LATIHAN SOAL KELAS VIII

UJIAN SEMESTER GENAP 2018/2019

SMP TIARA NIRWANA
I. Answer the questions below correctly by bolding a, b, c,
or d on your answer sheet
Read the following text to answer the questions below.
Read the following text to answer the questions below.
WATCH OUT!!
2016, To: Mr. and Mrs. Dicky 88 PEOPLE HAVE DROWNED HERE!
Congratulation on your 13th wedding anniversary. We wish you a
happy life together. 7. What does the warning mean?
a. The area is for swimming only
From. Rayhan and Rayhana b. People like to swim here
c. Swimming in that place is dangerous
d. We can watch people swimming in that place
8. Where do we usually find this sign?
1. When did Rayhan’s parents get married? a. at zoo
a. In 2000 b. at hospital
b. In 2001 c. at swimming pool
c. In 2002 d. at beach
d. In 2003 Read the following text to answer the questions below.
2. The card is written to
a. Rayhan’s father only Dear Isnan,
b. Rayhan’s mother only
c. Rayhan and Rayhana’s parents
d. Mr. and Mrs. Dicky’s son Hi, how are you? How is your trip to Washington? I am
3. The writer of the text is really curious.
a. Mr. Dicky’s son Let me tell you about my holiday in Scotland, here I
b. Mr. and Mrs. Dicky really enjoy every single day because it is winter. You know
c. Mrs. Dicky what, everyday I always go skating with my new friends
d. Rayhan and Rayhana
from Indonesia. And I am so surprised because one of my
Read the following text to answer the questions below. new friends is Axal, I am sure you know him so well right?
Yeah, he is our school mate when we were studying at
No Cheating No Chatting Junior High School of Amanatul Ummah. Well, I think it’s
enough, and I’m patiently waiting your experience boy.
4. We usually find this kind of notice in….
a. at office
b. at library Cheers,
c. at school Siti
d. at hospital
5. What does the notice nearly mean?
a. It is better if we copy our friend’s answer 9. What is the text about?
b. We have to chat with our friends a. Isnan’s Holiday
c. Asking students not to cheat and chat during the b. Siti’s trip
examination c. Isnan’s experience in Scotland
d. We are asked to chat and cheat d. Siti’s holiday in Scotland
6. “Chatting” has similar meaning with…. 10. Who is Axal?
a. Talking a. Isnan’s brother
b. Writing b. Siti’s brother
c. Reading c. The headmaster of Junior high school of Amanatul
d. Standing Ummah
d. Isnan and Siti’s schoolmate.
11. The letter is written to…
a. Siti’s brother
b. Isnan
c. Siti
d. Axal

From: 08678999999
Just to inform you that Pengajian tomorrow morning will be cancelled
and it will be held on Frid, Aug, 03’15 at 06.00 p.m. Please tell your
classmates.
Gus ABS
 botanical garden, cultural zone, play zone, shopping center and swimming
pool.

