Grade VIII english Test

I. Multiple Choice
1. The correct sentence is…
A. Was it go to Bandung yesterday? C. Were it go to Bandung yesterday?
B. Were it hot in Bandung yesterday? D. Was it hot in Bandung yesterday?
2. They were at the mall last week. The interrogative sentence is …
A. Were they at the mall yesterday? C. Did they at the mall yesterday?
B. Was they at the mall yesterday? D. Do the at the mall yesterday?
3. 1. First, we ordered the ticket in the ticket box.
2. Next, we checked in.
3. Finally, we got on the airplane.
4. After that, we waited in the lounge.
5. Then, we went to the airport.
The correct order is…
A. 15432 B. 15243 C. 15243 D. 15342
4. We went to Surabaya last Friday afternoon. The question for the underlined word is…
A. what did we go last Friday afternoon C. where did we go last Friday afternoon
B. what did we do last Friday afternoon D. where did go we last Friday afternoon
5. We see the rice field along the way to Surabaya. If we change the sentence into past tense, it is…
A. we seen the
For question no. 6-9
Maya Gazali
Maya Gazali was born in Palu. She grew up in a small village. She began to school when she was six years old. She went to elementary school, but she didn’t go to high school. Her family was very poor, and she had to go to work when she was thirteen years old. She worked on an assembly line in a shoe factory.
When Maya was seventeen years old, her family moved to West Java. First, they lived in Bogor, and then they moved to Bandung. When Maya arrived in Java, she wasn’t very happy. She missed her friends back in Palu and she didn’t speak like other children. She began to learn to speak like other children, and she practiced with her new friends at the factory in Bandung.
Maya also studied hard. She learned English, and after a few months she got a job as a secretary. Now Maya still studies at night, but now she studies advertising at a business school. She wants to work for an advertising company some day and write commercials.
Maya still misses her friends back home, but she communicates with them very often over the Internet. She’s very happy now, and she’s looking forward to an exciting future.
From Utami. Contextual teaching and learning. BSE
6. Every recount text has three parts; they are orientation, list of events and reorientation. Orientation of the text is shown in …
A. paragraph 1 B. paragraph 2 C. Paragraph 3 D. paragraph 4
7. How old was she when her family moved to Java?
A. 6 years old B. 13 years old C. 17 years old D. few months
8. What did she do?
A. secretary B. advertiser C. student D. worker
9. What is she studying now?
A. English B. advertising C. business D. shoes design
For question no. 10-13
One day Sandra Dewi fell sick in the middle of the English lesson. All the students did reading tasks. Suddenly Sandra Dewi vomited. All other students stopped writing. Mrs. Lidia helped her immediately. The chairman of the class sent for the school’s doctor.
In five minutes the doctor came. He examined her carefully. He examined her eyes. He felt her stomach. He listened to her heart beat. He measured her blood pressure. Then he took her temperature.
“I’m afraid she suffers from malaria. Her temperature is very high. That is why she vomited.She has a very bad cough, too. I’ll give her some pills for her malaria, some tablets for her fever, and syrup for her cough. She needs a week’s rest”, said the doctor.
From Utami. Contextual teaching and learning. BSE

10. What is the text telling you about?
A. Sandra Dewi B. English lesson C. malaria D. Sandra’s health
11. What did the students do when the accident happened?
A. writing B. reading C. tasking D. doing reading task
12. What did the doctor recommend?
A. Her temperature is very high C. She has a very bad cough, too.
B. “She needs a week’s rest” D. He examined her eyes
13. “I’m afraid she suffers from malaria. Her temperature is very high. That is why she vomited” this sentence is part of the…….text.
A. orientation B. events C. re-orientation. D. list of events

