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ULANGAN KENAIKAN KELAS

Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris Hari/tanggal :
Kelas : VIII Waktu : 90 Menit

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER!

1. Thomas : Have you finished your report?

Jerry : Not yet.
Thomas : ……………?
Jerry : Of course. I’ll be very happy then.
a. What can I do for you? c. Can you do me a favor?
b. Would you like me to help you? d. Is there something you can do for me?

2. John : I heard you brother was robbed in front of a bank after he had withdrawn a lot of
money.
Dave : ……………. He is at home and he is fine.

Pay attention to the dialog, and then answer the questions number 3- 5!
Rima : Hi Andri. It’s Rima here.
Andri : Hi. How are you?
Rima : Fine thanks. Listen, I’ve got a couple tickets for the Grand Final of The Voice
Indonesia 2016. Would you like to come?
Andri : Thanks. Unfortunately, I’m working on an essay. I have to finish it tonight
because it’s due tomorrow.
Rima : What a pity. Well, never mind. Some other time perhaps.
Andri : Sure.
Rima : Bye.
Andri : Bye.

3. Who are the speakers in the above conversation?

a. Rima b. Andri c. Rima and Andri d. Rima, Andri and the writer

4. How does Rima open the conversation?

a. Hi Andri. It’s Rima here. c. Sure
b. Hi. How are you? d. Bye

5. How does she close the conversation?

a. Hi Andri. It’s Rima here. c. Sure
b. Hi. How are you? d. Bye

Read the text, and then answer the questions number 6-8!
Hi Sueb,
Please come to my home on Sunday 13, at 4 pm, Jl. Flamboyan 1/6.
I’m having my party to celebrate my achievement in a National Science Competition.

Sulkan
RSVP

6. What does Sulkan want to Sueb?

a. To come to his house c. To celebrate a National Science Competition
b. To have achievement d. To go to Flamboyan street
7. Does Sulkan want Sueb to replay the invitation?
a. Yes, I think so c. No, I don’t think so
b. Yes, he does d. No, he did not

8. When should Sueb attend to the party?

a. Early in the morning c. In the evening
b. In the afternoon d. At night

Read the text, and then answer the questions number 9 and 10!
Dear Ima,
The cat needs to be fed twice a day: at 8 am and 5 pm.
Thanks.

9. What does Ima have to do?

a. To feed the cat c. To eat the cat
b. To need the cat d. To take care twice a day

10. Which statement is true?

a. Ima has to feed the cat c. The cat should eat by itself
b. The cat should eat twice at 8 am d. Ima should eat twice a day

Read the text, and then answer the questions number 11 and 12!
INVITATION
Dear : Nada
Let’s have fun at my birthday party. Please come to my house on Sunday, June 10th 2016.
The party starts at 3 pm and at 5 pm it’s all over. I won’t be happy without your coming.

Your friend,
Bella

11. The party will finish at ……

a. 3 pm b. 9 pm c. 5 pm d. over 5 pm

12. The writer writes the text above to ……

a. Advertise her birthday to her friend c. Give an information about her birthday
b. Invite her friend to her birthday party d. Confirm her birthday to her friend

Read the text, and then answer the questions number 13 and 14!
As we have many exams this week, our basketball team practices will be postponed until
next week.

Sender:
Idang
+62856444555565
Sent:
08:24:33
21/5/2016

13. From the text above, we can conclude that ……

a. They will practice basketball tomorrow c. Idang is the coach of the basketball team
b. They won’t practice basketball this week d. Idang will have exams next week

14. What is the purpose of the text above?

a. Inviting for a basketball practice c. Informing a basketball practice
b. Suggesting a basketball practice d. Postponing a basketball practice
Read the text, and then answer the questions number 15 and 16!

ATTENTION!
CALLING ALL RESIDENTS OF GREEN PARK
SHOW OFF YOUR FAMILY’S TALENTS
SING, DANCE, BE FUNNY, PLAY MUSIC OR PERFORM MAGIC

Do it with 2,3, or 4 others (relatives can join)

No age limit.

To enter:
1. Pick up a form from this Glory Supermarket counter.
2. Complete the form.
3. Drop the completed form in the box labeled “TALENT SEARCH” at Glory Supermarket.
4. Box will be removed a fortnight after the date given below.

Important: fill in the form only after you have read the rules given at the back.

