Soal Latihan Bahasa Inggris Kelas 8 (Recount Text)

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LATIHAN SOAL BAHASA INGGRIS

Pilihlah huruf A, B, C, atau D sebagai jawaban yang paling benar!

This text is for number 1 to 10!


On Wednesday, my best friends and I went to Yogyakarta. We stayed at the
Tentrem Hotel located not far from Malioboro. On Thursday, we visited the
temples in Prambanan. There are three big temples, the Brahmana, Syiwa and
Wisnu temples. They are really amazing. On Friday night we went to Malioboro.
We spent about two hours there. We were lucky because there are lots of
promotions for visitors such as discounts for batik and handcrafted bags, free
testers for bakpia, and so on. I bought new clothes for my sister and a bag for my
mom with big discount. After that we left for Jakarta by train.

1. The text is written in the form of a…


A. Recount
B. Narrative
C. Report
D. Recipe

2. What kind of promotion do readers and her friends get in Malioboro?


A. Free product for sandals
B. Free entrance ticket
C. Free welcome drink
D. Free testers for bakpia

3. The purpose of the text is to…


A. Tell past events
B. Entertain readers
C. Describe the smugglers
D. Report an event to the police

4. Where did the writers and her friends stay while enjoying the holiday in
Yogyakarta?
A. Hotel JW Marriotts
B. Hotel Tentrem
C. Guest house
D. Villa Pademangan

5. When did they go home?


A. On Saturday morning
B. On Friday night
C. On Thursday evening
D. On Friday afternoon

6. The text above mainly discusses…


A. The writer’s trip to Yogyakarta
B. The writer’s first visit to Prambanan
C. The writer’s impression about the guide
D. The writer’s experience at Yogya Kraton

7. Where did the writers and her friends went on Thursday?


A. Malioboro
B. Parangtritis Beach
C. Bukit Bintang
D. Prambanan Temple

8. How much the big temples on Prambanan Temple?


A. Three
B. Two
C. Four
D. Five

9. What items is the writer bought as a gift for her family?


A. Bag and clothes
B. Bakpia
C. Bracelet
D. Handcrafted ring

10. The writer and her friends go home from Yogyakarta by…
A. Bus
B. Plane
C. Car
D. Train

This text is for number 11 to 20!

Last month, I visited my childhood friend’s house on Depok. His Name is Juniar.
There were many activities I did there. In the morning, Juniar and I had breakfast.
We had nasi uduk that we enjoyed when we were kids. I liked it very much. After
breakfast, he took me to our old school and retell the story about what we had
when we were in elementary school. The school looks better than 13 years ago.
There is a big bench in the school garden. There were 3 sports fields for students.
After visiting the school, Juniar and I went to the market to buy some food and
snacks. We bought kue ape, kue pukis, kue cucur, kue mangkok, and nasi
padang. We had lunch together at his house and had a small chit chat. It was so
much fun. I really enjoyed my time with Juniar. After enjoying three days together,
I went home after being picked up by my father.

11. The text above tells the readers about ...


A. A holiday at a friend's place.
B. A picture school backyard.
C. A big school.
D. A big sport field.

12. Who is Juniar for the writers?


A. Niece
B. Pen pal
C. Childhood friend
D. Sibling

13. The purpose of the text is to…


A. Tell past events
B. Entertain readers
C. Describe the smugglers
D. Report an event to the police
14. How much is the sports field in the writer's old school?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five

15. What does the writer do after visited the school?


A. Enjoy time together with their pet.
B. Swim on the river
C. Buy food and snacks on market
D. Had lunch on restaurant

16. Where did the writer and her friend spend his afternoon?
A. In Juniar’s house
B. Inside a sport field.
C. In the flower garden.
D. In the swimming pool.

