PEMERINTAH KABUPATEN PATI

DINAS PENDIDIKAN DAN KEBUDAYAAN

SMP NEGERI 1 MARGOYOSO

PENILAIAN KENAIKAN KELAS

Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris

Kelas / Semester : VIII / II

The text is for questions number 1 – 3

Elephants are the heaviest land animals. They are also intelligent and have good
memories. Most of them live in Africa and Asia, such as Lampung, Indonesia. They use
their long trunks, almost like an arm, to put food and water in their mouths. They eat grass
and plants.

1. What is the purpose of the text?

A. to describe Elephants
B. to entertain the Elephants
C. to tell where Elephants live
D. to announce about the Elephants

2. What do Elephants use to put something in their mouth?

A. arms
B. ears
C. ivories
D. trunks

3. They are also intelligent and have good memories?

The word "intelligent" has the same meaning with ...
A. smart
B. diligent
C. excellent
D. delicious

The text is for questions number 4 – 5

Lisa, Rina and Mega are never late to class. They walk to school, but they always get to
school on time. They rarely take public transport. They look healthy and happy all the time.
4. How Lisa, Rina and Mega go to school?
A. on foot
B. by public transport
C. with the teachers
D. with their friends

5. "They walk to school, ..."

The word "they" refers to ...
A. Lisa and Rina
B. Lisa and Mega
C. Lisa, Rina and Mega
D. Lisa, Rina, Mega and the teachers

6. Zayn : “Where are you going, Yasmin?”

Yasmin : “I’m going to the bakery. My little sister is having birthday today.”
From the dialogue above, we may conclude that …
A. Yasmin is having birthday.
B. Yasmin’s sister is going to go to the bakery.
C. Yasmin is going to buy birthday cake for her sister.
 D. Yasmin and Zayn are going to buy birthday cake together.

7. Reno : “Where is Uncle Martin, Mom?”

Mother : “He is in the living room.
He … newspaper right now.”
A. read
B. reads
C. be reading
D. is reading

8. Look at the picture!

What is Beni doing now?
A. He swept the floor.
B. She is swept the floor.
C. He is sweeping the floor.
D. She is sweeping the floor.

The text is for questions number 9 – 10

This is Tom. He is a bus driver. He usually gets up at six in the morning. He has coffee
and bread for breakfast. He has a shower before goes to work. But, today is Saturday and
Tom is not going to work. He is having breakfast at his friend’s house and he is drinking
tea. They are spending the day on the beach. They are swimming and playing volleyball.

9. Tom is not going to the work because …

A. Today is Saturday.
B. He is drinking tea.
C. He usually gets up at six in the morning.
D. He is having breakfast at his friend’s house.

10. From the text, we know that …

A. Tom is spending the day on the beach by himself.
B. Tom’s friend is having breakfast at Tom’s house.
C. Tom has coffee and bread at six in the morning.
D. Tom is having tea at his friend’s house.

11. Rossa got 95 for maths. Ziska got 100 for maths. Andre got 70 for maths.
From the text, we know that ...
A. Rossa got the worst in maths.
B. Rossa got higher score than Ziska.
C. Andre got the best score in maths.
D. Ziska got the highest score in maths.

12. Hani is 165 centimetres tall. Susi is 158 centimetres tall. Mira is 150 centimetres tall.
Hani is taller than Susi. Susi is taller than Mira, So, Hani is ... and Mira is the shortest.
A. the tallest
B. the shortest
C. the tallest than
D. the shortest than

13. Dian's jacket is Rp 325.000,00.

Andi's jacket is Rp 250.000,00.
Desi’s jacket is Rp 275.000,00.
Andi has the ... jacket among all.
A. most expensive
B. cheapest
C. more cheap
D. cheaper
 The dialogue is for questions number 14 – 15
Nelly : “Do you like your new house?”
Mitta : “Absolutely.”
Nelly : “It is more comfortable than your old house, right?”
Mitta : “Yes, it is more comfortable, but … “
Nelly : “But, what?”
Mitta : “I think it is very hot. There are only few trees.”
Nelly : “That’s not a big problem. You can plant more trees to make
your house cooler.”

