1. YAYASAN PANGUDI LUHUR
SMP PL SANTO ALBERTUS KETAPANG
Jl. A. Yani No. 88 Telp. (534) 32713 Kalimantan Barat
ULANGAN UMUM SEMESTER GENAP
TAHUN PELAJARAN2012/2013
Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris
Kelas / Smt : VIII / GENAP
Waktu : 90 menit
A. Choose A,B, C, or D for the correct answer.
Thistextis for questionsnumber 1 to 6.
A longtime ago in Prambanan palace, lived a
kingnamedBaka withhisbeautiful daughter called
Roro Jonggrang.Many rulerswantedtomarry Roro,
so they competed for her. When Bandung
BondowosoconqueredPrambanan,he managed to
kill King Baka in a battle.
BandungletRoro live, but she was supposed
to marry Bandung. However she refused to marry
him voluntarily. Her refusal made Bandung
humiliated and offended. Although Roro had tried
to escape, her struggle was in vain.
Finally,Roroagreedto marry Bandung, but
on one condition: Bandung had to build her a big
wonderful palace with one thousand statues in it.
Also, the task must be completed before the sun
rose.Bandungagreed,he wasso confidenthe could
complete the task easily.
Bandung immediately called his invisible
friends for help. They did what their master
ordered. The work had started and it seemed the
palace would be soon completed before dawn.
Knowing it, Roro was worried. “What can I do?”
Roro thought in panic. Suddenly, she had an idea.
She awoke hermaidsand nannies,thenaskedthem
to do their daily routines as if morning had come.
Theyalsomade shadow as if there was a sun in the
sky.
Bandungwas stunned.The sky looked red,
the roosters started crowing, and the people
pounded rice. Meanwhile, the job had not been
finished yet. The evil spirits disappeared because
they were scared of light. They hurriedly left
Bandung worked to build his palace and temples
alone.
When Bandung realized that Roro had used
tricks, he was very angry. He then cursed her. He
turned her into a stone, which completed the
palace and temples.Even today, the statue of Roro
Jonggrang remains in the temple.
1. What is the purpose of the text above?
a. To explain the past events
b. To report some activites
c. To entertain the readers
d. To give some informations to the readers
2. Who wasthe Kingof PrambananPalace?
a. Baka c. RoroJongrang
b. Bandung d. Prambanan Bondowoso
3. “WhenBandungBondowoso conquered
Prambanan…”
The underlinedwordhasasimilar meaningwith….
a. Hit c. defended
b. Ruled d. uninhabited
4. What moral value can youlearnfrom the story?
a. We shouldappreciate whatBandung
Bondowoso
b. We shouldnotfollow whatRoroJonggrang
did.
c. One will getdeedthathe/she hasdone.
d. One may trickto otherif itis possible.
5. What didBandungBondowosodoto marry Roro
Jonggrang?
a. He had tobuilda bigwonderful house
b. He had tobuilda bigwonderful palace
c. He had tobuilda bigwonderful statue
d. He had tobuilda bigwonderful palace with
one thousandstatuesinit.
6. Why didBandungBondowoso curse Roro
Jonggrangintostone?Because ….
a. Roro Jonggrangdidn’tlove him
b. BandungBondowoso wasveryhappy
c. Roro Jonggrangwasverysad
d. Roro Jonggranghad liedB.andungBondowoso
withher trick.
Thistextis for questionsnumber 7 to 8.
Surya supermarket New Year sales
We offer special prices for the following items
only for a week. You can get one kilo of sugar for
only 5.000 rupiahs; regular price; 6.800 rupiahs,-
ten kilograms of rice for only 50.000 rupiahs,-
regular price; 70.000 rupiahs,-
Don’t miss it!
7. How longare the salesoffered?
a. 4 days c. 6 days
b. 5 days d. 7 days
8. We offerspecial pricesforthe following itemsonly
for a week”.
What doesthe word“items”referto?
a. all products c. sugar
b. sugar and rice d. rice

2. Thistextis forthe questionsnumber9to 13.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN
is a regional organization formed by the government
of Indonesia,Malaysia,the Philippines, Singapore and
Thailand. It was formed through the ASEAN
Declaration or as it is a more commonly known, the
Bangkok Declaration.” This was signed by the Foreign
Ministers of ASEAN countries on 8 August 1967 in
Bangkok, Thailand.
