SOAL ASAS BAHASA INGGRIS KELAS VIII

SEMESTER GANJIL TH. 2023/2024

1. My Sister.... (speak) English. 7.

Which sentence is the correct used Past Form?
A. My sister speaks English
B. My sister spoke English
C. My sister is spoke English
D. My sister did not spoke English
When I was child, I joined………….game.
2. My father _____ (not drive) to work.
Change the Sentence inti Interogative form of A. Kerupuk race
Simple Past ! B. Tug of war
A. My father did not drove to work C. Sack race
B. My father did not drive to work D. Tandem race
C. Did My Father drove to work?
8. Arrange These Jumble Sentences into the Right
D. Did My Father Drive to work?
Paragraph.
This Text to No.3-5
After returning to school, all
A Parade in My Hometown participants took some rest while
When I was a child, I always waited for 1
waiting for the door prize
Independence Day. My father used to ask me to announcement.
watch a parade together. We saw it from our On August 17th, SMP Merdeka
front yard. I remember how attractive the 2 held a school parade to celebrate
parade was. Independence Day.
In the irst line of the parade, I saw the In the beginning, as instructed, all
people dressed up uniquely. Some people wore 3 participants lined up and started
Indonesian heroes’ costumes. Some others to march.
dressed like local ghosts. They were scary but Not so long after, the parade
they were funny, too. reached the rest post. It was the
Next, I remembered that a lot of people 4 place for participants to draw a
door prize coupon and have some
marched in the second line. They waved a mini
drinks
Indonesian lag. They walked around the village
A. 1-2-3-4
and sang the ‘Hari Merdeka’ song. Their singing
B. 3-2-1-4
was accompanied by traditional instruments like
C. 2-3-1-4
angklung, suling, and rebana.
D. 2-3-4-1
At last, I also saw that many children
Complete this Sentences!
rode their bicycles in the parade. They decorated
After returning to school, all participants
their bicycles creatively.
(9)______some rest while waiting for the door
I always wanted to join the parade but I
prize announcement. (10) ________, the
was too shy. Luckily, I have the chance to join a
headmaster announced the winner. There were
parade at my school next week. I am really
ten students who got the door prize and Galang
looking forward to it.
was one of them. Everyone felt happy with the
3. Why did Andre always wait for Independence Day?
events.
A. It was fun
9. A. Ate
B. It was attractive
B. Took
C. It was unique
C. Drank
D. It was bored
D. Slept

4. What did the people wear in the parade?

10. A. In the beginning
A. A local ghost
B. After
B. Scary costume
C. Before
C. Indonesian heroes’ costume
D. Finally
D. Uniquely dress
5. Did the writer join the parade? This Text to No. 11-14
A. No, He/She Didn’t
Today, my school held an Independence Day
B. Yes, He/She Didn’t
celebration event. It welcomed students from every
C. No, He/She isn’t
grade to participate in many fun games, such as tug of
D. Yes, He/She is
war, krupuk race, sack race, tandem race, and the marble
6. I….. sad when my bestfriend left me yesterday
in spoon race. Many students participated, which made
a. am sad
b. were all the games so exciting.
c. was In the beginning, I participated in the marble-in-
d. did spoon race. It was a very tight game between me and
Galang. I almost beat him at the beginning of the race, 18. Arrange these picture to be a Story!
but he was so fast and steady. He could even run with it.
He came irst and I came second. It was hard to beat 1 2
Galang in this game.

The next game was a tug of war, sack race, and

tandem race. All the games were held at the same time.
I saw Andre participate in the sack race. At irst, he led the
race, but suddenly he fell in the middle of the race. But
inally, he came second. It was so sad that he couldn’t
3 4
inish irst. Meanwhile, Pipit participated in a tandem race
with our friends. Her team came third. It was not too bad.

The last game was the krupuk race. Once again I

met Galang in the inal. The fun part was I inished irst and
he inished after me. I inished my krupuk with three or 5
four bites.

