ULANGAN TENGAH SEMESTER ( UTS )

MATA PELAJARAN : BAHASA INGGRIS

KELAS : VIII ( DELAPAN )
JUMLAH SOAL : 50 BUTIR

PETUNJUK UMUM
1. Telitilah lembaran soal sebelum menjawab
2. Tulis dan bulatkan identitas serta nomor ujian pada lembar jawaban yang telah disediakan.
3. Tidak dibenarkan menggunakan kamus atau kamus elektronik selama ujian berlangsung.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D

The following text is for question nos 1 to 5

1. Who is answering the phone?

A. Elfa C. Karin
B. Mifta D. Husnul

2. When will mifta come to Elfa’s house?

A. In the morning C. In the evening
B. In the afternoon D. At night

3. Who is Husnul likely? Husnul is Mifta’s ...

A. classmate C. mother
B. home teacher D. Techer

4. Well. Wait a minute. I will call her. What does the underlined word refer to?
A. Husnul C. Karin
B. Mifta D. Elfa

5. ... becouse I am so afraid if I come alone. What does the underlined word mean?
A. Scared C. Shame
B. Anxious D. brave

For questions 6 to 7, fill in the blanks with suitable expession!

Fernando : Good morning. ... ( 6 ).

Maulana : I am Maulana. Can I speak with Mr. Fernando?
Fernando : Of course. ... ( 7 ). Any problems to solve?
Maulana : Yes sir. Our company employee are doing a ahunger strike. They do that demonstration
In front of our office.
Fernando : I see. I will come there soon. Wait me there.

6. A. Who is speaking? C. I am Fernando.

B. What can I do for you? D. I am Maulana.

7. A. I am alone. C. You are Maulana, aren’t you?

B. I am myself. D. You are Fernando, aren’t you?

The following text is for question nos 8 to 10

To : Mulyadi
Don’t forget to pick your sister up in the English course at 5.00 p.m. Then put her to meet her
Swimming trainer in the pool . Mommy is still in the school now. I’ll be home soon. Thank you
dear,

Your mom,

Maya

8. What is Mulyadi’s mother’s purpose in writing the message above ?

A. Asking Mulyadi to be home soon. C. Helping Mulyadi to remember his school.
B. Telling Mulyadi about the course. D. Reminding Mulyadi to pick up her sister.
9. What is Mom’s job?
A. Teacher C. Trainer
B. Student D. The English course instructor

10. Where is Maya now?

A. At home C. In the pool
B. In the English course D. In the school
 The following text is for questions 11 to 14

Putri,
After reading this message goes to Mrs. Yastofi’s house and takes my small packet. Bring
it home and don’t forget to give this money to her. I am going to Nada’s party.
Vienna

11. Why did Mom leave a message to Putri?

A. She is not at home C. She cannot get it by herself.
B. She asks Putri to take her packet. D. She wants Putri meet Mrs. Yastofi.

12. What will Putri bring home?

A. Message C. Packet
B. Money D. House

13. ... and takes my small packet. What is the synonym of the underlined word?
A. Big C. Tiny
B. Large D. Little

14. ... don’t forget to give this money to her. What does the underlined word refer to?
A. Putri C. Vienna
B. Nada D. Yastofi

Bitsanie and his mother went shopping to Pasar Pusat in Pekanbaru last
Sunday. Theyleft Pangkalan kerinci at 7 a.m. and arrived there at 9 a.m.
They went to the fruit section. They bought two kilograms of guavas and three papayas.
After that, They went to the fish section to buy two kilograms of fresh fish and two kilos of lobsters.
Then they went to the fashion shop. Bitsanie’s mother bought a blouse and pink dresses
for hissister. Bitsanie bought a pair of Live’s jean and also red hat. It was trendy and suited with the
trousers.
Pasar Pusat was very hot at that time. Bitsanie felt so thirsty, so he asked his mother to
have some drink at a small food stall nearby. He drank a glass of orange juice. It was so
delicious.His mother had a cup of es Teller there. Beside that They also had a plate of fried rice
with an omellet on it.
They left Pasar Pusat at 11. 30 a.m. by a taxi because they had to go to their family in
Rumbai.

The following text is for questions 14 to 20.