The aim of the organization is to have a close
cooperationamongthe membercountriesonanequal
basis.Thiswouldbring mutual benefits and stimulate
solidarity that will promote peace, stability and
prosperity.ASEAN alsoaimed at maintaining external
relation with similar aims; we have ASEAN-Australia
economic cooperation, ASEAN-US economic
cooperation, etc.
From the very beginning, ASEAN was set up as a
regional organizationforeconomic,social,andcultural
cooperation.Inadditiontothese generalgoals,ASEAN
also aims at collaboration in the fields of agriculture,
trade and industry, transportation and
communication. Politically, ASEAN also aims at
keeping Southeast Asia neutral, so that it remains a
“Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality”. “The Kuala
LumpurDeclaration”, signed on 27 November 1971, is
the most significantdocument in the development of
ASEAN.The ASEAN Secretariatoffice is located on Jln.
Sisinga Mangaraja Jakarta, and its main task is to be
responsible forthe effectiveimplementationof ASEAN
projects and activities. This office was set up in June
1976 basedon the Agreementonthe Establishmentof
the ASEAN Secretariat signed at the Bali Summit
Conference in February 1976.
9. What isthe mainideaof the secondparagraph?
a. A close cooperationamongthe memberis
important.
b. ASEAN wouldbringmutual benefitsand
stimulate solidarity.
c. The goal of the organizationistohave a close
cooperationamongthe member countries.
d. ASEAN isalsoaimsat maintainingexternal
relationwithsimilaraims.
10. What fieldsdothe membercountries
cooperation?
a. Economic,social andeducation
b. Education,economicandtrade
c. Social,educationandtrade
11. Trade,educationandculture
ASEAN wasformed. . . . yearsago
a. 32 c. 37
b. 36 d. 39
12. What isthe topicof the thirdparagraph?
a. The other aimsof ASEAN
b. The general aimsof ASEAN
c. A regional organization
d. Trade andindustry
13. The aim of the organization... the member
countrieson equal basis(paragraph2). The
underlinedwordmeans…..
a. Differfrom c. depending on
d. Notthe same d. the same in
14. Jessica : It’sveryhot inthisroom.---
Jean : All right
a. Do youmindto close the door
b. Will yougive me a blanket
c. Will youhelpingme toopenthe door
d. Couldyouopenthe window,please?
15. Fanny : Where doyou live ?
Beta : I live atS. ParmanStreet
We learnthatFanny wantto … about Beta.
a. Askinformation
b. Give information
c. Say information
d. Share information
16. “ Watch the TV tonight. My sonis on TV at nine.
He alwaysmakesme happy.”
From the underlinedsentence abovewe know
that the writerfeels….herson
a. Angrywith c. proud of
b. Disappointed d. doubfu
17. She was verysad,because she couldn’tgether
ideato be a famoussinger.
What the synonymof the underlinedword?
a. brave c. popular
b. Bad d. clever
Thistextis forthe questionsnumber18to 19.
Solo, Central Java (ANTARA News / 15 March
2005) - Mount Merapi inCentral Javahas showna sign
of increased activity in the past few days, forcing the
local authorities to raise its alert status to “Awas
Merapi” (Beware of Merapi).
“The volcano’s alert status had been raised
since Wednesday after the Yogyakarta-based
volcanology Board recorded a number of tremors
inside the volcano”,said Yulianto, head of the Merapi
Observatory Post at Semiran village, Boyolali district,
Central Java, on Thursday.
Team of volcanologistscontinued monitoring the
activityof the 2,911 meterhighvolcano. People living
in vulnerable villages on the volcano’s slope were
making preparations to flee their homes in case of a
catastrophe. (www.antara.co.id)
18. The textmainlytellsusabout.….
a. vulnerable village
b. natural phenomenon
c. volcano’salertstatus
d. mountMerapi’sactivity
19. Whichof the followingstatementsis true
accordingto the text?
