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NASKAH SOAL ULANGAN SEMESTER I

TAHUN PELAJARAN 2010/2011
Pelajaran
Kelas
Waktu

: Bahasa Inggris
: VIII
: 90 menit

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Text for no. 1-3

4.

Who is the reciever of the card above?

A. Lia.
B. Vico.
C. Mom.
D. Prima

5.

When do people usually send the text

above?
A. at the beginning of the month
B. at the beginning of the year
C. in the middle of the month
D. in the End of the year

6.

Send my regard to your Mom, and your

sister, Lia. The similar meaning of the
underlined word is ....
A. inform
B. permit
C. greet
D. see

January, 2nd, 2010

To

: Mr. Hendra

There is a special business meeting at

Gloria Restaurant tomorrow. We will have
lunch before having a meeting. You will
meet Mr. Bramantyo and Heru there.
Mr. Chandra

1.

2.

3.

When will Mr. Hendra and Mr. Chandra

have a business meeting?
A. At the first of January 2010.
B. At the second of January 2010.
C. At the third of January 2010
D. At the fourth of January 2010.
The meeting will be held ....
A. in the morning
B. in the day time
C. in the afternoon
D. in the evening
You will meet Mr. Bramantyo and Heru
there. What does the underlined word
refer to?
A. Mr. Bramantyo
B. Mr. Chandra
C. Mr. Hendra
D. Heru

Text for no. 4-6

Dear Vico,
Facing the New Year with the bright future
and I hope you will get the success.
Happy New Year.
Send my regard to your Mom, and your sister,
Lia.
Your best friend,
Prima

Text for no. 7-8

Mom,
Im going to Ranis house after school. I
will have lunch in her house. Ill come
back home at 5 pm. Roni, her brother will
take me home.
Love,
Ratna
7. What is the purpose of the massage?
A. Asking solution
B. Giving permission
C. Asking permission
D. Giving information
8.

I will have lunch in her house. The

underlined word refers to ....
a. Mom
b. Ratna
c. Rani
d. Roni

Text for no.9-11

Ladies and gentlemen,
This is a special announcement for
passengers travelling of Garuda Indonesia
Flight number GA 023 to Singapore. Garuda
Indonesia regrets to delay the departure due
to adverse weather condition. This flight is
due to leave at 09.00 a.m. the new
meantime; passengers are invited to Lounge
B for light refreshment compliment of the
airline. Please present your boarding pass.
9. Why is the flight be delayed?
A. Something wrong about machine
B. Due to bad weather
C. Crowded passenger
D. incident
10. What is the announcement about? It is
a....
A. flight delay
B. flight destination
C. flight attendant
D. bad weather
11. Garuda Indonesia regrets to delay the
departure...
What is the same meaning of the
underlined word?
A. travel
B. leave
C. depart
D. postpone
Text for no 12-13
Please join us
As we celebrate our 30th Anniversary
Wiliam and Maria
Sunday, January 3rd 2011.
7.30 p.m 10 p.m.
Our new house:
Anggrek Street no. 11, Bandung.
RSVP: 081363342625
( Riana )

12. Wiliam and Maria are ...

A. spouses
B. friends
C. families
D. pen-pals
13. From the invitation above we know
that ...
A. The guests should not join the party.
B. The invitees should confirm to Riana
C. Riana should invite all the guests.
D. Wiliam and Maria celebrate their
birthday party.

Text for no 14 15
To : Yulia.
Its really a wonderful and happy news.
You deserve it.
Youre really the winner.
Were proud of you.
Yossie and friends

14. What is the main purpose of the text?

A. To invite someone.
B. To tell wonderful news.
C. To find a happy winner
D. To congratulate someone
15. What makes Yossie proud of ?
A. Yulia has won the competition.
B. Yulia has wonderful news.
C. Yulia wants to get the first winner
D. Yulia is happy to play a game.
Dear Sandra,
Text for question no. 16-17
Mum and Dad are
attending our friends
wedding anniversary.
We will be home at
10.00 p.m. Dont
Forget to turn on the
lamp. Should you are
hurry, call any meal
delivery services or
just reheat the soup
and the fried chicken
in the
16. The text
tellsfridge.
about.
Love,
A. what
Sandra should do at home.
B. a meal delivery service imitation
Mummyanniversary
C. a wedding
D. sandras mum presents on wedding
anniversary
17. We will be home at 10. 00 p.m. What
does the underlined word refer to?
A. Sandras parents
B. Sandras friends
C. meal delivery service
D. Some friends of Sandras mother.
Text for question no. 18-20
There is an orangutan in the Bandung
zoo. People call her Bongo. She comes from a
dense forest on the island of Kalimantan.
She has physical features similar to a
human.Bongo has brownish fur, and walks
with two feet. Bongo is almost as big as a
human. She is a mammal, which means she
gives birth to her children and breast feeds
them.
Source: www.omepage.mac.com