It was a joyful day at my school. Everyone put a

smile on their faces. I was delighted. At the end of the
event, my class was announced as the grand champion
of the whole competition. A. 1-2-3-4-5
B. 2-1-3-4-5
11. What was the story about? C. 4-3-1-5-2
A. The Games D. 4-3-1-2-5
B. A joyful day at my school 19. I ____________ in a tandem race, tug of war, Panjat
C. Celebrations of independence day Pinang, and sack race.
D. Celebrations of Game Events What’s the right word of the blank space?
12. Who could be the participant in the fun games? A. Participant
A. All students B. Participated
B. The Teachers C. Participation
C. 7 Graders D. Participad
D. 8 graders 20.
13. How many fun games were being competed in the
event?
A. 3.
B. 4.
C. 5
D. 6
14. How did The writer feel about the event?
A. She felt excited. Once upon a time on a big farm, a Mother Duck
B. She felt delighted. had to keep her six eggs warm until they ______
C. She felt embarrassed. A. Hatched
D. She felt sleepy
B. Hatches
15. What is the structure of Recount Text?
C. Hatching
A. Orientation-Record of Events-Comment
D. Hatch
B. Orientation-Comment-Record Of Events
21.
C. Comment-Record Of Events-Orientation
D. Record of Events-Orientation-Comment
16. “Everyone felt happy with the events”.
From the sentence above, it is a _____
A. Orientation
B. Record Of Events
C. Comments What was the Mother Duck Feel on the picture?
D. Events A. Happy
17. What’s the Purpose of “Orientation” on Recount B. Disappointed
Text? C. Sad
A. Sets a context for understanding the events D. Unbelievable
that follow; provides background 22. Arrange this jumble word to be a sentence!
information about who, where, when, etc.
B. Tells events recounted in chronological Line up – Duckling – walked – and - river- to -the
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
order
C. Evaluates the significance of the event.
D. To give some comments. A. 2-3-4-1-7-5-6
B. 2-1-6-3-4-6-7
C. 2-1-4-3-6-7-5
 D. 2-1-4-6-3-7-5
23.
27. “Complete this sentence!”
We__________ to the Jakarta Old City last
month.
A. Went
B. Visited
C. Had tour
What did he do in the river? D. Go
A. Swam 28. How to make a Recount Text?
B. Swim A. Use Simple Past Tense
C. Swum B. Use Action Verb
D. Swims C. Use a conjunction
This Text to No. 24-25 D. Use Simple Present
Once upon a time, lived a man who caught ish at This Text to No. 29
sea to support his living. One day, something Arlita : Ira, I saw you in the bookshop last
heavy was entangled in his net. He cursed night. What did you do?
sarcastically. His face turned red. Then, he Ira : I bought a two novels, KCB 1 and
KCB 2. The novels are written by
hauled his net and threw it carelessly as it was
Habiburahman El-Shirazy.
heavy. That was when he saw something
Arlita : That sounds great. If you’ve
yellowish and shiny. “Gold chain, I’m lucky!” he finished reading them, lend me,
screamed. His eyebrows suddenly tilted. Then he please!
said to himself, “ I should pull it more.” He Ira : Don’t worry!
worked hard and part by part of the gold chain 29. Where did Ira do last night?
was pulled. His small boat started to sink A. Bought Novels
because of the gold chain’s weight. He knew it as B. Went to the bookshoop
water started filling in his boat. Instead of C. Went to Arlita’s House
stopping, he pulled faster and put it around his D. Just at home
body. In a second, water rushed into his boat. It 30. Which one the title story of imaginative ?
eventually capsized. The gold chain sank to the A. Cinderella
bottom of the sea. Helplessly, the man was B. Jakarta old’s city
drawn along. C. Going to the parade
(Source:http://www.englishdaily626.com/cloze_passages.php?02
D. Timun mas
1)
24. What kind of text above?
A. Recount
B. Narrative
C. Descriptive
D. Procedure
25. What’s the moral lesson of the text?
A. We have to be a friendly person
B. Don’t be a greedy person
C. Don’t be a brave person
D. Being a hard worker

II. MULTIPLE COMPLEX CHOICES.

You can choose more than one answer!

26.

What’s the character of the picture?

A. Cunning
B. Greedy
C. Friendly
D. Bravery
III. ESSAY gold. Mbok Srini gave the child the
best possible upbringing, forgetting
(Answer these questions Correctly!) the important promise she made to
Buto Ijo.
The story starts with the meeting of
Buto Ijo and Mbok Srini Buto Ijo was
a strong and mystical giant. Mbok
was a childless old widow who lived
on her own. Mbok Srini asked Buto
Ijo, to be blessed with a child. Buto
Ijo gave her a large cucumber and
asked her to vow that Mbok Srini
would give her child when the time
came.
In a rage, Buto Ijo chases after Timun
31. Write a suitable orientation based on The Picture! Mas. The small yet strong at heart
Timun Mas manages to escape,
On August 17th, ……………………………………………….. using her mother’s magic tricks. Buto
Ijo is inally defeated when Timun
…………………………………………………………………………. Mas sprinkles salt around him that
turns into an ocean, swallowing him
………………………………………………………………………… whole
One day, Buto Ijo visits the old
32. Classify these words into regular and irregular woman’s house asking her to fulill
verbs! her promise. With a stash of magic
cucumber seeds, needles, and salt
Went Participated Run Drank from her mother, Timun Mas runs
Jumped Walked Won took away

33.

------------------HAVE A NICE DAY---------------------------

Describe the characters of the picture!

Elephant : _____________________________

Fox : _____________________________

Rabbit : _____________________________

Monkey : _____________________________

34. (Change this sentence into - & ? )

She run to the yard fast

( - ) _______________________________________

( ?)_______________________________________

35. Arrange into the right Story!

Paragraph Part Of Text
Mbok brought the cucumber home.
She did not know how Buto Ijo
would grant her wish. After plantings
the cucumber for some time, she
found out that there was a baby girl
hidden inside the cucumber. Then,
she named her Timun Mas, Timun
means cucumber, and Mas means