20. What is the best title of text above?

12. The purpose of the message is,,, a. Jatim Park
a. Inviting to come to Pengajian b. Went to Jatim Park
b. Promoting Pengajian c. Study tour in Jatim Park
c. Informing the students about Pengajian d. Annual event
d. Telling Gus ABS about Pengajian 21. When did the writer go to Jatim Park?
13. The word “it” refers to,,,, a. In the morning
a. Tomorrow morning b. In the afternoon
b. Pengajian c. In the evening
c. Classmates d. Before morning assembly
d. Gus ABS 22. What is the opposite meaning of happy?
14. The synonym of cancel is? a. Cheerful
a. Postpone b. Glad
b. On time c. Grateful
c. In time d. Sad
d. Skip Read the following text to answer the questions below.
Read the following text to answer the questions below. It is an animal, it can fly but it is not a bird. It likes to lie on plants. It
beautifies our garden because of its colorful wings.
All Students of Grade 8 23. What is the animal described based on the text?
You are invited to: a. Owl
FAREWELL PARTY 2015 b. Butterfly
c. Bat
Fourth Generation
d. Dragonfly
Day/Date : Saturday, 03rd July 2015 Read the following text to answer the questions below.
Time : 7 pm – 11 pm
Venue : Pasundan Ball Room Going to a movie
Somat and Mamat decided to go to a film theatre to
relax. They were very tired after finishing the exams. They
15. Where will the graduation ceremony be held? chose to watch an adventure film. They didn’t want to watch a
a. Fourth Generation drama, thriller, or horror film. They wanted to forget studying
b. At OSIS room one night and fantasize a little.
c. In Amanatul Ummah Ball room So they bought two tickets for a movie called Lord of
d. At Pasundan Ball Room the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring. The got in the theatre
16. How long is the farewell party carried out? just on time before the movie started.
a. 4 hours Inside the theatre, a tall man sat on a seat in front of
b. 3 hours them. He put on a tall hat. Somat and Mamat could not see the
c. 2 hours screen. Somat tapped the man on the shoulder and asked him
d. 5 hours to remove his hat. When the man turned around to say sorry,
Read the following text to answer the questions below. they recognize him. He was Pak Joeadi, Somat’s father.
Announcement
To celebrate the school anniversary, students’ association of 24. What is the type of the text above?
SMP Unggulan Islamic Boarding school of Amanatul Ummah a. Narrative
will hold some contests such as Writing Hijaiyah Race, Islamic b. Recount
pantomime, Speech, Islamic dance, Hijab hunt, Adzan, and 3D c. Descriptive
Wall Magazine . They will be held from 2 – 6 july 2015. Those d. Procedure
who are interested to join should register themselves to Mr. 25. Somat and Mamat went to theatre to watch a/an …… film.
Yoga. The registration will be closed a day before the contest. a. Drama
Chief of OSIS, b. Thriller
Azzam c. Drama
17. How long will the contest be held? d. Adventure
a. 4 days 26. Why couldn’t Somat and Mamat see the screen?
b. 5 days a. The tall man sat in front of them
c. 6 days b. The man sat in front of them wore tall hat
d. 7 days c. They were too short to see the screen
18. Those who are interested to join should…. d. They closed their eyes
a. Remember the time of the event 27. Who is the man?
b. Celebrate the school anniversary a. Pak Joeani
c. Contact Mr. Yoga b. Mamat’s father
d. Ask to Azzam c. Somat’s grand father
19. What date will the registration be closed? d. Somat’s father
a. 3rd July 2015 28. “a tall man sat on a seat in front of them” what is the antonym
b. 7th July 2015 of the underlined word?
c. 1st July 2015 a. Beyond
d. 2nd July 2015 b. Beside
Read the following text to answer the questions below. c. Behind
Last two months I went to Jatim Park with my schoolmates. We went d. Below
there to complete the school agenda namely Study tour; it is an
annual event of my school. We went there by bus, directly after
joining morning assembly. I was so happy because I never visited it
before; I found many things that I never knew before. I got great
experience because I explored all sides of it like science center,
 c. He could play cards at three and piano at four
d. He could speak many languages at twelve
Read the following text to answer the questions below.
The Lamb and the Wolf
One day the wolf was slaking his thirst at a stream when he
chanced to see a lamb, also drinking, at some distance down the stream.
Outraged, he growled, "You are muddying my drinking water,
now I shall eat you."
29. Printer B is…….. of all.
The lamb protested, "But, Sir, how can I be muddying your
a. the oldest
drinking water? I am farther down stream than you are. The water is
b. the youngest
flowing from your part of the stream to where I am."
c. the newest
"Upstream or downstream, your drinking is muddying my water,
d. the longest
and I shall eat you." So saying, the wolf leaped upon the lamb and
30. Sasa is 12 years old, Susi is 13 years old, and Sasi is 11
devoured him.
years old. Sasa is ….. Than Sasi
a. Older
36. Where did the story happen?
b. Old
a. On the river
c. the older
b. In the forest
d. the oldest
c. In the jungle
d. At the zoo.

37. The following facts made the wolf get angry with the lamb,
except ...
a. the lamb muddied the water
b. the wolf wanted to eat the lamb
c. the lamb drank at the same stream
d. the lamb protested him
38. What is the type of the text above?
a. Narrative
31. Based on the picture above, the refrigerator is…..
b. Recount
a. cheaper than washing machine
c. Descriptive
b. cheapest of all
d. Report
c. more expensive than washing machine
39. What is the purpose of the text above?
d. as expensive as television
a. To amuse or entertain the reader
Read the following text to answer the questions below.
b. To retell the past events
Marvelous Boy
c. To describe particular thing, person, or place
Asyrif was born in the capital city of America, but
40. What is the generic structure of the text above?
now lives in Indonesia with his father, Dicko. They live in a
a. Orientation – Complication- Resolution
one-room flat in Surabaya. Asyrif doesn’t go to school and
b. Orientation – Event 1, event 2, - Re-orientation
his father does not have a job. They practice chess
c. Identification – Description
problem all day, every day.
d. Aim – Materials – Steps.
Asyraf was different from a very young age. He
could ride a bike when he was eighteen months old, and
II. Essay
read before he was two. He could play cards at three and
Answer the following questions correctly.
piano at four. When he was twelve, he was the under-20
chess champion in Russia.
His father can’t speak Indonesia and can’t play 1. Fill the blank column below with the correct tense
chess either. Asyrif translates for him. Asyrif says “I know Simple Present Simple Past
that I can’t play chess, but I can still help Asyrif. We don’t You always kick the ball
like playing sports or watching TV. We live for chess I go to sport center with my
32. What is the type of the text about? friends
a. Narrative
b. Recount 2. Fill the blank column below with the correct form
c. Descriptive Equal Comparative Superlative
d. Procedure Good
33. What are the function and the generic structure of the text Smart
above? Diligent
a. To show the way to accomplish certain goals (Aim, Slowly
materials, and steps)
b. To retell a series of past events (Orientation, event1, 3. Please make three sentences of comparative degree by using
event 2, Re-orientation) (Expensive, More expensive, and The most expensive)
c. To describe particular person, thing, or place 4. What are the function and generic structure of Descriptive text?
(Identification and Description) 5. What are the function and generic structure of Narrative text?
d. To amuse or entertain the readers (Orientation,
Complication, Resolution)
34. Where was Asyrif born?
a. Russia
b. Surabaya
c. New York
d. Washington DC
35. Why was Asyrif different from a very young age? Except.
a. He could ride a bike when he was eighteen months
old
b. He could read before he was two