18. What is a suitable title for the text above?

A. Bongo the orang utan
B. Beautiful orang utan
C. Orang utan
D. Animal
19. What is the main idea of the second
paragraph?
A. Bongo has physical features similar to
a human.
B. Bongo has brownish fur, and walks
with two feet
C. Bongo is almost as big as a human.
D. She is a mammal
20. She comes from a dense forest on the
island. What does the underlined word
mean?
A. thick
B. long
C. tall
D. high
Text for no. 21-24
Giraffe as the tallest animal, I saw in Kinantan
zoo. It is male. It about six meter tall. It has
big brown eyes. It has brown spots on its skin.
It has also two short horns on its head. Its tail
is long with thick hair on the top of the tail. It
likes eating grass and leaves of tree.
21. What is the text about?
A. Kinantantan zoo.
B. Giraffe
C. Animal
D. Tree
22. The purpose of the text above is ....
A. to describe about giraffe
B. to tell about tall animal
C. to describe Kinantan zoo
D. To tell about tall animal
23. Its tail is long with thick hair... The
antonym of the underlined word is ....
A. beauty
B. strong
C. heavy
D. thin
24. How many parts of the girrafes body are
mentioned in the text?
A. Four
B. Five
C. Six
D. Seven

Text for no. 25-28

Joan Chen is a beautiful and famous
young actress in her country, China. She is not
only interested in music but she also
interested in film. She is a talented singer,
violinist and guitarist, and as well as a good
pianist. Her most popular film is Wo Ai Ni.
It is known by many people in her home
town, China. Now she lives in the United
States with her loved family. On June 2010
she will celebrate her twenty-third birthday in
her home town.
25. What is the text about?
A. A good pianist
B. A famous actress
C. A talented singer
D. A popular film star
26. What is the purpose of the text above?
A.to tell about Joan Chens experience
B.to describe about Joan Chen
C.to give information about Joan Chen
D.to retell about Joan Chens life
27. ... famous young actress in her country.
What does the similar meaning of the
underlined word?
A. talented
B. beautiful
C. well known
D. interesting
28. When was Joan Chen born?
A. in 2010
B. in 2007
C. in 1997
D. in 1987
Text for no. 29-33
Last Saturday, I woke up early, but I
didnt get up because there was no school.
Suddenly, my telephone was rung. It was my
friend Fanny, she asked me to go out at 10.00
o clock. She wanted to buy something in
traditional market.
Finally, we were out. In the street, I
saw a piece of pink coupon. Interested in its
color, I took it, then Fanny and I read this out.
We were fully shocked, it was a receipt of a
four nights tour to Lombok!! The expired date
was that day. To our surprise, the name was
Fanny Fenita and the birth date was exactly
the same like Fanny, my friend, and it was
also valid for two persons. My God!! We were
thinking that may be the coupon just fell from
the sky and it was there for us.
We were in hurried to the address of the
tour agency that issued the coupon. The tour
agency took care of everything. We went

home and still could not believe what was

going on. Two days later, we were on the
Senggigi Beach, lied in the warm sun.
Moreover, we had long public holiday, so we
could enjoy the gift happily. We also bought
some presents for our family and friends.
29. What does the text tell us about?
A. Surprising experience
B. Surprising shopping
C. Thinking of coupon
D. Enjoying the presents
30. The writer didnt get up early last
Saturday because.
A. She went to traditional market
B. She didnt need to go to school
C. She found a coupon on the way
D. She was called by her friend, Fanny
31. When did they enjoy their holiday in
Senggigi?
A. On Saturday
B. On Sunday
C. On Monday
D. On Tuesday
32. The expired date was that day. The
underlined word refers to .
A. On Saturday
B. On Sunday
C. On Monday
D. On Tuesday
33. The tour
everything.
means.
A. Travel
B. Work
C. Play
D. Go