14. How is Mitta’s new house compared to her old one?

A. It is cooler.
B. It is smaller.
C. It is more comfortable.
D. It is more expensive.

15. From the text, we know that Nelly suggests Mitta to…
A. cutting fewer trees
B. watering fewer trees
C. growing more trees
D. selling more trees

16. Viola : “I … at home last night. I did not go anywhere.”

Jinan : “Really?”
A. am
B. are
C. was
D. were

17. Tumi : “Where did you go yesterday, Rani?”

Rani : “I ……. to Bandung with my mother.”
Tumi : “How did you go there?”
Rani : “By bus.”
A. go
B. went
C. have gone
D. am going

The text is for questions number 18 – 19

Ridwan, Anton and Dimas arrived at the camp early Saturday morning. They unpacked and
met their teacher. The teacher explained about the camp activities. They could swim in the
lake everyday between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. They could also ride bicycle from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
everyday. A guide tour to the top of the mountain was available every Tuesday, and
Thursday at 9 a.m. The tour would probably take four hours.

18. Who explain about the camp activities?

A. teacher
B. Anton
C. Ridwan
D. Dimas

19. How long did the tour will probably held?

A. one hour
B. two hours
C. three hours
D. four hours
20. Rhea : “… Tari buy a new novel yesterday?”
Aisha : “Yes, she bought some novels in the bookstore yesterday.”
A. is
B. did
C. was
D. were

21. Arrange the jumble words into a good sentence!

Me – uncle – visited –my – holiday – last
1 2 3 4 5 6
A. 4,2,1,3,6,5
B. 4,2,3,1,6,5
C. 3,6,5,1,4,2
D. 6,5,3,1,2,4

22. My father did not … jogging last Sunday morning.

He … some trees in the garden with my mom.
A. go-plant
B. go-planted
C. goes-planted
D. went-planted

The dialogue is for questions number 23 – 25

Tim : “You look tired and sleepy. Why?”
Rudi : “I only slept for three hours last night. At ten, we heard a cry from Mrs. Asri’s
house.
She is our neighbour. She is 70 years old. She lives alone. We went there quickly
and we found her on the floor. She just fell. She could not move her hands and
her
legs. At 10.30 p.m., my parents and I took Mrs. Asri to hospital. In the emergency
room, a doctor examined her. Then he said Mrs. Asri had to stay in the hospital.”
23. What is the purpose of the text?
A. to tell the reasons why Rudi was tired and sleepy.
B. to tell the readers that Rudi's neighbour was old.
C. to inform the readers that Mrs. Asri was 70 years old.
D. to describe how Rudi's parents did not sleep last night.

24. When did Mrs. Asri get an accident?

A. yesterday
B. last week
C. last night
D. tomorrow

25. What did Rudi's parents do when they found Mrs. Asri fell on the floor?
A. They returned to the house.
B. They took her to the hospital.
C. They moved their hands and legs.
D. They asked help to another neighbour.
Dear Clara,
Mom and dad will go home late, don't forget to cook some rice, warm the food and tidy up
the family room and any room.
Love,
Mom
26. From the message above, we know that ...
A. Clara will go home late.
B. Clara's parents will go home late.
 C. Clara's father has already tidy up the rooms.
D. Clara's mother has already warm the food.
The text is for questions number 27 – 28

27. Where do you usually find this instruction?

A. in the truck
B. in the motorcycle
C. in the ship
D. in the plane

28. The notice means that the passengers …

A. must fasten their seatbelts.
B. may fasten their seatbelts.
C. cannot fasten their seatbelts.
D. must not fasten their seatbelts.

29. The notice means that …

A. only adult can use it
B. only a supervisor can use it
C. when children use it, he/she must be supervised by an adult
D. a supervisor needs to be employed

30. What should we do after reading the notice?

A. Keep the toilet clean.
B. Help repair the toilet.
C. Use the toilet every we need it
D. Use another toilet