Andi (14) on a plane. It was the first time for him. A stewardess (15) him. And she also gave him food, drink, snack and candies. He thought, “How kind she is!”. Then he (16) an announcement, “Good morning ladies and gentlemen. This flight is led by Captain Ferda. It will fly at an altitude of 28.000 feet. Well, ladies and gentlemen have a pleasant flight.” Andi was so excited that he (17) his eyes to look outside at the clouds. “Wow, I am flying now.” He thought, “What an exciting experience!”
Adapted from Utami. Contextual teaching and learning. BSE
14. A. is B. be C. was D. were
15. helped B. help C. helf D. helping
16. hear B. heard C. heared D. herd
17. shut B. shoot C. shuted D. shutin
18. Mira: You look nice with that jacket!
Marni:…..!
Mira: don’t say it!
A. I am sorry B. it is ok C. thank you D. it is my fault
Edison turned into ..(19).. telegraph operator after he saved three-year-old Jimmie MacKenzie from being struck by a runaway train. Jimmie’s father, station agent J.U. MacKenzie of Mount Clemens, Michigan, was so grateful that he trained Edison as a telegraph operator. Edison’s first telegraphy job away from Port Huron was at Stratford Junction, Ontario, on the Grand Trunk Railway.
In 1866, at the age of 19, Thomas Edison moved to Louisville, Kentucky. There as ..(20).. employee of Western Union, he worked the Associated Press bureau news wire. Edison requested the night shift at work. This allowed him plenty of time to spend at his two favorite pastimes -- reading and experimenting. Eventually, the latter pre-occupation cost him his job.
One night (20) 1867, he was working with a battery when he spilt sulphuric acid onto the floor. It ran between the floorboards and onto his boss’ desk below. The next morning he was fired.
Adapted from Utami. Contextual teaching and learning. BSE
19. A. the B. a C. an D. one
20. A. the B. a C. an D. one
21. A. at B. on C. in D. of
22. It ran between the floorboards and onto his boss’ desk below (paragraph 3, line 2). The underlined pronoun refers to…
A. one night B. a battery C. sulphuric acid D. floor
23. The next morning he was fired. The underlined word has similar meaning to…
A. accepted B. shoot C. out of work D. blow
For question no. 24-27
Last weekend my friends, Dicky, Vinda and Laras and I hiked to Gunung Penanggungan. We started very early on Saturday from our village, Klandungan, and reached Oro-oro Ombo for lunch after we hiked for almost 4 hours. We continued our hike. We talked about many things along the way to the next stop. Sometimes we laughed aloud when our stories we exchanged one another seemed funny. We reached the next stop one hour later. It was a hilltop. The view from this place looked very amazing. Then we walked off down into the valley and there we camped for one night by the river in Gunung Penanggungan. I had not been there before. …(26)… Sunday we returned by a small village – Desa Pasir Wangi -- to a closest bus station. The climbing out of the valley was really hard for us but it was worth it.
Adapted from Utami. Contextual teaching and learning. BSE
24. How long did they hike to reach Oro-oro Ombo?
A. for lunch B. one hour C. four hours D. one night
25. When did they return?
A. Saturday B. Sunday C. last weekend D. Pasir Wangi
26. …(26)… Sunday we returned by a small village – Desa Pasir Wangi
A. at B. on C. in D. of
27. Did they enjoy the hike?
A. Yes, did they B. Yes, they were C. Yes, were they D. Yes, they did
28. Teacher : Did you enjoy your vacation, boys and girls?
Sandy : Yes, Sir. I..... to Singapore.
Adnan : Did you?
Sandy : Yes.
A. go B. went C. will go D. am going

For question no. 29-32
Last week my parents, sister, brother and I went to the zoo. We went there for recreation. We left at 6.00 a.m. and arrived there at 8.00 a.m. It is about a hundred kilometers to go to the zoo from my house.
There were a lot of people watching a giant snake. The snake was there for about a week. It was 9 metres long. I thought it was the biggest snake I had ever seen. After going around and watching various animals. we went home. On the way home. We stopped at the Borobudur temple for half an hour

29. which is the most suitable title for the text above….
A. Going to The Zoo C. Going to Borobudur
B. Having Recreation D. Watching a Giant Snake
30. How many people were looking at the giant snake .
A. several B. some C. a few D. many
31. How many persons did the writer go to the zoo with? .
A. two B. three C. four D. five
32. "After going around and watching various animals, we went home."(paragraph2)The italic word has the same meaning as…..
A. different B. similar C. wild D. mean
33. Dony : …..do you go fishing?
Deni : Once a week. UN SMP 2007
A. How far B. How long C. How often D. How many
for question 34









34. Why does Joshua send the card? Because ...
A. he wants to tell Ruth about his exam. C. his exam is difficult to do.
B. he wants to congratulate Ruth. D. he wants to be successful.
Read the following text and answer questions 35 to 37















35. What was amazing according to the writer of the text?
A. The location of the campsite. C. The scenery around the campsite
B. The fresh air of the mountain. D. The small river in the mountain.
36. What did the writer do on the second day of their camping activity?
A. They chatted and played guitar. C. They hiked with the other campers.
B. They had a greet and meet activity. D. They laughed and sang songs together.
37. "... we spent our time setting up the tent and exploring the surrounding area." (paragraph 2) What does the underlined word mean?
A. Travelling through to learn about it.
B. Going backward and forward to watch something.
C. Observing carefully to examine something.
D. Looking for something in surrounding area.
Read the following text and answer questions 38 to 40













38. The text merely tells us about.. ..
A. Learning English at Yos Sudarso Primary School. C. Getting prizes in learning English.
B. Learning English through fun activities. D. Getting tickets from English activities.
39. What is the main idea of paragraph three?
A. Many prizes given in the event. C. The student had fun during the game.
B. All student of the school joined the game. D. "Fun with English" is a nice program.
40. Why were there three slots for the activities?
A. There were so many activities to join. C. Student from grade 1 and 6 joined the games.
B. There were some prizes to win. D. All students of Yos Sudarso Primary School joined the games.
II. Make a suitable question for the underlined word.
1. We enjoyed this event on Thursday, 17th January 2008
2. We played many games such as matching colors, matching picture.
3. All students from grade 1 to grade 6 joined Fun with English
4. There were 3 slots for the activities
5. We had the event in our school