http:// giri-widodo.blogspot.

com

LATIHAN ULANGAN SEMESTER I TAHUN AJARAN 2015/2016

MATA PELAJARAN BAHASA INGGRIS KELAS VIII

Read the text to answer question 1-2.

To: Ryan
Buddy, Ive just received news from Herdy.
This afternoon Mrs Ida wants us to finish our
projects at school. Please dont come late. Our
group presentation must be good next week!

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

Read the text to answer questions 3 to 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?
A. To hold a special bazaar. C. To do all extracurricular activities.
B. To have a martial art competition. D. To highlight all events well.

4. The school did not have all the extracurricular activities on that day because .
A. the sport hall would be used for the celebration of the school anniversary
B. all students had to attend the bazaar and buy everything sold in the event
C. there was an attractive music show performed by all students of the school
D. nobody was interested in playing basketball in the sport hall that day

Read the text to answer questions 5 and 6.

1|Page
 http://giri-widodo.blogspot.com
http:// giri-widodo.blogspot.com

5.5. What
Whatisisthe
thetext
textwritten
written for?
for? 6. What
6. What should
should we do to make a confirmation?
A. To
A. Todescribe
describethe
thedance
dance A. Contacting
A. Contacting the United Dance Association.
B. To
B. Toretell
retellabout
aboutthe
thefundraising
fundraising B. Coming
B. Coming to the event before Wednesday.
C. To
C. Toinform
informsomeone
someoneabout
about the the dance
dance C. Calling
C. Calling 661.333.1234.
D. To
D. Toinvite
invitesomebody
somebodyto to aa fundraising
fundraising event
event D. Paying
D. Paying USD 50.

Readthe
Read thetext
textto
toanswer
answerquestions
questions 77 to
to 8.
8.

7.7. What
Whatshould
shouldthe
theguests
guests mention
mention inin their
their 8. ...,
8. ..., rebooking
rebooking fee is free of charge.
email?
email? What does
What does the
the word fee mean?
A. Rebooking
A. Rebookingfeefeeand
anddate.
date. A. Salary.
A. Salary.
B. The
B. Thecharge
chargeand
andbooking
booking detail.
detail. B. Cost.
B. Cost.
C. Booking
C. Bookingdetails
detailsand
and rebooking
rebooking date.
date. C. Requirement.
C. Requirement.
D. The
D. Thefee
feeand
andthe
theservice
service they
they need.
need. D. Independence.
D. Independence.

Readthe
Read thetext
textto
toanswer
answerquestions
questions 99 to
to 10.
10.
Jl. Boulevard
Jl. Boulevard Barat Raya Unit 2735
Kelapa Gading
Jakarta 13570

November 10, 2011

DearSabrina,
Dear Sabrina,
Please let
Please let me
me express
express my my deepest
deepest sympathies
sympathies to to you
you andand the
the children.
children. I was shocked and
shattered when
shattered when II heard
heard aboutabout Frank's
Frank's horrific
horrific accident.
accident. II can't
can't even
even imagine
imagine what you have been
goingthrough
going throughforforthe
thepast
pasttenten days.
days.
Asyou
As youknow,
know, Frank
Frank and and II have
have been
been colleagues
colleagues and and friends
friends for
for the
the past
past eight years. His tragic
loss leaves
loss leaves aa terrible
terrible void
void in in our
our office.
office. He
He was
was so so well-liked
well-liked and and respected
respected by everyone who came
into contact
into contact with
with him,
him, bothboth colleagues
colleagues and and clients
clients alike.
alike. HeHe had
had tremendous
tremendous people skills, and as
such,was
such, wasaarole
rolemodel
modelin inour
ourcompany
company and and the
the industry
industry atat large.
large.
IItrust
trustthat,
that,when
whenthey theyare
are older,
older, the
the children
children will will be
be made
made aware
aware of of what
what an outstanding person
Frankwas
Frank wasininhis
hisprofessional
professional life.life.
Sabrina,please
Sabrina, please feel
feel free
free toto contact
contact me me ifif II can
can help
help inin any
any way
way while
while you go through this very
difficultperiod.
difficult period.IIwill
willsupport
support you you inin any
any way
way that
that II can
can should
should youyou reach
reach out
out to me.
Also, please
Also, please tell
tell the
the children
children howhow terribly
terribly devastated
devastated all all of
of us
us are
are here
here at the company due to
theirFather's
their Father'stragic
tragicpassing.
passing.
Sincere sympathy,
Darlene Francis
9.9. Whats
Whatsthe
therelationship
relationship between
between Darlene
Darlene 10. I
10. I trust
trust that,
that, when
when they are older,..
andFrank?
and Frank? The underlined
The underlined word refers to
A. They
A. Theywere
wereclients.
clients. A. people.
A. people.
B. They
B. Theywere
werecolleagues.
colleagues. B. Franks
B. Franks friends.
friends.
C. They
C. Theywere
wereschoolmates.
schoolmates. C. Sabrinas
C. Sabrinas children.
children.
D. They
D. Theywere
wereneighbors.
neighbors. D. Sabrina
D. Sabrina and
and children.
22||PPaaggee
http:// giri-widodo.blogspot.com

