Linda Cahyaningrum is a young girl. She is seventeen years old. She is a shop manager.

She works
at a big shop in south Jakarta. She lives at Jl. Sudirman no 67 South Jakarta, about two hundred
meters from her work place. She goes to work on foot.
Linda is tall and rather fat, but her face is beautiful. She has a flat nose but her lips are so cute that
they make her look beautiful. Moreover, she has very bright skin and a small mole on her left cheek.
Her hair is long and curly. She always binds it with a hair accessory to make her appearance neater
and attractive.
Linda is very clever. Therefore, she was chosen as a manager in the shop. She is very diligent and
patient, too. She always finishes her tasks on time and quickly. She is also kind and friendly to
everybody. There, nobody hates her. Otherwise, her friends like to help and love her very much.

1. What does the text tell us about?

2. What is Linda?

3. What is on Linda’s left cheek?

4. Why do Linda’s friends like her very much?

5. “..that they make her look beautiful” (second paragraph)

What does the word “they” in the sentence refer to?

6. “….to make her appearance neater and attractive.” The underlined word has the same
meaning with..

Read the text below to answer the question from no. 7 to 11

Every Sunday, Sari and her mother go to the market. It is the traditional market. It is not big but
complete enough. There are many kinds of goods they can buy. There are many kinds of vegetables,
some kind of fruit and other daily needs.
The market is not far for their house. They go there by motorcycle. They like to buy some things
there, because the price is cheap. They can also bargain the price. Usually they buy some vegetables
and fruit.

7. When do Sari and her mother go to the market?

8. How is the market like?

9. Which is the antonym of “near”?

10. Why do they like to buy something at the traditional market? Because…

11. “There are many kinds of goods...” the underlined word has the same meaning with…

Read the text below to answer the question from no. 12 to 14

Ingredients : sugar, a tea bag, hot water

Direction :
Firstly, prepare a clean cup and saver. Then, place a teaspoonful of sugar into the cup. Next, pour the
hot water into the cup. After that, put a tea bag and jingle it. Then, stir well using a teaspoon till
dissolve. Lastly, your sweet tea is ready to serve.

12. What is the purpose of the text above?

13. What utensils do you need based on the text above?

14. How many ways do you do to make a cup of tea based on the text?

Read the text below to answer the question from no. 15 to 17

Attention
To : all students of eight grade
There will be a cooking competition. It begins on Saturday , January 1. The event will last from 8.00-
10.00 am. More information contact Riska 081327953555.

15. What a kind of text is it?

16. How long will the event run?

17. Whom is the text for?

Read the text below to answer the question from no. 18 to 19

Dear Dakem,
Please, pick your sister up after school. Your lunch is on the table.
I go to a stationary.
Mom

18. Whom is the message sent?

19. From the text we know that the writer wants to buy….

20. Dany and Sandra (go) to the market to shop everything they need every week.
The good change of the word in the bracket is…..

My Family

My name is Irsyad. I am an SMP student. I live on Jalan Ciremai. My father’s name is Mr.
Rahman. He works in a clinic. He is a doctor. My mother is a teacher at a primary school near my
house.

My parents have three children. Eddy, the eldest brother, works as a programmer in private
company. Wulan is my sister. We are students. She goes to SMA 3.

1. Who is Irsyad?

2. How many people are there in Mr. Rahman’s family?

3. What is Randi’s mother?

4. My father’s name is Mr. Rahman. He works in a clinic.(par. 1)

The word He refers to….

5. Dita : Hello, Rinto. Glad to see you here. How are you?

Rinto : Hello, Rika…. And You?

Rika : Fine, thanks.

6. Ms. Ningrum : Today is hot. Isn’t it?

Roni : Yes, Ma’am.

Ms. Ningrum : Roni, open the windows, please.

Roni : Yes, of course, Ma’am.

MsNingrum : ___________, Roni.

Roni : You are welcome.

Text 2

Read the following text and anser question no 7-9

A rainbow is a natural phenomenon. It usually appears after rain. The sun light is dispersed
by the water droplets. This produces a rainbow. We can see many colors in a rainbow. They are red,
orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. For some people, a rainbow brings happiness, hope and
inspiration. They believe there is happiness after sorrow.

7. A rainbow is a natural phenomenon.....raining.

8. How many colors can we see in a rainbow?

9. For some people, a rainbow brings happiness, hope and inspiration.

10. The antonym of ‘happiness’ is

Text 3

Congratulations on your success of story telling competition

We are proud of you.

Your best friend,

Agnes

10. Who is the card sent to?

11. Why did the writer send the card?

KEEP OFF THE GRASS

Where can we find the notice?

a. At the garden

b. At the station

c. At the beach

d. At the gas station

Read the text to answer no 13-14

Dear Mom,

Mom, I’m late today. I will do the homework at my friend’s house.

Alya

13. The text above is a kind of ….

14. Why did Alya come late? because ….

Friya is one of my classmate. He is clever and diligent student. He … (15) to Junior High School. He
is seventh grade. He is good at every subject at school, but his primary subject is Math. He … (16) to
become pilot.

15. a. goes

b. went

c. gone

d. going

16. a. want

b. wants

c. wanted

d. has wanted

Text 6 Read the following announcement! (for no. 17-18)

Good morning, class.

Join our choir rehearsal every Saturday

At 1p.m. to 3p.m. in the school hall.

