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KELAS : VIII

A.      Choose the corect answer and do it carefully!

Read the text carefully! (for number 1 to 3)

Date     : October 17th 2011 To        : Renata The day will be more beautiful if you come to my 15th birthday party. It will be held on March 21st2011 at 7 p.m. Please come at Mentari cafe. I’m really looking forward to see you there. Lovely, Denada

                                                               

1.  What does the text tell us about?

a.    Denada invites Renata to come to her birthday party

b.    Renata is going to celebrate her birthday party

c.    Denada is going to have dinner at Mentari café

d.    Renata is going to have a party at Mentari café

2.  When will Denada held the party?

a.    At late night                                              c. In the morning

b.    In the evening                                          d. In the afternoon

3.  Denada was born in …

a.    1994                                                                           c. 1996

b.    1995                                                                           d. 1997

Read the text!

Nana, don’t forget to study together at my house at 03.00 pm. Be on time! Thanks, Dea

4.   Which one is not true based on the message?

a.   Dea expects Nana to come at 3.30 p.m.

b.   Dea and Nana have an appointment to study together

c.   Dea and Nana will study together at Dea’s house

d.   Dea reminds Nana about their appointment to study together

Read the letter carefully and answer the questions no. 13 to 17

Dear Mellyani,

On my last school holiday, my classmates and I went to Borobudur. The Borobudur temple is really magnificent. The hugeness of the temple really impresseed me. How could our ancestor build such a big temple? It was amazing.

In the temple, we went upstairs step by step. Walking around the temple, we say many reliefs on the temple walls. Some foreigners seemed interested in them. I overhead their conversation with the guide. Actually the relief tells a story.

It was really a nice experience! I hope you can go there someday.

Love,

Renny

5. Who sent the letter?

a. Classmates

b. The guide

c.  Mellyani

d.  Renny

6. What does the relief tell us?

a. Story

b. Temple

c. Holiday

d. Borobudur

7. Whom did Renny go to Borobudur with?

a. Her tour guides.

b. Her classmates.

c. Renny’s friends.

d. Some foreigners.

8. “Some foreigners seemed interested in them” (p.2)

What does the word them refer to?

a.  Walls

b.  Guide

c.   Reliefs

d.   Conversation

9.   Renny admired the temple because of its.....

a. Visitors

b. Reliefs

c. Stones

d. Size

Read the text carefully and answer the questions no. 21 to 25

One day while a mousedeer was walking in the forest, he saw a big, black snake sleeping under the tree. When he saw the snake, the mouse deer was frightened. When he wanted to run away from the snake, he suddenly fell on top of a tiger which was sleeping not far from the snake. The tiger woke up and took hold of the mousedeer. He told the the mousedeer that he was going to eat him for lunch. “Please don’t eat me now,” said the mousedeer. “I have something important to do.”

“Look,” said the mousedeer. “That is the king’s belt. He asked me to stay here and watch it while he was away in the forest”. The tiger looked at the snake and said, “That is a beautiful belt. I need a belt like that. Can I wear it?” he asked the mousedeer.

“Oh all right,” said the mousedeer. So he picked up the snake and winded it around the tiger. Then the snake woke up and saw the tiger. The snake twisted itself and tighter and tighter, until the tiger couldn’t breathe. The tiger asked the mousedeer to help him. But the mousedeer turned and ran away into the forest.

10. What did a snake look like?

a. Big

b. Black

c. Long

d. Big and black

11. Who wanted to eat the mousedeer?

a. The snake

b. The tiger

c. The snake and the tiger

d. The big black snake

12. Where was the tiger sleeping?

a. In the middle of the forest.

b. Next to the mousedeer’s house.

c. Near the black snake sleeping under the tree.

d. Far away from the place where the mousedeer fell.

13. Why did the mousedeer trick the tiger by saying that the snake was a king’s belt?

a. The mousedeer liked to trick other animals.

b. The mousedeer was a clever animals.

c. The tiger wanted to eat him.

d. The tiger wanted to wear it.

14.   After reading this story, we can learn that .....

a. We have to behave like the mousedeer

b. We have to find a way to save ourselves from danger

c.  Sleeping black snake was a dangerous animal

d. We have to be careful with the mousedeer

Read the letter carefully and answer the questions no. 26 to 29

The Proud Lion

One day, a rat walked past a lion sleeping in a deep forest. Just then, the lion woke up and saw the rat. He caught it with his paw. “What a tasty meal!” he said.

“Mr. Lion, King of the forest,” cried the rat, “please have pity on me. I’m too small to make a good meal for you. If you’ll let me go, I shall always be grateful to you. Perhaps one day I shall be able to repay your kindness.” The lion laughed, “How can you ever repay me?”. But as he was not feeling very hungry, he let the rat go.

The next day, the rat heard a loud noise int forest. He ran to see what it was. It was the lion. He had fallen into a hole in the ground and was caught in a rope net. The lion looked up and saw the rat. “Mr. Rat,” he called out, “Mr. Rat, please jump down and help me.”

The rat jumped down into the hole quickly. He started to bite through the rope net. The lion was soon able to climb out of the hole. “Mr/ Lion,” Said the rat, “yesterday you were very proud.”

You tought I was small and helpless. “Today, I was able to save your life. I hope you will never forget that, although you are big and strong even someone as small as I can help you.”

