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Kelas : VIII
Hari / Tanggal : Kamis / 25 Mei 2018
Waktu : 90 Menit
A. PILIHLAH SALAH SATU JAWABAN YANG PALING TEPAT PADA HURUF A,B,C ATAU D
PADA LEMBAR JAWABAN

c. The student
1. d. English meeting
KEEP OFF THE GRASS
Read the text and answer question 5-8 !
This notice means ……….
Ara loves music very much. She is fast
a. You may step on the grass
learners and an intelligent girl. When Ara was only
b. You are allowed to step on the grass
three years old. She could pick out a tune on her
c. You must step on the grass
mother’s piano.
d. You must not step on the grass
She began to take piano lessons when she
2.
was four. She learned music quickly and easily.
NO ENTRY
Her parents dreamed that one day she would play
PRIVATE PROPERTY in concerts in front of a large audience.
According the text, the area is just for ?
Everyday Ara practiced the piano for several
a. Some people c. Everyone
hours. She also does well in her scholl work. She
b. The owner d. Visitors
even has time to have fun with her friends. But she
3.
has no time for just doing nothing.
The outdoor English club meeting that was
5. What did Ara’s parent’s dream about her
scheduled for today at 09.00 am is cancelled ?
of the bad weather. a. They her to be a piano teacher
b. They wanted her take music course
Signed
abroad.
The Board
The purpose of the text is to …… c. They wished Ara could buy them a
newpiano.
a. Announce the meeting d. They wished Ara could play in a big
b. Cancel the meeting concert
c. Postpone the meeting 6. Ara loves music, so she learns it…..
d. Invote the members to the meeting a. Quickly and easily c. easily and
4. Whom the announcement for ? hard
a. The board b. Hard and quaickly d. fast and
b. The club member hard
7. But she has no time for just doing a. Yeni’s grandma involved in the
nothing. What does “she” refer to …. project
a. Her parents c. Ara b. Yeni expect Aqilah to stay in the
b. Her mother d. friends hospital with her.
8. “Her parents dreamed that one dry she c. Yeni and her grandma will meet
would play in concerts in front of large Aqifah at the hospital
audience” (paragraph 2). The word d. Yeni and aqifah have to work
“audience”means a group of ……. together on their project.
a. Listeners c. Ara 15. Yeni can’t come to Aqifah’s house
b. Learners d. Musician because ….
a. Her grandma is sick
For question 9 to 11, choose the suitable b. Yeni must be hospital
word to complete the text below ! c. The project has not planned
d. She has to work in the hospital
Last Sunday, my family stay at home. It was a
holiday. We did our house together. My
AT THE ZOO
father…(10) the grass in the yard with a pair of
One of the popular local tourist
shears,. I … (9) him throwing the grass with a
resort in bandung in the zoo, many people
basket. My mother… (12) clothes with a
visit the zoo everyday. There are hundreds
washing machine and my sister cleaned the
of even thounsends of visitors at weekends
carpet with a vacuum cleaner.
or on holidays.
9. a. have helped c. Helped
Last holiday, many SMP students
b. was helping d. Help
went to the zoo. The students visited the
10. a. cut c. Has cut
zoo with the teachers. There were hapy to
b. cuts d. Was cutting
look at various animals and some
11. A : Can you tell me about a beat ?
interesting attractions they have never seen
B : yes, it is a wild animal. It is like a dog but
before.
It is …. Than a tiger.
Some animals are strange to them, these
a. As dangerous as c. more dangerous
animals are from countries, such as camels,
b. Less dangerous d. most dangerous
bears, flamingos, piranhas, and manyothers.
12. a. washes c. Has washe
The attaraction that made the student happy
c. washed d. was washing
were sitting elephants, monkeys riding bike
Read the text to answer question 13 to 15 !
and bird hows.
Dear Aqifah, 16. Which animals can perform things that
I am sorry I have to tell you that I can’t come to your house to attaract visitor ?
work on our project as we have planned before. Unexpected a. All the animals in the zoo
thing happens. My grandma must be hospital soon. I’ll tell you b. Animals from foreign countries
about our plan later. c. Elephants,monkeys,and bird
Yeni d. Camels,bears,flamingos,and firanhas
13. what is the nessage about ? 17. The student were happy when they …
a. a great plan a. Looked at animals and attractions
b. a sick grandma b. Heard the story of the flamingo
c. a working project c. Saw thousands of visitor
d. a delay of an activity d. Sat on the elephants
14. from the message above we know 18. “they were very happy to look at various
that…. animals”(paragraph 2). The word
 “various” means of…. Type unlike one b. The fox really wanted the ripe
another. grapes
a. Few c. several c. The fox jumped many times but he
b. Usual d. Strange missed the grapes
19. What does paragraph two tell us about ? d. The grapes was high enough so the
a. A number of animals at the zoo fox jumpe to reach them
b. What the students did at the zoo
c. Various attractions at the zoo
d. Various kinds of animals For question 25 to 27 to choose the most
20. The student …. When they visit the zoo. suitable word to complete the text !
a. Can give a show I want to (25)…. You about my
b. Can entertainment visitors classroom. It (26)…. Next to the library. It
c. Can ride on horsebook (27)… two white doors and six brown
d. Can get information about animals windows. The walls are green and there is a
Answer the question number 21 to 24 picture on them. There twenty tables and
based on the text ! fourty chairs. My friends and I like our
One hot day, a fox was out walking. He classroom very much.