Read the text to answer questions 11 to 14.

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.
www.sekolahoke.com/2011/08/function-and-example-of-descriptive.html

11. What often changes in Rihannas 13. They are her father, mother, and 2
appearance? siblings. (Paragraph 2)
A. Her name. The underlined word refers to .
B. The family. A. small family
C. Her hair style. B. five people
D. Her music genre. C. her father and mother
D. two siblings
12. The text is written to....
A. tell about the life of Rihanna 14. What is the text mainly about?
B. show how to be a famous artist A. Rihannas childhood.
C. describe an artist, Rihanna B. Rihannas achievement.
D. list Rihannas albums C. Rihannas family.
D. Rihannas life story.
The following text is for question 32 to 34.
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.

15. 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

3|Page
http:// giri-widodo.blogspot.com

16. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. People may enjoy the star-spangle from Mount Gede.
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.

17. Right beside the Goa there is a spring which flows water from the seepage of a water pond
(par.3)
The underlined word means . . .
A. leakage
B. breakage
C. sprinkle
D. splash

Read the text to answer questions 18 to 21.

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 Arons 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.

18. 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.
19. 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
20. 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.
21. Now he climbs with an artificial arm.
What does the underlined word mean?
A. Mobile.
B. Official.
C. Natural.
D. Man-made.

Read the text to answer questions 22 to 24.

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 friends
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 didnt 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 its not as directed towards international tourists,
but locals, the mindset of the people wasnt 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.
Thats a great experience.

4|Page
http:// giri-widodo.blogspot.com

22. What is the text about?

A. Visiting Bali C. Traveling by a propeller plane.
B. Going to Lombok island. D. My kind-hearted granddad.

23. What were the roads in Lombok like?

A. Narow and winding. C. Wide and clean.
B. Wide and polluted. D. Quiet modern.

24. From the text we know that....

A. the writer booked a ticket to Lombok for his friends funeral.
B. the driver knows nothing about his island.
C. the mindset of the people was as rough as of the Balinese.
D. the writers granddad bought batik.

The following text is for questions 47 to 50.

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. Thats why my old relatives do not like such a kind of bicycle. They
feel more comfortable riding usual bikes.

25. What does the text tell you about? 27. They feel more comfortable riding usual bikes.
A. The writers beloved things. The word they refers to .
B. The types of the low rider bicycles. A. old relatives
C. The comfortable rides for old people. B. bikes
D. The characteristic of the low rider bicycle. C. low rider bikes
D. usual bikes
26. What does paragraph 2 mostly tell about?
A. The origin of the low rider bicycles.
B. The accessories of the low rider bikes. 28. These low rider bikes are good for leisure
C. The suitable usage of the low rider bikes. cycling . . .(par.3)
D. The specific features of the low rider The underlined word means. . . .
bikes. A. fun C. fast
B. long D. hard

Read the text to answer question 29 - 30.

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

29. What is the writers purpose to send the message?

A. To meet Bertha for lunch on Friday.
B. To complete the project by Friday afternoon.
C. To apologize for not being able to meet Adam.
D. To guarantee that the project could be done.

