane. D. Quiet modern.
D. My kind-hearted granddad.
22. From the text we know that ….
21. What were the roads in Lombok like?

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friend’s funeral Balinese
B. the driver knows nothing about his island. D. the writer’s granddad bought batik.

The following text is for questions number 23 to 26.

I have many interesting things, but the low rider bike is the most favorite. It is really bicycle. I have many at home.

What is so special about them is that they are a type of modified bicycles originally from America. They became popular
in Indonesia in 2004 and became less popular in the late 2008. “Superman is Dead” popularized these kinds of bikes in
their music video clip. There is an unusual gap between the saddle and the handlebars. This makes my bicycles different
from ordinary ones. The bikes have colourful designs and unusual accessories.

My low rider bikes have three different types: The Low Rider, small, quite low to the ground. The Cruiser which is little
bit higher than the Low Rider and the Chopper which has high handle bars. These low rider bikes are good for leisure and
relaxing cycling but not for a long distance cycling. That’s why my old relatives do not like such a kind of bicycle. They
feel more comfortable riding usual bikes.

23. What does the text tell you about?

A. The writer’s beloved things. 25. They feel more comfortable riding usual bikes.
B. The types of the low rider bicycles. The word “they” refers to ….
C. The comfortable rides for old people. A. old relatives C. low rider bikes
D. The characteristic of the low rider bicycle. B. bikes D. usual bikes

24. What does paragraph 2 mostly tell about? 26. “These low rider bikes are good for leisure
A. The origin of the low rider bicycles. cycling . . .”(par.3)
B. The accessories of the low rider bikes. The underlined word means. . . .
C. The suitable usage of the low rider bikes. A. fun C. long
D. The specific features of the low rider bikes. B. fast D. hard

Read the text to answer question number 27 dan 28.

To: Adam Jordan

I’m sorry but I won’t be able meet you and Bertha for lunch on Friday. I must complete a project by Friday afternoon, and
I can’t guarantee that I’ll be done by lunch. Could we reschedule for Monday or Tuesday?

Terry Smith

27. What is the writer’s purpose to send the message? 28. Who could not have lunch together on Friday?
A. To meet Bertha for lunch on Friday. A. Adam Jordan.
B. To complete the project by Friday afternoon. B. Bertha.
C. To apologize for not being able to meet Adam. C. Terry Smith.
D. To guarantee that the project could be done. D. Adam and Bertha.

Read the text to answer questions 29 to 32.

It happened one weekend while I was at the fairground. I was with my friend Sarah and we were both really excited. The
flashing lights and bright colours made everything appear magical. We were having a great time and we had been on most
of the rides when Sarah pointed to the big wheel. The sign said “$1 for a two-minute ride”.

At first I wasn’t sure, but Sarah had been on it before. “It only takes two minutes,” she said. “Come on- it’s a really
thrilling ride!” A minute later we were in the air. It was like flying! “This is a mazing!” I shouted happily to Sarah.

Then suddenly, there was a loud crash and everything stopped. I was really frightened! Sarah held my hand tightly because
she was worried, too. We looked down and saw two mechanics. “Don’t worry,” they shouted. “It won’t take us long to fix
it!” So we waited…and waited! At first we were amused. Everyone was running around below us. After a while though, it
became scary up there.

Two hours later, the wheel finally started to move again. I was so happy. It had been a long tiring evening. That two-
minute ride had turned into a two-hour nightmare!

29. How did the writer feel at first? A. Happy. C. Afraid.

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 B. Confused. D. Amazed. A. A sick grandma
B. A delay of an activity
30. What does paragraph 3 tell? C. A Working project
A. Their feeling in two minutes. D. A great plan
B. The beginning of the big wheel accident.
C. How the writer overcame her fear. 34. Dinda can’t come to Mira’s house, because .…
D. How the mechanic fixed the big wheel. A. the project has not planned.
B. she has to work in the hospital.
31. What does “they” in “they shouted” refer to? C. her grandma is sick.
A. The writer and Sarah. D. Dinda must be hospitalized.
B. Everyone below us.
C. The big wheel passengers. 35. From the message above we know that …
D. Two mechanics. A. Dinda and Mira have to work together on their
project.
32. What does the writer mean by “$1 for a two- minute B. Dinda’s grandma involves in the project.
ride ”? C. Dinda and her grandma will meet Mira at the
A. It is very quick. C. It will not kill. hospital.
B. It is very fun. D. It is expensive. D. Dinda expect Mira to stay in the hospital with her.

Read the text to answer questions number 33 to 36. 36. Who could not have lunch together on Friday?
A. Adam Jordan. C. Terry Smith.
33. What is the message about? B. Bertha. D. Adam and Bertha.

For number 37 to 39 complete the following paragraph with the correct words.
I live on a street called Hillstar. It is a beautiful street where each house seems to stand on its own little hill. There are
trees literally everywhere. My house is orange in colour with a lot of flowers in the yard. You can find it easily.

The living room is the first room when you (44) … the house. This room is very big, filled with lively furniture. There
are (45) … soft tan leather couches, colourful rugs on the wood floor, and a large display case with pictures and books.
The house has also enormous windows that (46) … the day will let as much sunlight come into the room as it can

37 …. B. over D. during
A. let C. come
B. enter D. accept 40. Arrange the following words into a correct sentence.
Friend – the – running–who – girl – best – is – my – is
38. …. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A. tasty C. delicious A. 8 – 6 – 1 – 9 – 2 – 3 – 5 – 4 – 7
B. luscious D. comfortable B. 8 – 1 – 9 – 2 – 3 – 5 – 4 – 7 – 6
C. 2 – 3 – 5 – 4 – 9 – 8 – 7 – 6 – 1
39. …. D. 2 – 5 – 4 – 9 – 3 – 7 – 8 – 6 – 1
A. on C. with

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Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris Kelas : VIII

Semester :1 Tahun : 2019/2020

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