All are invited

Thank you

17. What’s the purpose of the announcement above?

18. How long will the choir rehearsal last?

24. Arrange the jumbled words below!

mother – her – an –Junior High School – teacher – English – is – at

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

a. 2-1-7-3-5-6-8-4 c. 2-6-5-3-1-7-8-4

b. 2-1-3-7-6-5-8-4 d. 2-1-7-3-6-5-8-4

25. listening – their – are – at present – the students – teacher – to

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

The right arrangement of the jumbled words above is ……

a. 5-3-7-1-2-6-4 c. 5-1-3-7-4-6-2

b. 5-3-1-7-2-6-4 d. 5-3-1-7-6-2-4

Text 7 to answer no. 27-30

How to Repel Mice

Mice look cute, but they can be harmful pets that destroy household items, eat and mess with food and
can spread severe diseases through their feces and parasites they carry.

Here are some useful tip on how to repel house mice:

1. Use peppermint, put the peppermint near wall corner.

2. Pour generous amount of peppermint oil on cotton balls.

3. Place the saturated cotton balls on areas where mice are possibly seen-around counter tops,
under the sofas in your living room.

4. Put them behind shelves, wall corner or on the floor beneath your kitchen sink.

26. Why do we use peppermint to repel mice? Because ................

27. “Mice look cute, but they can be harmful pets that destroy household items,”

The word ‘harmful’ has the similar meaning with…

28. From the text above, we can conclude that .......

29. “Put them behind shelves ...”The word “them” refers to .....

30. Nilam : What do you think of my new shoes?

Hani : … It looks good on you

Text 8, for number 38-43

Hi! My name is Mi-Yong. I live in Seoul, the capital city with over ten millions people and
two millions motor vehicles. My favorite holiday is sol, the lunar New Year’s Day. It is an occasion
for family reunion. Every year over 20 million people travel across the country and celebrate the
holiday season with their families. My family visits grandparents and relatives in the countryside.

38. What is Mi-yong favourite holiday?

39. What is the lunar New Year’s Day in Korean?

40. What does Mi-Yong do in her holiday?

41. Where do Mi-yong’s grandparents live?

42. How many people travel across the country and celebrate the holiday?

Text 9 (no. 44-46)

Yogyakarta is an artwork buyer’s paradise because a lot of well known artists originated from this
place. These famous artists have influenced local artisans in silver, leather, batik and other branches of
craft.

Even rattan and bamboo, can be made into very attractive craft items. Not only for home, but also
used in international hotels. One can find these items easily in several stores along Malioboro Street,
the main street of Yogyakarta.

43. “....because a lot of well known artists originated from this place.”

The words ‘well known’ has the same meaning with...

44. “….artists originated from this place.” The words ‘this place’ refers to…

45. “One can find these items easily in several stores along Malioboro Street, …”

The word ‘store’ has the same meaning with….

3. A : What’s your name?

B:

4. A : Where are you from?

B:.

5. A : what do you do?

B:.

there is a new department store in our town. It is at the end of the main road. I buy a newspper
thereeveryday. This big store is open everyday, even Sunday. It is always busy on Sunday. A lot of people like
togo shopping on Sunday.They sell milk, eggs, biscuits, tea, sugar, and coffee. You can get aspirin, toothpaste,
or a writing padthere. You can also get other things such as clothes, shoes, and cosmetics. You can even buy
fruits andvegetables.Although there are many things in the store, you can find the things you need easily. You
can findshoes in the shoe department and vegetables at the vegetable stalls. You can use a trolley when you
needto carry too many things. It is really a very big store in our town.

15. Where is the new department store located in the writer’s town?

16. The second paragraph is about .....

17. what are the things we can buy in the store?

Long time ago a rabbit and a lion were neighbors. The lion was very proud, and was fond of boasting about his
strength. And though they were such close neighbors, the lion looked down upon the rabbit, and used to bully
and frighten her. Finally, the rabbit could stand it no longer and wanted to get her own back.

One day, she went to the lion and said,”Good day,

Respected elder brother. Imagine it, i met an animal over there who looked exactly like you, and he said to
me,”Is there anyone in the world who dares stand up to me? If there is, let him come and have a duel with
me. If there is no one, all of you have to submit to my rule and be my servants!” “Oh, he was an can’t even
light on anyone!”,added the rabbit.

“Oho,”the lion said,”Didn’t you metion me to him?”

“Yes, indeed,”the rabbit replied,”But it would have been better if I hadn’t. When I described how strong you
were, he just sneere and said dreadfully rude things. He even went so far as to say that wouldn’t take you for
his attendant!”.

The lion flew into a rage and roared,”Where is her? Where is her?”

So the rabbit took the lion behind a hill and, not going too near herself. Pointed to a deep well from a
distance, and said,”He is down there, in the well”.

The lion hastened to the well and glared angrily into it. Yes, there was his rival who even glared back at him
angrily. The lion roared, and his enemy roared back. The lion became so furious that his hair stood on end. So
did his enemy’s in the well. The lion showed his teeth and lashed out with his paws to scare his rival – and his
enemy in the well retaliated! In a fit of anger the lion sprang into the air with all his might and then flung
himself at the enemy in the well.

The result was that the proud lion was instantly drowned.

Questions

1. What is the story about?

2. What did the early problem the main participant have?

3. How did the main participant solve the problem?

4. What is the moral value of the story?

5. What is the purpose of the text above?