17. Where is Juniar’s house located?


A. Bogor
B. Depok
C. Jakarta
D. Tangerang

18. From the text, we know that the writer...


A. Had gone and visited many places during her holiday.
B. Lived in the same village with his Juniar.
C. Liked butterflies and swimming very much.
D. Spent her holiday at a friend's house.

19. What snacks did the writer and her friends bought on market?
A. Blackforest
B. Cheese cake
C. Sugar glazed doughnut
D. Kue pukis

20. Who picked up the writer to go home?


A. Her boyfriend
B. Her brother
C. Her dad
D. Her niece

Read this text for answer question 21 and 22!


Happy New Year

On Saturday night, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a
large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike
twelve in twenty minutes’ time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve,
the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but
nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted,”It’s two minutes past twelve! The
clock has stopped!”
I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year.
At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.

21. When did the event happen?


A. In the middle of the year
B. Christmas celebration
C. The end of the year
D. At the weekend as usual

22. Which of the following is not true according to the text?


A. The writer was waiting to celebrate the New Year
B. The writer was very happy
C. The writer brought a watch
D. The writer celebrated the New Year with his family

Read this text for answer question 23 and 24!

Last summer, when mum and dad weren’t feeling well, Tom was taking his dog,
Paddy, for a walk. Suddenly there was a rabbit running a cross their path. Paddy
barked very loudly and the scare rabbit ran into the bushes. Although Tom was
trying hard to grip the collar, Paddy was still running after the rabbit. It was the last
time he saw Paddy.He tried to look for Paddy for days. Finally for a week later,
when Tom was having a coffee at motorway cafe, his parent called. They were
having lunch when they heard a dog barking outside the house. They hurriedly
went out and there stood Paddy wagging his tail.

23. “That was the last time he saw Paddy”. The word “he” refers to …
A. Father
B. Rabbit
C. Tom
D. Paddy

24. How did Paddy get lost?


A. He was hungry and searched for a food
B. He saw a rabbit and ran after it
C. He followed motorbike riders away
D. He felt bored and took a walk

Read this text for answer question 25!

It was almost 6 A.M. Andi was hurriedly packing up this things. He had to catch up
the 7 A.M train to Surabaya. At 6.30 A.M a taxi was coming to pick him up. He
asked the driver to rush because his train was at 7 A.M. The traffic was very
crowded. When he arrived at the station, the time showed 7.15 A.M. The train had
already left.
25. What can you learn from the text? Andi should have…
A. Driven the car himself
B. Worn his watch
C. Left early
D. Left his things

Essay
Read the story and answer the questions.

Poor Mr. Lebai (Pak Lebai Malang)

A long time ago, a man called Mr lebai lived on a river bank in a village in West
Sumatra. One Day, he received two party invitations-one from a villager upstream
and another one downstream the two parties locations were far from each other.
However, the parties were to take place exactly at the same time.
Now wanting to miss both parties, he started rowing his boat downstream for
he knew that food there was very delicious. in the middle of his journey, he
stopped. Mr lebai remembered that the host of upstream usually gave more food
to the guests, so he turned his boat back and started to row upstream.
After rowing for several minutes, he stopped again. He remembered that the
downstream host was a generous man. Mr lebai thought that if he got there early,
he would get a delicious buffalo head. He turned back to go to the downstream
village.
However, when he got there, the party in the downstream village was over. He
saw people walking home, bringing bags of food. Mr lebai was disappointed. He
quickly turned his boat again heading for the upstream Village. He rowed as fast
as he could. However, in the middle of the Journey, he saw people walking home
bringing their bags of food, too. It meant the party in the upstream was over, also.
In The End, Mr lebai went home empty-handed, disappointed, and exhausted.
he was so unfortunate. Thereafter, he was nicknamed "Pak Lebai Malang" or
"Poor Mr Lebai".

1. Where did Mr Lebai live?


2. Why did Mr Lebai get confused after receiving the invitations?
3. Where did Mr Lebai go first? Why?
4. What happened at the end of the story?
5. What can we learn from the story?

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