a. The activityof mount Merapi wasignored
b. People livinginvulnerable villageshadlost
theirlife

3. c. Volcanologists hadstoppedmonitoringmount
Merapi
d. The volcanologistskeptmonitoringmount
Merapi’s active
Shelly, our plan to visit our friends who suffer from
Merapi erruptioniscancelled.The weatherisnotgood
to fly. I will let you know later.(Anna)
20. How doAnna andShellyplantovisittheirfriends?
a. By bus c. by plane
b. By train d. byship
21. The short message iswrittentoinform about....
a. Anna’scondition
b. whento go to Yogyakarta
c. where to goin Yogyakarta
d. the cancellationof the plan
22. Why mustShelly andAnnacancel theirplan?
a. Because theydon’thave time andmoney
b. Because theyare not diligentperson
c. Because the weatherisbad
d. Because theirfriendsare sick
Dear Members of Student Board Organization
I would like to invite you to our meeting at 7 p.m. on
Thursday, November 10, 2010 in the Student Board
Organization room. The agenda of this meeting is to
plan our program.
23. Whenwill the meetingbe held?
a. In the morning
b. In the afternoon
c. In the evening
d. At night
24. “The agendaof thismeetingistomake our
program fornextmonth”.The underlinedword
means….
a. schedule
b. design
c. appointment
d. assignment
Rope Jumpingisa children'sgame of physical perseve
rance.It requiresapiece of rope about 7 feetlong.
Anykindof rope of lightmaterial canbe usedtoplay
thisgame.A verysimple piece of rope canbe made
fromgroups of rubberbandsnotchedtogetherone
afteranother.Howto playrope jumping.Theplayer
holdsthe twoendsof the rope withtwohandson
each side of the body,eachat the heightof the
shoulders.Then,he orshe movesthe rope around
clockwise andrhythmically.Justwhenthe rope
touchesandpassesthe floor,the playerjumpsup,
eitherwith one legortwolegssimultaneously.
It requiresgoodtimingof the playerbetweenthe act
of jumpingandthe movementof the rope.The pace
of the rope movementcanbe controlled,depending
on the skill andstaminaof the player.Thismovement
isrepeated overandoveru until the playertripsover
the rope,or whenhe or she gets tired.
25. What isneededtoplaythe rope jumpinggame?
a. Rubber c. floor
b. Rope d. leg
26. Whenis the game over?
a. the playerisoverthe rope
b. the playeristired
c. the playeris crying
d. the rope trips overthe player
27. Any kind of rope of light material can be used to
play this game. Which of the following has the
opposite meaning with the underlined word.
a. Dark c. heavy
b. Weak d. fat
SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENT
FRIDAY January 25TH
, 2010
There will be a girls’ basketballshortmeeting right
after school this afternoon in the school library.
The meeting is expected to last around 45 minutes
and finish by 5. Every member needs to be present
in this important meeting.
Should anyone unable to attend the meeting, find
Mr. Elder for permission and further details about
the agenda.
Looking forward to seeing you all in the meeting.
28. Whenwill the meetingstart?
a. Around4.05 p.m.
b. At about4.15 p.m
c. At 4.50 p.m
d. At 5.00 p.m
29. What should a student do if she is not able to
attend the meeting?
a. Go home.
b. Go to the library.
c. Ask for permission from Mr. Elder.
d. Let the classteacherknow about her absence.
The weather was very clear. I and my family
decided to go camping last holiday. Father prepared
the tent and other equipment. Mother prepared the
cooking and eating utensils. I took my fishing rod and
my brother brought his sport equipment. When
everything was ready, we left for the camping site in
countryside.
There were manycamperswhenwe arrived at
the camping site. Unfortunately, the good location
nearthe riverhadbeenoccupied by other campers so
we had to look for another place. Finally,, we found a
good place little bit further. It was near the big tree.
Aftersettingupthe tent,myfatherand I went fishing.
We joined other people sitting on the rock near the
river.
In the evening, father made a fire. Mother
cooked the fish we caught. I could say that it was the
bestfish I had ever tasted. Sleeping in the tent was a
very wonderful experience. I woke up early in the
morning. I felt fresh. Then I accompanied my brother
playing ball.
In the afternoon, we came back home.

4. 30. Where didthe writerand hisfamilysetuptheir
tent?
a. Nearthe river.
b. Nearthe big tree.
c. At the back of the river.
d. Far away fromothercampers.
31. What isthe purpose of the textabove?
a. To describe acampingsite.
b. To give instructionhowtosetup the tent.
c. To retell the writer’spastcampingexperience
d. To informpeople the newcampingsite.