May 25, 2016 Resident Committee

Green Park

15. Who may join the contest of the family’s talents?

a. The children in the family c. The youth in the family
b. Old people in the family d. Anyone in the family

16. How many kinds of contest will there be in the family’s talents?
a. Three b. Four c. Five d. Six

Read the text and then answer the questions number 17- 20!
Last week my parents, sister, brother, and I went to the zoo. We went there for
recreation. We left at 6 am and arrived here at 8 am. It is about a hundred kilometers to go
to the zoo from my house.
There were a lot of people watching a giant snake. The snake was there for about a
week. It was 9 meters long. I thought it was the biggest snake I had ever seen. After going
around and watching various animals, we went home. On the way, we stopped at the
Borobudur temple for half an hour.

17. Which is the most suitable title for the text above?
a. Going to the zoo c. Going to Borobudur
b. Having recreation d. Watching a Giant Snake

18. How many people were looking at the giant snake?

a. Several b. Some c. A few d. Many

19. How many people did the writer go to the zoo with?
a. Two b. Three c. Four d. Five

20. “After going around and watching various animals, we went home.” (paragraph 2)
The underlined word has the same meaning as ……
a. Different b. Similar c. Wild d. Much

Read the text and then answer the questions number 21- 23!
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. He accused me of stealing
a pair of blue jeans.
That was a 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 that they were very sorry what had happened. Finally, the manager asked me to
take one piece of clothing for free.

21. Where did the story take place?

a. Department store c. On Sunday afternoon
b. Security officer d. Manager’s room

22. What was the writer’s bad experience according to the text?
a. The shop assistant forgot to take the censor clip on the blue jeans
b. The manager asked me to take one piece of clothing for free
c. The detector beeped because the writer was stealing a pair of blue jeans
d. The writer was accused of stealing a pair of blue jeans

23. “The writer could take one piece of clothing for free”.
This idea can be found in paragraph ……..
a. One b. Two c. One and two d. Three

Read the text and then answer the questions number 24- 26!
Yesterday was Sunday. Mr. Burhan did not go to his office. Mrs. Burhan did not go to
school and their children, Aryo and Ayu did not go to school either. They went to the zoo for
instead. It was Aryo’s birthday yesterday. Mr. Burhan has promised to take his family to the
zoo to celebrate Aryo’s birthday.
After arriving at the zoo at nine o’clock, they took a rest for a moment. They enjoyed
their meals under the shady tree. Then, they walked around and saw many kinds of animals.
There were a lot of animals in the zoo. First they visited the bird’s cage. Some beautiful
birds were flying here and there. Then they went to the cages of tigers and lions. They did
not miss the elephants, snakes, bears, and other wild animals.
Aryo and Ayu were happy. At about twelve o’clock they left the zoo and went home.

24. How many people were going to the zoo based on the text above?
a. Two people c. Four people
b. Three people d. Five people

25. The followings were what they did in the zoo, except…….
a. Visiting the cages of lions c. Having their meals
b. Seeing snakes and bears d. Riding the horse

26. How long was Mr. Burhan’s family in the zoo?

a. About nine o’clock c. About twelve o’clock
b. About three hours d. About two hours

Read the text and then answer the questions number 27- 30!
Brisbane, May 21st 2016
Dear Intan,
Last month was my holiday. I visited Indonesia for a high school reunion. I visited
some old friends and classmates, and enjoyed eating in many fine restaurants. I bought
some batik shirts, too. I went to Indonesia with my wife.
My plane arrived at 6.30 pm. The flight number was GA-877. My friend Rizky met me
at Adi Sucipto Airport at 6.50 pm. I brought three suitcases: two large ones and one small
one. Rizky’s brother accompanied her to pick me up at the airport.
Before we went home, I asked them to join me for dinner in Nikmat restaurant. It used
to be my favorite restaurant. I really liked its Gudeg and Gempol Plered.
 Returning to Indonesia is very nice. I want to go there again on my next holiday.
Would you like to meet me next time?

Your friend,
Habibi

27. Who wrote the letter?

a. Habibi did c. Rizky did
b. Adi Sucipto did d. Intan did

28. Why did he visit Indonesia?

a. He bought some batiks c. He had special menu at restaurant
b. He had a reunion d. He picked up her brother

29. My plane arrived at 6.30 pm.

The synonym of the underlined word is ………
a. Left for b. Came c. Departed d. Took off

30. “Before we went home, I asked them to join me for dinner in Nikmat restaurant.”
(paragraph 3). The word them refers to ………
a. Rizky and her brother c. Habibi and Rizky’s brother
b. Habibi and Intan d. Habibi and his wife

Read the text and then answer the questions number 31- 34!

