Soal UAS Bhs Inggris Kelas 8 Semester Ganjil

Exercise of Chapters 13
A. Choose either a, b, c, or d for th correct answer. Questions 1 to are based on Text 1.

Octopus 5. How large a fully-grown octopus can be

The Octopus is a sea animal with from the tip of one tentacle to the tip of
eight powerful feet which it uses as hands. another?
These are called tentacles. The word a. 6,5 metres.
Octopus comes from two greet words that b. 7,5 metres.
mean eight feet. c. 8,5 metres.
d. 9,5 metres.
The octopus, the squid and the
cuttle sh belong to the same family that 6. What does the word octopus mean in
has no outside shells. Their bodies are Greek?
covered entirely with skin. Therefore the a. Monster. c. Dark water.
body of an octopus is soft. It looks like a big b. Fish. d. Eight feet.
balloon. A fully-grown octopus can be as
large as 8,5 metres from the tip of one 7. The word them in paragraph 3 refers to
tentacles to the tip of another. It can weigh the octopuss .
as much as 45 kilograms. a. teeth c. tentacles
b. enemies d. lobsters
Besides using its tentacles to catch
small fish, sea plants, crab and lobsters, the 8. What does the octopus do to escape
octopus also uses them against its enemies. from its enemy?
The octopus wraps its tentacles around the a. It runs.
victim and squeezes it before eating it b. It gives out a thick dark fluid to
darken the water.
The octopus escapes from its c. It swims.
enemies by giving out a thick dark fluid to d. It stings the enemies.
darken the water. It can also change the
colour of its body to match its surroundings. 9. Mira .. a book.
It hides from its enemies by doing this. a. read c. is read
Adapted From: Target UPSR Citra Pintar b. reads d. was read
Bahasa Inggris
10. The birds . into the sky.
1. Which group of sea creatures belongs a. fly c. is fly
to the same family . b. flies d. was read
a. fish, octopus and crab
b. squid, crab and octopus 11. I a mango tree in my yard.
c. crab, cuttlefish and squid a. has c. are having
d. cuttlefish, octopus and squid b. have d. is having

2. How much a fully-grown octopus can 12. She . at me.

weigh? a. smile c. is smile
a. 35 kilograms. b. smiles d. is smiles
b. 40 kilograms.
c. 45 kilograms. 13. The cat . all the plates on
d. 55 kilograms. the table.
a. break c. is break
3. How does the octopus hunt for food? b. breaks d. are break
a. It uses colours.
b. It uses its teeth. 14. Andi does not to sing.
c. It uses magic colour. a. like c. to like
d. It uses its tentacles. b. likes d. is like

4. Before the octopus eats its victim it 15. They are Japanese. They
... speak Spanish well.
a. changes the colour of its body a. do c. do not
b. realises a thick dark fluid b. does d. does not
c. plays with
d. squeezes it
Questions 16 to 23 are based on the 21. The delicate plants are cultivated. One
following Text 2. of the following is not the meaning of
delicate
Botanical Garden a. fine. c. tender.
I went to a botanical garden. It was b. soft. d. harsh.
large, landscaped parks where plants were
grown for scientific purposes and for public 22. Where is the Royal Botanic Garden at
display. People could stroll down folowers Kew?
bordered paths or sat on benches and a. In Europe.
admired the beautiful plants. Most of the b. In England.
plants were labelled with their popular as c. In West Europe.
well as their scienti c names. d. In East Europe.

In greenhouses, long, low buildings 23. Where is the botanical garden in West
made of glass and artificially heated; the Java?
more delicate plants were cultivated. a. Bandung Botanical Garden.
b. Bogor Botanical Garden.
One of the greatest botanical gardens c. Sukabumi Botanical Garden.
in the world today is the Royal Botanic d. Lembang Botanical Garden.
Garden at Kew, England. It is commonly
known as Kew Gardens. One of the largest 24. A chimpanzee is an African ape. It is
botanical gardens in the United States is the . than a gorilla.
New York Botanical Gardens, Bronx, New a. taller c. bigger
York, which contains 13,000 species b. shorter d. smaller
varieties of plants.
25. moon is so bright.
16. What are botanical gardens? They are a. a c. it
large, landscaped parks where b. an d. the
are grown.
a. trees c. plants 26. There is .. new kid in class.
b. shrubs d. vegetables His name is Edi.
a. a c. the
17. What are botanical gardens used for All b. an d. some
the answers are correct, except
27. I do not like that shirt.. model is
a. for camping old fashioned.
b. for scientific researches a. The c. That
c. for scientific purposes b. It d. A
d. for public display
28. An octopus . eight foot.
18. What are most of the plants labeled a. have c. had
with? All the answers are correct, b. has d. is have
except ..
a. with their scientific names 29. A rafflesia flower. not smell good.
b. with their popular names a. do c. is
c. with their unfamiliar names b. does d. are
d. with their familiar names
30. Would you like to come to my party
19. What is a bench? It is a/an . tonight?
Made of wood or stone. a. It does not matter.
a. round seat b. No, I disagree about that.
b. equilateral seat c. Well done.
c. short seat d. I would love to.
d. long seat
31. Dela : our new teacher?
20. What is a greenhouse? It is a long, low Andi : I think she is a very good
building made of . and artificially teacher. She is very nice and explains
heated. the lessons very well.
a. stone c. bricks a. Have you seen
b. glass d. wood b. Do you like
c. May I have
d. What do you think about
32. Leo : Mum, I have won the chess 38. Elsa : .. did eat my apple on the
competition. table?
Mother : .. Keke : I did.
a. Of course a. Where c. Whom
b. Sure b. Who d. What
c. Congratulations
d. Im sorry 39. Snakes .. not have legs.
a. do c. did
33. Nana : . another cup of tea, b. does d. done
please?
Waitres : Yes, of course. 40. . sky is blue.
a. Do you think a. A c. Which
b. Would you b. An d. The
c. Can you
d. May I have B. Make questions. Use the words or
phrases in the brackets.
34. The person you met this morning
was my uncle. 1. The housemaid has dropped two of my
a. who c. that dinner-plates. (How many)
b. whom d. which 2. The children are clapping their hands.
(What)
35. Ucok : do you live, Putra 3. Benjamin found his book yesterday.
Putra : I live at Salon Makmur Sentosa (When)
No. 62. 4. His father became a mayor in 1998. (In
a. Why c. When what year)
b. Who d. Where 5. My brother saw Andi at the hospital.
(Where)
36. Alan : .. did you see in that
house last night? C. Change the following statements
Mike : I saw a shadow there. into questions asking about the
a. What c. Whom words printed in italics.
b. Who d. Where
6. Mother has taken the magazine.
37. Donita : will you come to my 7. That one is better.
house? 8. Sandy wants to stay here.
Dikdik : At 7 p.m. 9. I am looking for my pen.
a. Who c. When 10. She likes it because it tastes nice.
b. Why d. Where