15. What does the text tell us about?

A. Going to Pekanbaru C. The description of Pasar Pusat
B. Bitsanie’s experience in Pasar Pusat D.People’s activities in Pasar Pusat Pekanbaru.
16. What did Bitsanie and his mother buy for his sister?
A. A pair of Live’s jean C. Pink dresses
B. Blouse D. Hat

17. How many kind of fruits did they buy in Pasar Pusat ?
A. One C. Two
B. Three D. Four

18. How long did they had shopping in Pasar Pusat?

A. An hour and a half C. Two hours
B. Two hours and a half D. Three hours and a half

19. His mother had a cup of es Teller there. The underlined word refers to ... .
A. fish Section C. fashion shop
B. fruit section D. food stall

20. It was so trendy and suited with the trousers. The underlined word has the same meaning as…
A. Cool C. grace
B. Charm D. modish

The following text is for questions 21 to 25.

AN UNFORGOTABLE TRIP TO BROMO

Last holiday, my friends and I decided to go to Bromo,We left Semarang in the afternoon, After every long
and tiring trip, we finally arrived in probolinggo,we arrived at the hotel 2 p.m.and, immediatelly were ready for
our trip to the mountaain.
Driving,on our 1997 Suzuki carry,we climbed penanjakan to enjoy the sunrise. It was amazing. From
penanjakan ,we left from bromo. during our trip a horrible thing happend. Although Bromo is lower than
penanjakan, our trip proved to be very dificult .While our car was slowly climbing the mountain, it suddenly be
come stuck. It slowly moved backward. We quickly jumped out of the car.
The driver asked us to push the car and we did so accordingly. We pussed and pussed the car but the
engine couldn,t start.When we were too tired to push, we stopped and learned our backs to the car to stop it
sliding backward. It was horriblle. All of us were desperate. After thirty minutes, the engine worked again. We
cried in happiness. Then we continued our journey

21. What happend when the car was climbing the mountain?
A. It moved out of the car. C. We jumped out of the car.
B. It suddenly become stuck. D. The driver pushed the car.

22. What does the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. The writer jumped out of the car. C. The writer and his friend were desperate.
B. The writer slowly moved backward. D. A horrible thing happened to the writer’s car.

23. What did they do when the car suddenly got stuck?
A. They left the car. C. They pulled the car.
B. They pushed the car. D. They didn’t do anything.

24. It slowly moved backward ... (Paragraph 2) The underlined word refers to....
A. Car C. Bromo
B. Engine D. Driver

25. What is the purpose of the text above?

A. To entertain the reader about Bromo C. To inform the reader about Bromo
B. To retell an experience trip to Bromo D. To describe about trip to Bromo.

The following text is for number 26 to 30.

 ... ( 26 ) I went to my sister’s school to see her performance in a drama. First I …( 27 )for
the best seat in the school hall. Then I sat and waited patiently for the drama.
As soon as the drama ... ( 28 ), I tried to concentrate on the performance. The drama was
good but did not enjoy it. Two children were sitting behind me and they were talking loudly.
I got very angry because I could not hear the conversations. So, I turned my …( 29 )and
looked at them angrily. They did not pay any attention and kept on talking. Finally, I turned again and
said …(30) that I could not hear a word.

26. A. Last week C. Tomorrow

B. Next week D. Once upon a time

27. A. Looked C. watched

B. listened D. talked
 28. A. Start C. Started
B. Starts D. Starting

29. A. Arm C. leg

B. head D. shoulder

30. A. calmly C. happily

B. angrily D. patiently

Read the following text to answer questions 31 to 35

31. Who was crying?

A. John C. Michael
B. Wendy D, Peter pan

32. Why was the boy crying?

A. He wanted to go to Neverland C. He was worried of his shadow
B. He needed the girl’s help D. He lost in London

33. From the text, We know that...

A. Wendy was a caring sister C. Peter Pan used to live in London
B. Tinker Bell was one of Wendy’s friends D. John and Michael saw Wendy sewing the shadow

34. "You could be our mother and take care of us. What does “take care” mean?
A. Put behind. C. Look before
B. Look after. D. Scold.

35. We can learn that ….

A. We should not care about others. C. We should fly back to Never land
B. We should help each other. D. We should stay up late.
A. beast.

Fill in the blanks to complegte the text!