The old Grandfather and His Grandson

Once upon a time there was a very old grandfather. His eyes were almost blind, his
ears were deaf, and his knees shook. When he sat at the table, he could not hold a spoon
strongly. He spilled soup on the tablecloth. Beside this, some of his soup would run back
out of his mouth.
His son and his son’s wife were annoyed by this. Finally, they made the old
grandfather sit in the corner behind the stove. They gave him not enough food in a clay
bowl. He sat there and looked sadly on the table. He was almost crying.
One day the old grandfather could not hold the bowl because his hands were too
weak. The bowl fell to the ground and broke. The woman scolded. However the old
grandfather did not say anything. He could only cry. Then they bought him a wooden bowl
and made him eat from it.
Once when they were all sitting there, the four year old grandson put some pieces of
wood together on the floor. His father asked what he was doing. The little grandson said
that he was making a little trough for his father and mother to eat from it when he was big.
The man and the woman looked at one another. They began to cry. They brought the
old grandfather to the table immediately. Since then, they let him eat there. If he spilled a
little, they did not say anything.

31. How did the old grandfather’s son and his son’s wife treat him?
a. They treated him nicely c. They treated him like a child
b. They treated him very badly d. They treated him very carefully

32. How did the old grandfather feel about his son’s and his son’s wife behavior toward him?
a. He felt very sad about it c. He was really angry with them
b. He felt satisfied about it d. He was always complaining about it

33. What did the old grandfather’s son and his son’s wife do after they realized their mistake?
a. They scolded their son c. They let their father eat at the table
b. They let their son eat at the table d. They did not say anything
34. What does the word “he” in paragraph 2 sentence 4 refer to?
a. The old grandfather c. The wife of the old grandfather’s son
b. The old grandfather’s son d. The four year old grandson

Read the text and then answer the questions number 35- 38!

Little Brother, Little Sister

Maltreated by their stepmother, who was a witch, a little brother and sister fled into
the woods. After running for a while, the brother said, “I’m so thirsty. Let’s find a spring
and have a drink”.
As the young boy bent down to drink, his sister heard a voice which said,”Who
drinks from me will turn into a fawn.” It was a witch! Too late, the sister tried to prevent
her brother from drinking. The young boy changed at once into a fawn. In tears, the little
girl made a lead and collar out of her belt, and led the fawn off into the woods. There they
found an abandoned cottage and lived together, far from any danger.
One day, however, the king was hunting the woods, and he spied the fawn, which
could not resist the urge to wander away from the cottage. The king and his hunters chased
the fawn all the way back home. There, the king followed it into the cottage, where he found
a young girl stroking the frightened animal. She was so beautiful and gentle that the king
fell in love with her at once. He asked her to be his wife, and his words caused the maiden to
cry for joy. When one of her tears fell on the fawn, it changed back to her brother once
more. Their goodness and love had overcome the witch’s evil spell, and they lived safely and
happily with the king for ever after.

35. Why did the brother and sister flee into the woods? Because……
a. They had been maltreated by their stepmother
b. They had been treated well by their stepmother
c. They wanted to leave home
d. They felt very happy

36. What caused the young boy turned into a fawn?

a. He left home into the woods c. He drank something and got cursed
b. He found an abandoned cottage d. He said something bad

37. How did the fawn change back to be a young boy?

a. When the king asked for his sister to marry with him
b. When one of his sister’s tear fell on the fawn
c. When the king chased the fawn back home
d. When his sister cried for joy

38. “There, the king followed it into the cottage.” The word it refers to …….
a. Cottage b. Fawn c. Wood d. Home

Read the text and then answer the questions number 39- 42!
There was a tiger that woke up one morning and just felt great. He felt so good, he
went out and cornered a small monkey and roared at him, “Who is the mightiest of all the
jungle animals?” The poor little monkey replied, “You are of course, no one is mightier
than you.”
A little while later, this tiger confronted a deer and bellowed out, “Who is the
greatest and the strongest of all the jungle animals?” The deer was shaking so hard it could
barely speak, but managed to stammer, “Oh great tiger, you are by far the mightiest animal
in the jungle”.
The tiger, being on a roll, swaggered up to an elephant that was quietly munching on
some weeds and roared at the top of his voice, “Who is the mightiest of all animals in the
jungle?”
 Well, this elephant grabbed the tiger with his trunk, picked him up, slammed him
down, picked him up again and shook him until the tiger was just a blur of orange and
black. Finally, the elephant threw him violently into a nearby tree. The tiger staggered to his
feet and looked at the elephant and said, “Man, just because you don’t know the answer,
you don’t have to get so angry”.

