Ujian Bahasa Inggris kelas 8 semester ganjil menjadi salah satu momen penting bagi siswa untuk mengukur pemahaman mereka terhadap materi yang telah dipelajari, mulai dari reading text, vocabulary, hingga simple past tense. Untuk membantu kamu belajar lebih terarah dan siap menghadapi ujian, artikel ini menyajikan soal ujian bahasa Inggris kelas 8 semester ganjil lengkap dengan bacaan dan kunci jawaban.
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Soal Ujian Bahasa Inggris Kelas 8 Semester Ganjil
BAGIAN A: READING 1: A Parade in My Hometown
Teks Bacaan
When I was a child, I always waited for Independence Day. My father used to ask me to watch a parade together. We saw it from our front yard. I remember how attractive the parade was.
In the first line of the parade, I saw the people dressed up uniquely. Some people wore Indonesian heroes’ costumes. Some others dressed like local ghosts. They were scary but they were funny, too.
Next, I remembered that a lot of people marched in the second line. They waved a mini Indonesian flag. They walked around the village and sang the “Hari Merdeka” song. Their singing was accompanied by traditional instruments like angklung, suling, and rebana.
At last, I also saw that many children rode their bicycles in the parade. They decorated their bicycles creatively.
1. What musical instruments did they use during the parade?
A. Modern electrical guitars and keyboards
B. Only drums and flutes
C. Violins, cellos, and trumpets
D. Traditional instruments like angklung, suling, and rebana ✔️
2. What did the people wear in the parade?
A. Modern clothing and unique animal costumes
B. Only military uniforms and school uniforms
C. Only simple clothes and traditional batik
D. Indonesian heroes’ costumes and local ghost costumes ✔️
3. What did Andre do during the parade?
A. He marched with a flag
B. He watched the parade from his front yard ✔️
C. He sang traditional songs
D. He joined with his bicycle
BAGIAN B – READING 2: The Ugly Duckling Adaptation
Teks Bacaan
Once, there was a little yellow duckling named Kiki. Kiki was different from his siblings; he was gray and much larger. The other yellow ducklings always teased him and never wanted to play. “You are too big and plain!” one of them said to Kiki one day. Kiki felt sad and lonely. He decided to leave the pond.
One cold morning, he saw a group of beautiful white swans swimming on a lake. He felt afraid to approach them, but one of the swans smiled and called him. When Kiki looked at his reflection in the water, he was shocked! He was no longer a gray duckling but a graceful white swan. He finally understood that being different was not a bad thing.
4. What made Kiki different from his siblings?
A. He loved to sing
B. He could swim better
C. He was gray and much larger ✔️
D. He was friendly and helpful
5. How did the other ducklings treat Kiki?
A. They played together
B. They always teased him ✔️
C. They were kind
D. They shared food
6. Why did Kiki leave the pond?
A. Searching for food
B. Celebrating happily
C. Finding a new friend
D. He felt sad and lonely because he was teased ✔️
7. What is the moral value of the story?
A. Swans are better
B. Be like others
C. Accept and appreciate differences ✔️
D. Traveling alone is dangerous
BAGIAN C – READING 3: The Fisherman and The Gold Chain
Teks Bacaan
Once upon a time, lived a man who caught fish at sea for a living. One day, something heavy was entangled in his net. He cursed sarcastically. His face turned red.
Then, he hauled his net and threw it carelessly as it was heavy. That was when he saw something yellowish and shiny. “Gold chain, I’m lucky!” he screamed.
His eyebrows tilted. He said, “I should pull it more.” He worked hard and part by part of the gold chain was pulled.
His small boat started to sink because of the gold chain’s weight. Water filled the boat, but he kept pulling it and put it around his body. Suddenly the boat capsized. The gold chain sank into the sea, and the man was drawn along.
8. What did the man find in his net?
A. A big fish
B. A treasure box
C. A gold chain ✔️
D. A rope
9. What was the man’s occupation?
A. Gold miner
B. Sailor
C. Fisherman ✔️
D. Merchant
10. Why did the boat start to sink?
A. Bad weather
B. Boat hit a rock
C. The gold chain was too heavy ✔️
D. A broken net
11. What happened after the boat capsized?
A. He swam safely
B. He found more gold
C. He drowned with the gold chain ✔️
D. He was rescued
12. How did the man react when he saw the gold chain?
A. Afraid
B. Confused
C. Lucky and excited ✔️
D. Ignored it
13. Moral lesson of the story:
A. Always fish alone
B. Never trust the sea
C. Do not be greedy ✔️
D. Gold solves problems
BAGIAN D – READING 4: School Independence Day Celebration
Teks Bacaan
It was the best Independence Day celebration ever at our school. A lot of students joined the parade. Some wore traditional clothes, others wore costumes of Indonesian heroes.
Musa said, “Yeah, I came second!”
Pipit said she loved parades because she liked wearing costumes.
Some students said they preferred watching the parade rather than joining it.
14. Which student mentions finishing second?
A. Pipit
B. Andre
C. Musa ✔️
D. Monita
15. What does Pipit like about parades?
A. The walking
B. The food
C. Wearing costumes ✔️
D. The music
16. What reason did some students give for not joining the parade?
A. Too tired
B. Too shy
C. Busy at home
D. They preferred watching ✔️
BAGIAN E – READING 5: Monita’s Parade Story
Teks Bacaan
In the beginning, we prepared our costumes for the school parade. I was chosen as the class representative.
After I dressed up, my friends helped decorate my outfit.
Finally, we joined the parade around the school yard. The weather was nice and everyone was excited.
17. What did Monita do before the parade?
A. She sang “Hari Merdeka”
B. She ran back to class
C. She announced winners
D. She prepared her costume and was chosen as class representative ✔️
18. Identify the time connectives
A. Before, after, because
B. After, behind, while
C. In the beginning, after I dressed up, finally ✔️
D. Yesterday, tomorrow, today
BAGIAN F: Panjat Pinang Competition
19. How did the writer and friends climb the slippery pole?
A. Competed alone
B. Asked villagers
C. Climbed individually
D. Worked together ✔️
20. What was the final result of the climbers’ effort?
A. They fell
B. Competition canceled
C. Only got towels
D. One climber reached the top and brought the prizes down ✔️
Untuk memperdalam pemahaman tentang penggunaan simple past tense yang sering muncul dalam soal ujian bahasa Inggris kelas 8 semester ganjil, kamu bisa mempelajari penjelasan lengkapnya melalui panduan resmi dari British Council. Di halaman tersebut, materi disajikan dengan contoh kalimat yang jelas, latihan interaktif, serta penjelasan yang mudah dipahami oleh pelajar. Sumber ini sangat membantu untuk menguatkan konsep dasar sebelum mengerjakan soal-soal latihan di artikel ini.
BAGIAN G: GRAMMAR
**21. Andi: “What did you do last weekend?”
Ria: “I … a new movie at the cinema.”**
A. seen
B. saw ✔️
C. see
D. am seeing
22. The traditional dancer … a spectacular show last night.
A. gave ✔️
B. give
C. giving
D. is giving
