PENILAIAN AKHIR TAHUN (PAT)

SATUAN PENDIDIKAN : SMP NEGERI 1 SALATIGA BENTUK SOAL : PILIHAN GANDA

MATA PELAJARAN : BAHASA INGGRIS KELAS VIII JUMLAH SOAL : 50 BUTIR
TAHUN PELAJARAN : 2017/2018

Choose the correct answer by crossing on A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

Study the dialogue to answer questions 1-3.
(1) Dayu : Lina, are you alone?
(2) Lina : No, I’m home with my sister.
(3) Dayu : Is she studying for the English test?
(4) Lina : No, she is not. She’s studying for the Math test.
(5) Dayu : Is she doing the Math problem? She is very quiet.
(6) Lina : Yes, I think so.

1. Which statements show that Lina is explaining about what her sister is doing? It is shown in number … .
A. (1) and (2) C. (2), (4)
B. (3) and (6) D. (4), (6)

2. Where is the dialogue taking place?

A. At school C. At Dayu’s house
B. At Lina’s house D. In Lina’s sister’s room

3. Lina : Yes, I think so. (6)

What does the word ‘so’ in Lina’s statement refer to?
A. She is very quiet. C. She’s studying for the Math test.
B. She is doing the Math problem. D. She is studying for the English test.

For questions 4-5.

4. Study the text below and find the good value you get from the text.
The boys and the girls are busy cleaning up the classroom. Udin is sweeping the floor. Siti is mopping
the floor. Lina is cleaning the whiteboard. Edo is putting the books back into the shelf. And, Dayu is
taking the rubbish bin outside.
A. Cooperation. C. Helping each other in a test.
B. Doing the housework. D. Helping parents in the house.

5. Considering the form of the sentences in the text above, the time of the activities is … .
A. yesterday C. tomorrow
B. at the moment D. just now

6. Which answer matches with the questions?

No. Questions No. Answers
The boys and the girls are busy cleaning up the
1. What is Siti doing? A.
classroom.
2. What is Lina doing? B. Udin is sweeping the floor.
3. Who are cleaning the classroom? C. Siti is mopping the floor.
4. Who is sweeping the floor? D. She is cleaning the whiteboard.

A. 1 – A C. 2 – D
B. 3 – C D. 4 – D

For questions 7-9.

Dayu : I think Bono will win the race!
Lina : I think so too. Bono is thinner but stronger than Gani. Gani is bigger but weaker than Bono.
Dayu : Let’s watch the race and find out the result of it. By the way, look at Dini and Dina. They are
sitting over there. Do you think that they really twins? They don’t look like twins.
Lina : Yes, they are twins. But you are right, they don’t look like twins. Dini is taller and plumper and
Dani is shorter and thinner.

7. What do the two girls want to express about Bono? They want to … him.
A. criticize C. identify
B. introduce D. praise

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8. The structure of the dialogue is not complete. Which of the following expressions best opens the
dialogue?
A. Lina : Dayu, look, Bono and Gani are about to start the race. Who do you think will win?
B. Dayu : Yes, Bono has won the race. I’m right, am I not?
C. Dayu : Oh, come on, Bono. You are the best athlete ever!
D. Dayu : Do you know what Lina? Bono has won the race!

9. What makes Dayu in doubt that Dini and Dina are twins?
A. Both of them sit near Dayu. C. They have almost the same names.
B. Dayu does not know them very well. D. They look different.

For questions 10-12.

Udin and Beni are at Transportation Museum. They are looking at different kinds of vehicles.
Udin : The old car is still faster than the horse cart. The cart is slower than the car. The car can run 80
kilometers an hour, and the horse cart can run only 30 kilometers an hour.
Beni : The old car and the horse cart still look excellent. The museum has been taking care of them
well.
Udin : Surely it has.

Complete the text analyses.

Purpose of the text 10. ………………………………………………………………………………
Text Structure 11. Opening: …………………………………………………………………..
Language Use 12. The use of comparative adjectives : ……………………………………

10. …
A. To promote old vehicles.
B. To identify two old vehicles.
C. To criticize to kinds of vehicles.
D. To compare two kinds of vehicles.