39. Which statement is not true according to the text?

a. The tiger felt great when woke up c. The tiger only made a joke
b. The elephant was angry to the tiger d. The elephant did not answer the tiger

40. “…….and roared at the top of his voice”. (paragraph 3). The underlined word refers to ……
a. The tiger b. The elephant c. The monkey d. The deer

41. What is the moral value of the story?

a. The biggest is the strongest c. Don’t be afraid of the tiger
b. The smaller must honor the bigger d. All animals are afraid of the elephant

42. From the text above we know that ……..

a. The monkey is the smallest animal c. The deer is afraid of the tiger
b. The elephant is very arrogant d. All animals are afraid of the elephant

Read the text and then answer the questions number 43- 46!
Once upon a time, in a jungle there lived a fox. His name was Rox. No one did not
know him. Everybody in the jungle was afraid of him because his face and style looked very
vicious.
One day, in a summer beautiful morning, when Rox was drinking at the side of river,
he saw a little rabbit in danger. A snake came sneaking behind the little rabbit. The snake
was going to eat the rabbit. Rox jumped over the snake as soon as possible and scared the
snake away.
The little rabbit then felt relieved that Rox just saved his life from the threat of the
dangerous snake. After that, the little rabbit told the whole jungle that Rox was a kind fox.
He just saved his life. There was no need to be afraid of him anymore.

43. What was the purpose of the story above?

a. To describe about vicious fox c. To inform us about the life in the jungle
b. To entertain the readers about kind fox d. To report to the readers about fox

44. What does paragraph 2 tell us about?

a. Rox looked very vicious to everyone c. Little rabbit was relieved about kind fox
b. Rox saved a little rabbit’s life d. Snake was scared of the little rabbit

45. What was Rox doing when the little rabbit in danger?
a. Drinking b. Eating c. Jumping d. Sneaking

46. “……. His face and style looked very vicious.” (Paragraph 1). What does the underlined
word mean?
a. Arrogant b. Greedy c. Coward d. Cruel

47. Arrange the words into a good sentence!

had – to – for – spend – they – a – holiday – their – week
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
The best arrangement is ……..
a. 5-1-6-2-4-9-3-8-7 b. 5-1-6-9-2-4-3-8-7 c. 5-1-9-2-4-6-8-3-7 d.5-6-1-2-9-4-3-8-7

48. Arrange the words into a good sentence!

evening – this – dinner – for – me – invited – he
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
 The best arrangement is ………
a. 7-6-5-3-4-2-1 b. 7-5-6-3-4-1-2 c. 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 d. 7-6-5-3-4-2-1

49. Arrange the sentences into a good paragraph!

1. In the middle of the night, two boys woke up and began shouting.
2. But some time later it began to rain. The boys felt tired so they put out the fire and crept
into their tent.
3. Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field.
4. After a wonderful meal, they told stories and sang song by the campfire.
5. “The tent is full of water!” They all leapt out of their sleeping bags and hurried outside.
6. As soon as that was done, they cooked a meal over an open fire. They were all hungry
and the food smelt good.

The best arrangement is ……….

a. 3-2-1-4-5-6 b. 3-6-4-2-1-5 c. 3-2-1-6-4-5 d. 3-5-4-6-1-2

50. Arrange the sentences into a good paragraph!

1. So, I took my bike at home and tried to deliver it.
2. Fortunately, the owner of the wallet was my classmate’s neighbor.
3. Yesterday, when I was walking home, I found a wallet.
4. After looking at the ID card, I knew that the address is quite far from my home.
5. That’s why my classmate and I could find the house easily.
6. When I was looking for the address, I met my classmate.
7. I found an ID card and some money in the wallet.
8. Then, I stopped and asked him about the address.

The best arrangement is ……….

a. 3-7-1-4-2-5-6-8 b.3-7-4-2-6-8-1-5 c.3-7-4-1-6-8-2-5 d.3-7-4-1-8-6-5-2

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