saw a bunch of lovely, ripe grapes hangin 25. a. see c. Give
from a vine high up in a tree, those would b. tell d. work
taste woderfull. The fox told himself. He
jumped toward the grapes but missed. He 26. a. Is c. Was
jumped again and again, he could not jump b. Are d. Were
high enough. At last title fox gave up to
himself he said, I donot really want those 27. a. Is c. Make
grapes. They are probably sour. b. Has d. Needs
21. What did the fox see when he was out fo
walking ?
The following text is for question 28 to
a. The fox saw a hot day
31 !
b. The fox saw ripe grapes
c. The fox saw a grape tree
d. The fox saw sour grapes Ladies and Gentlemen,
22. What can you learn from the story ?
a. Tray to do your best The indonesia Airways 123 Singapore departing
b. Don’t jump higher than you are able at 09.00 AM. Qantas Airways 009 Kuala Lumpur
c. If you try hard, you will get what is departing at 11.20 AM. Any changes to flight
you want departures will be reported immediately
d. People usually say something bad to
Thank you
what they can’t have
23. They are probably sour, what does the 28. there are…. Flights mentioned in the
underlined word refer to … text.
a. The fox c. The days a. One c. Three
b. The tress d. The grapes b. Two d. Four
24. Which statement not true based on the 29. The text above is about …
text ? a. Letter c. advertisement
a. The fox could taste the grapes b. Notice d. announcement
30. The purpose of this text is ….
 a. To inform flight departure b. 4-2-6-7-5-3-1
b. To describe flight c. 4-6-2-7-3-5-1
c. To tell the events d. 4-6-7-2-3-1-5
d. To amuse readers 36. Has-ideas-this-she-to improve-
31. We usually hear at the …
school-good
a. Travel agent c. Airport
a. 4-2-1-7-3-6-5
b. Train station d. Counter
b. 4-1-2-7-4-6-5
c. 4-1-7-2-5-3-6
Read the text then answer the d. 4-7-2-1-5-3-6
question number 32,33,34 ! 37. Rang-the newspaper-Edo-the phone-
when-was-reading
After I had lunch at a village inn, I
a. 3-1-5-4-2-6-7 c. 3-6-5-7-
looked for my bag. I had left it on a chair
beside the door and now it wasn’t there. As I 3-1-2
was looking for it, then inn keeper came in. b. 3-6-7-9-5-4-1 d. 3-6-1-5-
3-7-2
“did you have a good meal?”he 38. Arrange these sentences into a good
asked”yes thank you” I answered, but I can’t paragraph !
pay foe bill. I haven’t got my bag.
1) So I want to say “happy birth
The Inn keeper smiled and immediately day”to you
went out. In a few minutes he returned with 2) Today is your nice day
my bag and gave it back to me”I am 3) I wish you will be better than
sorry”he said.my dog had taken it into foe before and be success everything
garden. He often does did. 4) I remember today in 15 years ago
5) You were born in semarang
32. What the main idea of the second
paragraph ? a. 4-2-5-1-3 c. 2-4-5-1-
a. The Inn’s keeper’s bag 3
b. The Inn keeper’s smile b. 2-4-1-3-5 d. 2-1-4-3-
c. The writer hasn’t got her bag 5
d. The writer couldn’t pay the bill 39. Arrange the sentences into a good
33. The text tell us about … paragraph
a. The writer’s bag 1. One example is the funeral
b. The writer’s lunch ceremony
c. The Inn keeper and his dog
2. They still hold very fast to their
d. The writer’s experiences at village
traditions
inn
34. From the text we conclude that the
3. It takes place within three or
writer could … more days
a. Has c. Ask 4. The people of toraja are one of
b. Pasy d. Find foe 350 ethnic gourp in indonesia
Arrange these words into a good a. 4-2-3-1 c. 4-2-1-3
sentence 35,36,37,38,39 b. 4-3-2-1 d. 4-1-2-3
35. Bag-not-a-thomas-new-does-have 40.
A flag ceremony will be held to
a. 4-6-2-7-3-1-5
celebrate our independence day,on
Monday,17 agustus. Attendance is
compuisory.
14 agustus 2016
Signature,
halimah
a. Letter c. Greeting
b. Notice d.SMS