agency took care of

The underlined word

Text for no. 34-38

Last week, our school went camping to a
camp site near our school. Its about 13 km
from my place. We left the school at about six
oclock in the morning by bus. Then, we
arrived at a village at seven oclock. From this
place we should walk to the camp site.
One hour later, we arrived there. The weather
was very cold and foggy. The scenery was
very beautiful. Some of the boys set up the
tents and some of the girls were responsible
for the food. The others prepared the evening
programs. Our friends would perform a
drama. Some teachers helped us. The others
were having discussion.
At night, we had the evening program. We sat
around a campfire and sang some popular or

even folk song together. Then, we enjoyed a

drama. We were very happy at the time.
34. When did the writer go camping?
A. At night
B. Last week
C. An hour later
D. In the morning
35. The purpose of the text is....
A. to instruct how to camp
B. to describe about mountain
C. to retell the past experiences
D. to persuade the reader to go camping
36. How did the writer go to the camp site
from the village?
A. By bus
B. By bike
C. On foot
D. By motor cycle
37. From this place we should walk to the
camp site. The underlined word refers to
....
A. A camp ground
B. The writers School
C. The camp site
D. A village
38. ... sang some popular or even folk song
together. The antonym of the underlined
word is ....
A. ancient
B. modern
C. up todate
D. welknown
Text for no. 39-42
Last night, I read an article about
adolescence in a magazine. I learned that it
was a time of change between childhood and
adulthood.
After I finished reading the article from
the magazine, I remembered my own
adolescence. I was fourteen at that time. I felt
very emotional about everything. But I tried
to learn more about my self. I tried to
discover what I wanted to do, and what kind
of people I wanted to be.
To divert my emotions, I took many
exstra curricular activities. I took piano
lesson on Mondays. On Tuesdays, I joined an
English course. Then, on Wednesdays and
Thurdays, I had extra science and math
lessons. Fridays, it was my time to play
basketball with my friends. Finally, I spent
most of my weekends with my family.

I was able to control my emotions and

to have place where I could express my
creativity in positive ways.
39. What does the text tell us about?
A. Childhood
B. Adolescence
C. Adulthood
D. magazine

A singing contest will be held on December

26th, 2010. (46) ... must sing two songs: one
Indonesian folk song and one Indonesian pop
song. The winners will get some cash and (47)
.... Anyone interested, please (48) ... to Mrs.
Retno. The registration will be closed on
December 24th, 2010.
*Free registration.

40. What did the writer learn after reading

the magazine?
A. A time of change between childhood and
adulthood.
B. An article about adolescence
C. A magazine
D. Adolescence
41. How many days did the writer take extra
curricular in a week?
A. Three days
B. Four days
C. Five days
D. Six days
42. What is the purpose of the text above?
A. To describe something in general.
B. To tell a specific thing.
C. To tell experience.
D. To entertain readers
For number 43-45
Hardinata is a tidy old man.
He is now 65 years old. His (43) is
straight and tidy. He combs it everyday.
He always (44) things on the right
place. His clothes are always clean and
neat.
His wife (45) four years ago. So he
lives alone .His neighbors love him very
much because he likes help other people.
Most people know him very much
43. A. skin
B. shirt
C. body
D. hair
44. A. makes
B. puts
C. writes
D. keeps
45. A. passed away
B. stayed out
C. had gone
D. left for
ANNOUNCEMENT

Principal
46. A. Participants
B. Commitee
C. Principle
D. Student
47. A. crown
B. money
C. honor
D. trophy
48. A. graduate
B. complete
C. register
D. invite
49. The good arrangement of the words
below is.
on being- the winner - Congratulation1
2
3
4
speech- in- contest
5
6
7

a.
b.
c.
d.

4-1-2-3-6-5-7
4-1-3-2-5-6-7
4-1-2-3-5-6-7
4-1-2-3-4-7-6

50. Arrange the follwing sentences into good

paragraph!
1. After we talked about an hour, she
went out to buy us lunch.
2. So, I got a bit confused
3. Before she left, I borrowed her cellular
phone and read her funny SMSes.
4. One day, I dropped by at my friends
house, Renie.
5. I had never used that kind of cellular
phone before.
A. 1-3-2-4-5
B. 4-1-3-5-2
C. 2-3-4-1-5
D. 4-5-3-2-1