32. What isthe writerandhisfather’shobby?
a. Camping.
b. Cooking.
c. Fishing.
d. Playingball.
33. “…the riverhadbeen occupied by…”The
underlinedwordissimilarinmeaningto…
a. Inhabited
b. Authorized
c. Bought
d. Grabbed
THE SMARTEST PARROT
Once upon time, a man had a wonderful
parrot. There was no other parrot like it. The parrot
could say every word, except one word. The parrot
would not say the name of the place where it was
born. The name of the place was Catano.
The man felt excited having the smartest
parrot but he could not understand why the parrot
wouldnotsay Catano.The man tried to teach the bird
to say Catano,howeverthe bird did not say the word.
At first, the man was very nice to the bird but
thenhe got veryangry. “You stupidbird!” pointed the
man to the parrot. “Why can’t you say the word? Say
Catano! Or I will kill you” the man said angrily.
Althoughhe tried hard to teach, the parrot would not
say it. Then the man got so angry and shouted to the
bird over and over; “Say Catano or I’ll kill you”. The
bird kept not to say the word of Catano.
One day, after he had been trying so many
timesto make the bird say Catano, the man really got
very angry. He could not bear it. He picked the parrot
and threw it into the chicken house. There were four
old chickens for next dinner “You are as stupid as the
chickens. Just stay with them” Said the man angrily.
Then he continued to humble; “You know, I will cut
the chickenformy meal.Nextitwill be yourturn,I will
eat you too, stupid parrot”. After that he left the
chicken house.
The next day, the man came back to the chicken
house.He openedthe doorandwas verysurprised.He
could not believe what he saw at the chicken house.
There were three death chickens on the floor. At the
moment, the parrot was standing proudly and
screaming at the last old chicken; “Say Catano or I’ll
kill you”.
34. Why did the man feel so angry with the parrot?
a. It can say everything except Catano.
b. It couldn’t say everything.
c. It was a parrot like others
d. It was a stupid parrot.
35. What is the purpose of the text above?
a. To describe the smartest parrot.
b. To tell us how the smartest parrot is.
c. To entertain the readers by telling about the
smartest parrot.
d. To describe in general the smartest parrot.
36. From the text we learn that … .
a. we have to respect others
b. we have to imitate others
c. we are not allowed to force others to do
something
d. we must not have the feeling as higher
creature than others
37. “… the parrot wasstanding proudly andscreaming
at the last old chicken …”
The word “proudly” nearly means …
a. Arrogantly c. politely
b. Bravely d. humbly
38. The doctor givesme a painkillerto reduce my
toothache.Whatis the meaningof the underlined
wordsabove?
a. A certainmedicine
b. A special tool
c. A special job
d. A special way
39. What is the antonym of “strong”?
a. Lazy c. brave
b. Weak d. sick
40. Arrange the followingjumbledwordstomake a
goodsentence.
her class – in – diligent – Jessica – very
1 2 3 4 5
– is – student – a
6 7 8
a. 4 – 6 – 8 – 5 – 3 – 7 – 2 – 1
b. 4 – 2 – 1 – 6 – 8 – 5 – 3 – 7
c. 2 – 1 – 4 – 6 – 8 – 5 – 7 – 3
d. 2 – 1 – 8 – 5 – 3 – 7 – 6 – 4

5. B. Do the crosswordpuzzle belowcorrectly!
C. Readthisdialogue below andanswerthe following questionscompletelyandcorrectly!
Ahmad : Ara, did you hear the latest news?
Ara : No, what is it about, Ahmad?
Ahmad : The destruction of Indonesia forest.
Ara : Well, tell me more.
Ahmad : The destruction of our forest is happening rapidly because of illegal logging. It will destroy our
forests by the end of this century.
Ara : Are you sure?
Ahmad : I’m sure but don’t worry. The government will stop this, so we can save our beloved forests.
Ara : That’s good news. And after this, we must replant trees.
Ahmad : Well, the bell is ringing. It’s time to go to class.
1. How manypersons,are there inthe dialogue above?
2. Who are they?
3. What news,Ahmadhasheardlately?
4. Why didthe destructionof ourforesthappen?
5. What isthe solutionforsavingourforest ?