5|Page
 http://giri-widodo.blogspot.com
http:// giri-widodo.blogspot.com

30.Who
30. Whocould
couldnot
nothave
havelunch
lunch together
together on
on Friday?
Friday?
A. Adam
A. AdamJordan.
Jordan. C. Terry
C. Terry Smith.
Smith.
B. Bertha.
B. Bertha. D. Adam
D. Adam and
and Bertha.
Bertha.

Readthe
Read thetext
texttotoanswer
answerquestions
questions 37 37 to
to 40.
40.
ItIt happened
happened one one weekend
weekend while while II was
was at at the
the fairground.
fairground. II was was with
with my friend Sarah and we
were both
were both really
really excited.
excited. TheThe flashing
flashing lights
lights and
and bright
bright colours
colours made
made everything appear magical.
Wewere
We were having
having aa great
great time
time and
and we we had
had been
been onon most
most of of the
the rides
rides when
when Sarah pointed to the big
wheel.The
wheel. Thesignsignsaid
said$1
$1 for
for aa two-minute
two-minute ride.ride.
At first
At first II wasnt
wasnt sure,
sure, but
but Sarah
Sarah hadhad been
been on on itit before.
before. ItIt only
only takes
takes two minutes, she said.
Comeon-
Come on-its
itsaareally
reallythrilling
thrilling ride!
ride! AA minute
minute later
later we
we were
were inin the
the air.
air. It was like flying! This is
aamazing!
mazing!IIshouted shoutedhappily
happilyto to Sarah.
Sarah.
Then suddenly,
Then suddenly, there
there was
was aa loud
loud crash
crash and
and everything
everything stopped.
stopped. II was
was really frightened! Sarah
held my
held my hand
hand tightly
tightly because
because she she was
was worried,
worried, too.too. We
We looked
looked down
down and saw two mechanics.
Dont worry,
Dont worry, theythey shouted.
shouted. ItIt wont
wont take
take usus long
long toto fix
fix it!
it! So
So we
we waitedand
waitedand waited! At first
wewere
we wereamused.
amused.Everyone
Everyone was was running
running around
around below
below us.
us. After
After aa while
while though, it became scary up
there.
there.
Two hours
Two hours later,
later, the
the wheel
wheel finally
finally started
started to to move
move again.
again. II was
was so
so happy. It had been a long
tiringevening.
tiring evening.That Thattwo-minute
two-minute ride ride had
had turned
turned into
into aa two-hour
two-hour nightmare!
nightmare!
(Reading and
(Reading and Writing
Writing Targets
Targets 2:
2: Student
Student Book, 1999, p. 48)

31.How
31. Howdid
didthe
thewriter
writerfeel
feel at
at first?
first? 33. What
33. What does
does they
they in they shouted refer to?
A. Happy.
A. Happy. A. The
A. The writer
writer and Sarah.
B. Confused.
B. Confused. B. Everyone
B. Everyone below
below us.
C. Afraid.
C. Afraid. C. The
C. The big
big wheel
wheel passengers.
D. Amazed.
D. Amazed. D. Two
D. Two mechanics.
mechanics.

32.What
32. Whatdoes
doesparagraph
paragraph33 tell?
tell? 34. What
34. What doesdoes the
the writer mean by $1 for a two-
A. Their
A. Theirfeeling
feelingin
intwo
two minutes.
minutes. minute ride
minute ride ?
?
B. The
B. Thebeginning
beginningof ofthe
the big
big wheel
wheel accident.
accident. A. ItIt is
A. is very
very quick.
quick.
C. How
C. Howthethewriter
writerovercame
overcame her her fear.
fear. B. ItIt is
B. is very
very fun.
fun.
D. How
D. Howthethemechanic
mechanicfixed
fixed the
the big
big wheel.
wheel. C. ItIt will
C. will not
not kill.
kill.
D. ItIt is
D. is expensive.
expensive.
Readthe
Read thetext
textto
toanswer
answerquestions
questions 35
35 to
to 37.
37.

35.What
35. Whatisisthe
themessage
messageabout?
about?
A. AAsick
A. sickgrandma
grandma C. A
C. A Working
Working project
B. AAdelay
B. delayofofan
anactivity
activity D. A
D. A great
great plan
plan

36.Dinda
36. Dindacant
cantcome
cometotoMiras
Miras house
house because
because
A. the
A. theproject
projecthas
hasnot
notplanned.
planned. C. her
C. her grandma
grandma is sick.
B. she
B. shehas
hasto
towork
workininthe
the hospital.
hospital. D. Dinda
D. Dinda must
must be hospitalized.