11. ….
A. The old car and the horse cart still look excellent. The museum has been taking care of them
well.
B. Udin and Beni are at Transportation Museum. They are looking at different kinds of vehicles.
C. The old car is still faster than the horse cart.
D. The cart is slower than the car.

12. …
A. different, well C. faster, slower
B. old, excellent D. surely, well

For questions 13-15.

Balkis : “I think real flowers are more beautiful than paper flowers.
Paper flowers are more beautiful than plastic flowers. So real flowers are the most beautiful
of all flowers.”
Putu : “Heni is 165 centimeters tall. Susi is 158 centimeters tall. Ita is 150 centimeters tall. Heni is
taller than Susi. Susi is taller than Ita. So, Heni is the tallest and Ita is the shortest.
Tasia : “According to my sister, a big bus is more comfortable than a small bus. A small bus is more
comfortable than a mini bus. So a big bus is the most comfortable of all.”
Hendrik : “The snake is longer than the eel. The eel is longer than the earth worm. So, the snake is the
longest and the earth worm is the shortest.”

13. What are the four students trying to express in the dialogue?
Each of them is trying to ….
A. praise three things, people and animals.
B. differentiate between flowers, buses, and snakes.
C. compare three different things, people, and animals.
D. appreciate the difference of all the people, things and animals.

14. From the dialogue we learn that Balkis like … most of all kinds of flowers.
A. paper flowers C. plastic flowers
B. real flowers D. all flowers

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15. According to Tasia, which bus is the least comfortable?
A. A big bus. C. A small bus.
B. A mini bus. D. All buses.

For questions 16-18.

Titik : This is me when I was a baby. I was three point four kilograms and fifty two centimeters long.
Now I am fifty kilograms and one hundred fifty centimeters tall. I was bald, I had no hair. Now I
have long hair.
Sapto : This is me and this is Emi in Grade VII. We were not close friends at that time. We did not study
together. We never played together. Now we are best friends. We study together, play together
and cry together, too.

16. What are the two students sharing about?

A. Sapto is sharing about his condition when he was a baby.
B. Titik is sharing about her condition when she was a baby.
C. Both students are sharing their condition when they were babies.
D. Both students are sharing their condition when they were in grade VII.

17. What is true about Sapto and Emi?

A. They have never been good friends.
B. They have been good friends since they were children.
C. They become good friends when they are in grade VIII.
D. They have been good friends since they were in grade VII.

18. Who is telling about his/her physical changes?

A. Emi C. Titik
B. Sapto D. Sapto and Emi

For questions 19-22.

Yoyon : Are you going to eat your lunch now?
Ermina : No! It is my breakfast.
Yoyon : Why is that?
Ermina : I (19) … have breakfast before I went to school this morning.
Yoyon : (20) …
Ermina : Because I woke up at six because I went to bed very late last night.
Yoyon : Did you have time to do your homework?
Ermina : (21) …
Yoyon : (22) ...
Ermina : I did it from 9 – 12 at night.

19. …
A. did B. was C. did not D. am
20. …
A. How did you have breakfast? C. What did you have for breakfast?
B. Why did you get up so late? D. Why did not you have breakfast?

21. …
A. Yes, I do. C. Yes, I am.
B. Yes, I did. D. Yes, I was.

22. …
A. What time did you do the homework? C. Why did you do the homework late?
B. How did you do the homework? D. Are you doing the homework?

For questions 23-26.

Fauzi : Boys, why are you here, not attending the flag ceremony?
Fatah : You know I usually come on time to school. But this morning I got a flat tire. Then I walked with
my bike here. I got here at six fifty, and the gate was already closed. So here we are, not
attending the flag ceremony.
Fauzi : What a bad day! Sorry to hear that.
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23. What is the purpose of Fatah in stating the statement?
A. Describing how good his bicycle was.
B. Telling his experience how he got a flat tire.
C. To express his disappointment that the gate was closed.
D. Telling the reason why he is not attending the flag ceremony.

24. What would happen if he did not have a flat tire?

A. He would come very late. C. He would not go to school on his bike.
B. He would attend the flag ceremony. D. The flag ceremony would be over before he came.

