PEMERINTAH KABUPATEN MAGELANG

DINAS PENDIDIKAN DAN KEBUDAYAAN

SMP NEGERI I BOROBUDUR

PENILAIAN TENGAH SEMESTER GENAP

TAHUN PELAJARAN 2022/2023
Mata Pelajaran : BAHASA INGGRIS Hari , Tanggal : Rabu, 8 Maret 2023
Kelas : VIII (Delapan) Waktu : 120 Menit
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I. Choose the correct answer by crossing (X) A,B,C or D!

1. What’s the gardener doing? He ... the flower
a. To water C. Are watering
b. Water D. Is watering
D
2. Listen! Your father ... to a friend right now.
a. Talk c. Is talking
b. Talks d. Are talking
c.
3. I’m sorry about the noise you are hearing. She ... a concert.
a. Practice c. practicing
b. Is practicing d. Practiced
B
4. Look! The students ... football in the field now.
a. Play c. Is playing
b. Plays d. Are playing
D
5. Jono ... his kite now. He is at school.
a. Isn’t flying c. Doesn’t fly
b. Aren’t playing d. Don’t fly
A
6. Vira: What do you often do on Sunday?
Denias: I usually ... the bathroom.
a. Sweep c. Clean
b. Mop d. Paint
c.
7. Erlin: What does your brother usually do on Sunday afternoon?
Candra: He usually ... skateboard.
a. Go c. Goes
b. To go d. Going
c.

8. Davin: What do you do?

Mr. Teddy: I’m a zookeeper. I ... animals every day.
a. To feed c. Feeds
b. feed d. Feeding
B
The following text is for questions 9 to 10.
All students are expected to attend extracurricular clubs at Dhea’s school.
There are many extracurricular clubs students can attend. A few of them are
scouts and youth red cross, the clubs that Dhea has joined. Dhea attend girl
guides on Fridays and youth red cross on Wednesdays. She likes attending
such extracurricular clubs because she would like to be a doctor went she
grows up.
9. Dhea attend extracurricural clubs ... a week.
a. Once c. Three times
b. Twice c. Four times
B
10. “A few of them are scouts and youth red cross, ...”
What does the underlined word refer to?
a. Courses c. Celebrations
b. Lessons d. Extracurricular clubs
D
11. He runs as ... as his brother.
a. Fast c. Slower
b. Faster d. Slowest
A
12. Julie: “Which one is Dila’s house?”
 Lili: “I have never been to her house, but Ozi said her house is the ... in her
village. It has two floors”.
a. Bigger c. Small
b. Biggest d. Smallest
B
13. Umam: “Is it your pencil? I found it under my table”
Endri: “No, mine is ... than it. It’s new”.
a. Short c. Shorter
b. Long d. Longer
D
14. Lamps are ... than candles.
a. Brighter c. Darker
b. Cleaner d. Lighter
A
15. During wet season, it almost rain every day, but yesterday was the ... in this
week.
a. Heavy c. Heaviest
b. Heavier d. More heavily
c.
16. Irwan: “I got up very late this morning.”
Eko: “ ... a football match on tv last night?”
Irwan: “ Yes, I did.”
a. Do you watch c. What did you watch
b. Did you watch d. What do you watch
B
17. Imam: “ My English test score is very bad”.
Eko: “ I’m sure ... “.
Imam: “ You are right. I played a game all day yesterday”.
a. You studied hard c. You concentrated on it
b. You didn’t forgeted d. You didn’t prepare it well
D
18. Listi: “I’m very sorry to hear that all of Jimmy’s family became the victims of
Tsunami”
Erna: “I’m too. But not all of them ... .His baby child is save.”
 Listi: “Really?”
Erna: “Yes, the member of Wali will take care of him.”
a. Was alive c. Passed away
b. Was save d. Didn’t pass away
c.
19. Rahmi: “Now learning english is easy. Even, we can learn in through our
smartphone”
Vany:” Yes, you are right”
Rahmi:” Some years ago, when there was no smartphone, the teacher ... the
only source of information in learning English.
a. Do c. Was
b. Did d. Were
C
20. Santi: “Do you know that Firda fell form a motorcycle yesterday afternoon?”
Hermin:” Oh my God . she……….. injured seriously.
a. Do c. Was
b. Did d. Were
C

II. Fill the blanks with your own words

            Yesterday morning I helped mother (1)……the yard. Suddenly, she
(2)….loudly. I was (3)….. You know why? She (4)….a big caterpillar (5)
…..near her feet.
This is the caterpillar. It is big and has no (6)….on its body. The head and
the (7)…..look similar. It has yellow and red (8)….. There are black (9)
…..and yellow circles which decorate its body. Although it looks scary, it
may become a beautiful (10)…..one day.

III. Essay
1. Rearrange the jumbled words into good sentences!
a. Is-roller-coaster-than-more-kora-kora-scaring
b. than-hair-longer-her-her-sisters-is-hair
2. Arrange the following sentences into good recount text.
 a. After that I sat down for a rest
b. Before I went home I bought some fish from the fishermen.
c. First I looked for sea shells
d. Its only five kilometer from my house.
e. Last week I felt very bored after one week of holiday
f. So I rode my bicycleto the beach.
g. Then,I got into the water and tried to catch some fish
h. I was very tired but I felt happy
3. Change the sentences into the required form in the bracket!
A (+)My sister swetp the yard this morning
(-) ...my sister did not sweep..............
(?) ..did my sister sweep...............
B (+)I bought t sirt
(- )
( ? ) Did you buy a T shirt two months ago?

4. Make sentences of the degree of comparison based on the following

statements!
A .Eva is 13 years old. Ika is 14years old. Rini is 16years old.
a. .......................
b. ......................
B. Yogi is 48kg. Zezen is 53kg. Zidan is 60kg.
a. ........................
b. ..........................
5 .Write your experience when You went to Jakarta last monyh
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