37.From
37. Fromthe
themessage
messageabove
above we
we know
know that...
that...
A. Dinda
A. Dindaand
andMira
Mirahave
have to
to work
work together
together on
on their
their project.
project.
B. Dindas
B. Dindasgrandma
grandmainvolves
involves in in the
the project.
project.
C. Dinda
C. Dindaand
andher
her grandma
grandma will
will meet
meet Mira
Mira at
at the
the hospital.
hospital.
D. Dinda
D. Dindaexpect
expectMira
Miratoto stay
stay in
in the
the hospital
hospital with
with her.
her.

66||PPaaggee
http:// giri-widodo.blogspot.com

For questions 38 to 40, complete the following paragraph.

Lionel Messis full name is Lionel Andres Messi. Lionel Messi is a famous footballer
playing for Barcelona FC in Spain. He is a very talented footballer. He can (38) well like
dancing. He can also run very fast although his body is too short for a footballer. Messi is
well-known as a very (39) hearted person. He is very polite in and (40) the pitch.

38. A. dribble C. walk

B. play D. run

39. A. bad C. odd

B. kind D. hard

40. A. outside C. behind

B. beside D. nearby

Read the text to answer questions 41 to 43.

Adi and his family had a holiday last year. They went to a peaceful place at the seaside and
borrowed a 41) ... from one of their friends. Then, they rowed and fished on the sea all day. They
also had races against other boats.
When the sea water was rough, they 42) ...to a small lake near the sea instead. They were very
43) ... on this lake because there were a lot of sharp rocks there, and the water was shallow. They
did not want to damage their friends boat.

41. A. car C. tent

B. rod D. boat

42. A. moved C. swam

B. started D. sailed

43. A. cheerful C. exhausted

B. careful D. tired

For number 44 to 46 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.

44. .
A. let C. come
B. enter D. accept

45. .
A. tasty C. delicious
B. luscious D. comfortable

46. .
A. on C. with
B. over D. during

7|Page
http:// giri-widodo.blogspot.com

47. Arrange the following words into a correct sentence.

Friend - the - running - who - girl - best - is - my - is
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

A. 8-6-1-9-2-3-5-4-7
B. 8-1-9-2-3-5-4-7-6
C. 2-3-5-4-9-8-7-6-1
D. 2-5-4-9-3-7-8-6-1

48. Arrange the following words into a correct sentence.

Dinner - when - started - having - were - it - rain - to - we
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

A. 9-5-3-8-1-2-6-4-7
B. 9-5-4-1-2-6-3-8-7
C. 2-9-5-3-4-1-6-8-7
D. 2-9-5-3-8-1-6-4-7

49. Arrange the sentences below into a coherent paragraph.

1. It is estimated that it has been cut off from the main land for perhaps 80 million years. It is
estimated that it has been cut off from the main land for perhaps 80 million years.
2. Madagascar is an island 250 miles off the coast of Africa.
3. The island today is a refuge for many forms of life that have become rare or extinct in other
parts of the world.
4. For example, up to 80 percent of Madagascars plant species are unique to the island.
5. In addition, about 46 kinds of birds are found nowhere else.
6. Lemurs, which elsewhere were unable to compete with their larger primate cousins, the
monkeys, continue to thrive in the isolation of Madagascar.

A. 213456
B. 231546
C. 245163
D. 264315

50. Study the following sentences:

1 When we arrived home last night, we realised that someone broke into our house.
2 The thieves had stolen our new CD player.
3 Half an hour later the police arrived.
4 But, all other electrical equipment was still there.
5 While my husband called the police I looked around the house to see what was missing.
6 They asked us a lot of questions and write everything down.
(Reading and Writing Targets 2: Student Book, 1999, p. 14)

The above sentences can be written into a paragraph as follows ...

A. 1 5 2 4 3 6
B. 1 2 4 5 3 6
C. 5 2 4 3 6 1
D. 1 6 5 2 4 3

8|Page