25. What time do you think the gate was closed?

A. At 6:50 p.m C. Before 6:50 a.m
B. At 7:00 a.m D. At 7:00 p.m

26. What kind of boy is Fatah?

A. He is a diligent student. C. He is a very lazy student.
B. He is an inactive student. D. He is an ignorant student.

For questions 27-30.

Udin, Edo and Lina are talking about Edo’s experience in making garden benches.
Udin : ”Edo, these garden benches look very beautiful. Did your father make them?”
Edo : ”No, my brother and I made them, with the help of my father of course.”
Udin : “How did you have the idea?”
Edo : “Well, my father cut down the old mango tree behind our house three weeks ago. We saw a big
piece of wood. Then we had the idea.”
Lina : “What did you do?”
Edo : “We told Dad that we wanted to make garden benches from the wood. He agreed and he would
help us.”
Udi : “What did your father do to help you?”
Edo : “He sawed the wood into three pieces. Twenty-five centimeters in diameter and twenty-five
centimeters in height.”
Lina : “And after that?”
Edo : “After that, we rubbed them with sandpaper to make them smooth. Then, we dried them in the sun
for a week.”
Udin : “When they were dry, what did you do?”
Edo : “We painted them, one green, one red, and one blue. Then we dried them again in the sun for
three day.
Lina : “Wow. What a great experience.”

27. What are the three children talking about?

A. How to make garden benches. C. The material of making garden benches.
B. Description of garden benches. D. The experience of making garden benches.

28. The following actions were done by Edo and his brother in making garden benches.
A. cut down, sawed, rubbed C. rubbed, dried, painted
B. dried, painted, cut down D. sawed, dried, rubbed

29. What was the last step in making the benches?

A. Dried the wood in the sun for three days. C. Smoothed the pieces of wood.
B. Dried the wood in the sun for a week. D. Painted the pieces of wood.

30. How many days did Edo and his brother take to make the garden benches?
A. Three weeks C. Ten days
B. One week D. Three days

Text for questions 31-34.

Udin : “I want to tell how our class won the First Prize of the Classroom Competition.”
Lina : “How did you know the Classroom competition?”
Udin : ”The principal announced the Classroom Competition on Monday in the flag ceremony.
Edo : ”Okay. What did you do then?”
Udin : “When we were back to the classroom, we realized that many desks and chairs are old and dirty.
Some had loose legs.”
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Lina : “And then?”
Udin : “In the afternoon, we talked and agreed to come on Saturday to fix them.”
Lina : “What did we bring to work on Saturday?”
Udin : “On Saturday, each of us brought something from home, like soap, cloth, a broom, a mop, nails, a
hammer, a duster, and so on.”
Edo : “What did the students do with the desks and chairs?”
Udin : “Some of us washed the desks and the chairs. Some furnished them. Some fixed the legs.”
Lina : “So, we won the competitions!”
Udin : “Yes. Now our desks and chairs are clean and strong. And we won the First Prize of the Classroom
Competition.”

31. What event started the process in attempt to win the competition?
A. The principal announced the Classroom Competition on Monday in the flag ceremony.
B. Udin and his friends made an agreement of what to do for their classrooms.
C. The students in Udin’s class started to fix the broken desks and chairs.
D. The students decided to come to school on Saturday afternoon.

32. “On Saturday, each of us brought something from home, like soap, cloth, a broom, a mop, nails, a
hammer, a duster, and so on.”
Which of the things above were probably used to fix the desks and chairs?
A. A duster and soap. C. Nails and hammer.
B. Cloth and broom. D. Mop and soap.

33. “When we were back to the classroom, we realized

that many desks and chairs are old and dirty.
What did the students do with the desks and chairs due to the condition above?
A. Moped and swept. C. Fixed and cleaned.
B. Dusted and furnished. D. Furnished and cleaned.

34. What do we learn from the students’ experience?

A. The announcement is very important. C. Success can be achieved through hard work.
B. Students should clean desks and chairs. D. Tools should be brought from home.

Text for questions 35-37.