15. The above text is written to .....

a.  Describe something important

b.  Inform about a good event

c.  Amuse the readers

d. Criticize certain persons

16.   The last paragraph shows ..... of the problem.

a. The resolution

b. The evaluation

c. The description

d. The recommendation

17. The rat said: “ ..... I hope you will never forget that .....”

What does that refer to?

a.  Lion’s pride

b.  Fallen into the hole

c.  Saved the Lion’s life

d.  Let the rat go

18.  You thought I was small and helpless.

Helpless has the same meaning with .....

a.  Can help

b. May help

c.  Be able to help

d.  Not be able to help

For question 30 to 36  choose the the best words to complete the text.

A tiger once caught a fox while hunting for food. The fox was very bold. “I am the ..... (30) of the forest,” he said. But the tiger grew ..... (31) and said that he would eat the fox at once. “If you don’t believe me, come for a walk with me,” answered the fox quite calmly. “You’ll soon ....(32) whether all the other animals are afraid of me or not.” The tiger ..... (33) to go with the fox. .... (34) all the animals saw them coming, ..... (35) ran away as fast as they could. The tiger never found out that  ....(36) were really frightened of him and not the fox.

19. a.  owner

b. queen

c. king

d. best

20. a. very strong

b. quite friendly

c. very angry

d. rather sad

21. a. saw

b. see

c. seen

d. seing

22. a.  like

b. hated

c. agreed

d. rejected

23. a. If

b. So

c. When

d. Because

24. a. it

b. he

c. she

d. they

25. a. the fox

b. the tiger

c.  the animal

d. the animals

26.  brother – and – visited – house – last weekend – our – grandparent’s –my – I

         1             2         3            4                  5                6               7               8      9

The best arrangement to make a sentence is ….

a.    8-1-2-9-3-7-5-4-6                                                       c. 1-8-2-9-7-3-6-4-5

b.    8-1-2-9-3-6-7-4-5                                                       d. 1-8-2-9-6-3-5-4-7

27.  The best arrangement of the below sentences to make a paragraph is …

1)  After that we went back to Solo

2)  Last Sunday, my family and I had a picnic to Ambarawa

3)  Then we went to Bandungan

4)  And we had lunch and took arest for a while

5)  It was a tiring journey but I felt happy

6)  My mother bought some vegetables and fruits there

7)  First, we visited “Museum Kereta Api “ in Ambarawa

a. 2-7-5-1-4-6-3                                                  c. 2-7-4-1-5-6-3

b. 2-7-1-3-6-4-5                                                  d. 2-7-3-6-4-1-5

28.  Riza          : Is there any chance of borrowing your car?

Ami          : That would depend on when.

Riza          : This weekend.

Ami          : ____________, I am using it as well.

a. Here you are                                                               c. Yes, certainly

b. I am sorry                                                                   d. Yes, of course

29.  Laila’s brother      : Hello, who is there?

Laila                     : Hi, it is Laila. Can you help me?

Laila’s brother      : Sure. ________________

Laila                     : Would you take my English book for me to school, please?

Laila’s brother      : Okay, which one is it?

Laila                     : It is the green one. There is a sunflower picture on it. Thanks.

a. Would you like to help me?                                       c. Can you come to my school?

b. What can I do for you?                                              d. Can you pick me up at school?

30.  Adi           : Have you got any plan for our holiday?

Sanusi       : I have no idea. What about you, Fredy?

Fredy        : I want to feel the fresh air.

Adi           : I have an idea. My uncle lives in Bogor. Shall we spend our holiday there?

Sanusi       : ________________.

Fredy        : That would be great.

a. I’d love to                                                                  c. I disagree with you

b. I don’t think so                                                          d. That’s not good idea

31.  Rina          : My motorcycle doesn’t start. _______________________

Tati           : I am sorry. Mine is being repaired.

a. Can you borrow mine ?                       c. Can I use yours ?

b. Can you tell me how to repair it ?       d. Can you tell me where the repair shop is ?

32.  Susi          : My parents will invite you to my house tonight to have dinner together.

  _______________

Diana        : Thanks, but I have to accompany my little sister at home.

a. What do you think?                                                   c. Do you agree with me?

b. Could you help me?                                                  d. Would you come?

33.  Father       : Have you eaten?

Nina         : Yes, I have.

Father       : When did you eat?

Nina         : I ____ an hour ago

a.       eat                  b. eats                                      c. ate                                        d. eaten

34. I am 1,67 meters tall. My father is 1,67 meters tall. It means _______

a. I am taller than my father                                          c. My father is shorter than me

b. I am as tall as my father                                             d. I am tall than my father

35.    you – not – in – thank – for – area – smoking – this

            1        2     3         4         5       6            7            8

The best arrangement to make a sentence is ….

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

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

B. Essay

Arrange the words into the right sentences!

1.      Our-and-come-Please-us-anniversary-join-to-celebrate-school

Please Come and join us to celebrate our anniversary school

2.      We-the street-The accident-were-when-crossing-happened.

The accident happened when we were crossing the street

3.      Put the words in the brackets with the correct form!

Last Sunday morning, Ika was doing her homework in her room while her mother was cooking. She 1 had (have) to make a cloth puppet and a paper house.

At noon, Ika 2 left……(leave) her room to have lunch in the dining room, she           3 ate…..(eat) and 4 chatted……(chat) with her family, before having lunch. Ika had finished doing her assignment and had put the puppet and the house behind the wardrobe. Ika 5 did……(do) other homework in the evening.

4.      Arrange the sentences below into right paragraph!

a.       They were painters of the stones.

b.      They also painted animals like deer or wild oxen.

c.       They lived in caves and they painted people on the walls of their caves.

d.      They used painting to communicate with others because they could not write.

e.       Ancient painters worked over 20.000 years ago.

E, c, a, b, d

5.      Complete the sentences!

a.       I drove…….. very fast last night.

b.      I can’t go to the party tonight. I have a lot of…….. work to do