PENILAIAN HARIAN KELAS 8

Read the text and then Choose the best answer!

The holidays had come. At first, I didn't know how to spend my long holiday I didn't have any
plans because my parents were very busy. My father was finishing his project, while my mother
was taking care of my little sister. She was just five months oid.

Fortunately, one of my friends, Zaky, didn't have any plans either. So we spent the
holiday together. During the holiday, he came to my house almost every day.

We did a lot of things. On the first day, we rode a bicycle and went around the city. We stopped
at some shops and enjoyed window-shopping. The second day, I taught Zaky how to play
basketball. We spent three days just to get him able to shoot well. In the last two days, we
visited museums. in our city; they were Ronggowarsito and Mandala Bakti We learnt a lot from
the collections in the museums.

1. Why didn't the writer have plans for his vacation?

A.    He was very busy.
B.    His parents were busy.
C.     He didn't know that the vacation had come.
D.    He wanted to spend the vacation at home.

2. How did the writer feel to learn that Zaky didn't have any plans either?
A.    Sad.
B.    Sory.
C.     Guilty.
D.    Happy.

3. Which statement is TRUE according to the text?

A.    The writer went around the city by bicycle.
B.    Zaky leamed how to play volleyball from the writer.
C.     The things displayed in the museums were boring.
D.    The writer and Zaky visited three museums during the vacation.

4. How long did the vacation last?

A.    Three months.
B.    Five months.
C.     One month.
D.    Seven days.

5. How many days did Zaky practise to serve well?

A.    Four.
B.    Three.
C.     Two.
D.    One.
 Holiday in Santolo Beach
          When Idul Fitri holiday, after visiting my parent at Pameungpeuk, Garut, I and my family went
to Santolo Beach to refresh our mind after the long time of work. It's rarely to take a vacation
because I'm very busy.
          The way to Santolo beach is quite good, and the view is really beautiful. On our left and right is
full of rice fields and many coconut trees along the way. But when we nearly arrived, there was a
long traffic jam so we hardly to get in into the beach. I guess this was because of the Idul Fitri
holiday, so people want to go to beach too. Then we just take a walk to the beach because it was not
far. Fortunately the weather was not too hot on that day.
          After we arrived, the beach was so crowded. But we still enjoyed the time by took pictures,
swimming, playing sand, and go around the beach by boat. We stay overnight in the inn that we
have rent before.
          We got up so early in the morning that we could enjoy sunrise landscape at the beach. My
cousin playing with white sand and I took a picture of him.
          A day at Santolo beach felt so short, we were quite tired for playing a whole day, but we were
very happy.

6. When was the writer holiday?

a. Idul Fitri c. Pameungpeuk
b. Santolo Beach d. long time
7. With whom the writer went to Santolo Beach?
a. my parent c. our mind
b. his family d. my cousin
8. What was the weather on the Santolo Beach?
a. hot c. not too hot
b. beautiful d. cool
9. “… the beach was so crowded. The word “crowded” has similar meaning to ….
a. Traffic jam c. overnight
b. enjoyed d. huddled
10. “…but we were very happy. The word “we” is refers to …
a. my parent c. the writer and his family
b. my family d. my cousin