Last year, I left New Zealand for Bunaken Island. I … (35) there with a group of New Zealand divers. Getting
there was not quite difficult. Soon after our arrival at Bunaken, we got a general briefing. It included a
description about how to take pictures under water. Then, we began our diving. In our diving we saw
groups of …. (36) fish. In order to identify them, we needed a good guide. Without some knowledge of their
habitat and behavior, it was difficult to identify. In summary, the trip was mostly enjoyable. This place is
really impressive with its marine … (37). We will come again to visit this beautiful Island this year.
35. …
A. arrived C. stayed
B. went D. spent

36. …
A. wide C. large
B. big D. tiny

37. …
A. things C. life
B. love D. joy

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Text for questions 38-40.
38. What is Edo’s intention in sending the short
message?
A. To ask Udin to work for the assignments
together at his house.
B. To say goodbye to Udin.
C. To inform about the time to bring a
calculator.
D. To remind Udin to work together with Beni
and Lina.

39. What is the relation between the sender and

the receiver of the message?
A. They are student and teacher.
B. They are classmates.
C. They are roommates.
D. They are siblings.

40. From the message we learn that Edo, Udin,

Beni and Lina …. the assignments for
tomorrow.
A. just finished doing
B. have not done
C. are doing
D. did

Text for questions 41-43.

41. In what way are the four notices
similar?
A. They are all placed at a school.
B. They have the same purposes.
C. They have the same meaning.
D. They use the same verbs.

42. Based on the four notices, which of the

following statement is true?
A. Visitors of the school do not need to
register.
B. Visitors are allowed to bring animals
into the school area.
C. Whatever people do in the school
area can be seen.
D. Visitors can come into the school
area from any gate of the school.

43. Why does the school authority place

the notices on the right?
A. To make the school a beautiful
place to visit.
B. Enable the students to learn from
the notices.
C. To promote the school for visitors.
D. To keep the school safe.

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44. You are in a hurry to go to school. You do not have time to clean up before leaving for school. There is
nobody at home. You are afraid, when your mother comes home, she may be angry to find the house is
in a mess. Choose the best message you may write to your mother before leaving for school.
A. “Mom, I’m sorry I am going to Yanti’s house afer school to do our homework. I’ll get home before
six.”
B. “Mom, I’m sorry I broke my door. I fell on the door when I tripped over the stool. Would you fix it for
me, please?”
C. “Mom, I’m sorry I did not have time to wash the dishes before I went to school this morning. I’ll do it
when I get home this afternoon.”
D. “Mom, our group has to describe the backyard of the school. We have to handwrite it on a piece of
paper. Then we have to put it on the wall magazine.”

45. The students in a certain class need to place to following notice in their classroom because some
students litter and make the classroom floor very dirty.
A. TAKE OFF – PUT THEM ON THE RACK – GO IN
B. TAKE OFF – FOLD – PUT INTO THE LOCKER
C. KNOCK – GREET – SIT CALMLY
D. SEE – TAKE – THROW IT

46. You may place the following notice in front of your room door.
A. “Don’t disturb, lots of assignment and tests”
B. “Throw rubbish into the dustbin.”
C. “Wash the dishes after meals.”
D. “Brush your teeth before sleeping.”

Text for questions 47- 50.

Read the song lyric and answer the questions.

You gotta help me, I’m losing my mind.

Keep getting the feeling you wanna leave this all behind.
Thought we were going strong
I thought we were holding on
Aren’t we?

No, they don’t teach you this in school

Now my heart’s breaking and I don’t know what to do
Thought we were going strong
Thought we were holding on
Aren’t we?

47. What might the song writer feel when he/she wrote the lyric?
A. Satisfied C. Proud
B. Sad D. Happy

48. What might have happened that made the writer wrote the lyric?
A. Someone left the team. C. Someone stole his/her heart.
B. Someone broke a promise. D. Someone was about to join in the team.

49. What do we learn from the lyric?

A. School does not teach you anything. C. Try to keep friendship and never break it.
B. No one can be strong with friendship. D. Never think that you can always hold on.

50. ‘Thought we were going strong.’

From the statement we learn that … .
A. Nobody could be strong.
B. A good thing has been ruined to pieces.
C. Unexpected person came into someone’s live.
D. At last, we will leave everyone and we have to be strong.