 ... (36) , there lived a White Snake that had magical power in the Mountain Er-Mei. One day she wanted to
go out from her place so she …(37) herself into a beautiful young lady. On the way, she met a …(38) named
Hsu Sheng at the West Lake of Hang-Zhou city. The Lady White fell in love with ... (39). They got married soon
after. The couples lived …(40) ever after.

36. A . Thousand years ago C. Yesterday

B. Thousand years later D. Tomorrow

37. A. Change C. Changed

B. Changes D. Changing

38. A. man C. Lady

B. woman D. Boy

39. A. He C. His
B. Him D. Himself

40. A. nicely C. calmly

B. happily D. smoothly

Beauty and the Beast

Once upon a time, there was a prince. He was good-looking and very rich. He
lived in a beautiful castle together with his staffs and servants.
One rainy dark night, a woman came to his castle. She was old and ugly. The
prince did not like her and sent her away. After he sent the woman away, she turned into a
beautiful fairy. She cast a spell over the prince and his castle. He looked very ugly instead
and all his servants turned into furniture. One day, old man named Maurice was travelling
past the castle. It was raining so hard that he decided to enter the castle. When the beast saw
him, he captured him.
After some time, Maurice’s youngest daughter, Belle, began to worry about him.
She started to look for him. Finally, she arrived in the castle and she found her father there.
She asked the beast to let her father go but he refused. Belle then agreed to stay in the castle
so that her father could go home.
While Belle was staying at the castle, the Beast slowly changed. He was not mean
anymore. Belle began to like him and finally they felt in love with each other. Right after
she declared her love for him the spell was broken. The Beast and his servants became
human again. Then, the Beast and Belle got married. They lived happily ever after.

Read the following text to answer questions 41 to 45!

41. Why did Maurice decide to enter the castle? Because…

A. It was raining so hard C. It was a dark night

B. It was a long travelling D. It was a beautiful castle

42. How could the Beast release Belle’s father go home? Because…

A. Belle began to like the Beast C. The Beast loved Belle very much

B. Belle agreed to stay in the castle D. The Beast and his servants became human

43. “… that he decided to enter the castle.” He refers to…

A. Maurice C. The prince

B. The Beast D. A beautiful fairy

44. From the text we can learn that…

A. A kind heart can change someone attitude C. Togetherness can make two people fall in love

B. Don’t go travel too long it can make tired D. Love can make everything become beautiful

45. What is social function of the text?

B. Giving information about the story C. Teaching us through the beauty and the beast
C. Asking the reader to read the story. D. Retelling the experince of the baeuty and the

Arrange the words to make a good sentence!

46. the prince was hunting When he a beautiful girl saw the forest in
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

A. 4 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 9 – 8 – 5 – 7 – 6 C. 4 – 1 – 3 – 2 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 – 5
B. 5 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 7 – 6 – 8 – 9 D. 5 – 1 – 3 – 2 – 4 – 7 – 6 – 8 – 9

47. the ballroom danced in the prince with Cinderella

1 2 3 4 5 6

A. 4 – 3 – 1 – 2 – 5 – 6 C. 6 – 2 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 1
B. 4 – 2 – 1 – 5 – 3 – 6 D. 6 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 1

48. her grandmother Bakrie yesterday visited in the village

1 2 3 4 5
A. 2 – 4 – 1 – 5 – 3 C. 2 – 4 – 3 – 1 – 5
B. 5 – 3 – 2 – 1 – 4 D. 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1

Arrange the sentences to make a good paragraph!

49. Arrange the following sentences to form a meaningful paragraph.

1. He got up early and wore his new uniform.

2. Before he left home he said good bye to our parents.
3. Yesterday my brother started to work in a big company.
4. He left early.
5. He didn’t want to get to his office late.
6. He went to work by motorcycle.
 A. 3 – 1 – 2 – 6 – 4 – 5 C. 3 – 1 – 2 – 5 – 4 – 6
B. 3 – 1 – 2 – 4 – 5 – 6 D. 2 – 1 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6

50. Arrange these sentences into a good paragraph!

1. He touched it, lifted it, took it home and dried it.
2. Its feathers were wet and it looked tired and cold.
3. One morning, Budi found a pigeon on the ground
4. The pigeon lay there as thugh it was dead.
5. The dryer kept it warm and after a while the pigeon looked alive.

A. 3-4-2-1-5 C. 3-1-2-4-5
B. 3-5-4-1-2 D. 3-4-1-2-5