English 1st Daily Test Grade 8

LISTEN TO YOUR TEACHER AND COMPLETE THE PARAGRAPH BELOW!

Mr. Warsidi (1)_____ a garden in his yard and he likes to work there. He (2)_____ it is
fun. Today he is planting (3)_____ in the garden.

READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS 4 - 6

OCTOPUS
The octopus the sea animal with eight power full feet which it uses as hands. These are
called tentacles. The word Octopus comes from two Greek word that mean Eight Feet.
The octopus, the squid and the cuttlefish belong to the same family that has no outside
shells. Their bodies are recovered entirely with skin. Therefore the body of an octopus is soft. It
looks like a big balloon. A fully-grown octopus can be as large as 8,5 meters from the tip of one
tentacles to the tip of another. It can weigh as much as 45 kilograms.
Besides using its tentacles to cacth small fish, sea plants, crab and lobsters. The octopus
also uses them against its enemies. The octopus wraps its tentacles around the victim and squeezes
it before eating it.
The octopus escapes from its enemies by giving out dark fluid to darken the water. It can
also change the color of its body match its surroundings. It hides from its enemies by doing this.
4. Which group of sea creatures belongs to the same family?
a. cuttlefish,octopus and squid c. crab, cuttlefish and squid
b. fish,octopus and crab d. squid, crab and octopus
5. How does the octopus hunt for food?
a. it uses magic color c. it uses its teeth
b. it uses its tentacles d. it uses color
6. What does the word octopus mean in Greek?
a. Monster b. Eight feet c. Tentacles d. Fish
7. X : Can I help you to wash the dishes?
8. Y :. the servant will clean it
a. Yes, please b. of course c. All right d. No, thanks
9. Wanda : Ugh! Its very hot inside here.
e. Nindya: Suree. Ill get it open.
a. What can I do to help you? c. Could you open the window, please?
b. It seems youre in trouble d. Close the door, will you?
e. READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS 9-10
10. What is the purpose of the text? It is
Cordially we invite you to the AQIQAH to ....
party of our third daughter. a. Invite someone to an aqiqah party
Day/date : Sunday, 7 August 2016 b. Announce the aqiqah
Place : Pesona IX No.298 c. Tell Novi Darmawans aqiqah
Time : 7.30 p.m d. Design Novis aqiqah party card
f. Mr. and Mrs. Novi Darmawan
g.
11. How many children does Novi have?
a. four b. three c. two d. one
e. READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS 11 - 13
f. I have a neighbour. His name is Reno. He works in a carnival. His job is to enternaint
g.
people. He makes people laugh. He wears a very colorful costume. He also wears a colorful wig
h.
and he paints his face. He is very funny and kind.
i.
12. Who is Reno? He is ....
a. the writer c. the writers family
b. the writers neighbour d. the writers friend
13. From the text we know that Renos job is ....
a. an artist b. a clown c. a comedian d. a painter
14. What is the synonym of costume? The synonym of costume is ....
a. clothes b. shoes c. bag d. hair
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 English 1st Daily Test Grade 8

15. Arrange the jumbled words into a good sentences.

(1) come (2)tonight (3)you (4)my (5)like (6)would (7)party (8)to (9)dinner (10)?
e. The best arrangement is
a. 1-3-8-9-7-6-5-4-2-10 c. 6-3-5-8-1-4-9-7-2-10
b. 6-3-1-8-5-4-9-7-2-10 d. 3-6-5-8-1-4-9-7-2-10
e. READ THE FOLLOWING DIALOGUE TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS 15-16
f.
Receptionist : Can I help you, sir?
g.
Guest : I need one room for two people
h.
Receptionist : All right, Its the key number 25
i.
Guest : Ok, thanks
j.
Bellboy : May I help you carry those suitcase, sir?
k.
Guest : Yes, thank
l.
16. Where does the dialogue take place?
a. In the restaurant c. In the hotel
b. In the shop d. In the bank

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a. The man who receives the guest in the hotel
b. The man who leads the tour
c. The man who serves the guests in the restaurant
d. The man who helps the guests in the hotel
e. CHANGE THE SENTENCE BELOW INTO + / - / ?
f.( + ) The porters carry trunks and suitcases.
18. ( - ) _______________________________ .
19. ( ? ) _______________________________ ?
g.
20. ( + ) _______________________________ .
h. ( - ) Mr. Barata doesnt serve his customers friendly.
21. ( ? ) _______________________________ ?
i. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BASED ON THE TEXT!
j.
k. There is an orangutan in the Bandung zoo. People call her Bongo. She comes from
l.a dense forest on the island of Kalimantan. She has physical featuyres similar to a human.
m.Bongo has brownish fur, and walks with two feet. Bongo is almost as big as a human. She
n.is a mammal, that means she gives birth to her children and breast feeds them.
o.
p.
22. What is the suitable title of the text above?
23. Why does Bongo call as mammal?
24. She comes from a dense forest on the island of Kalimantan. What is the synonym of forest?
q.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
25. According to the text who will be 14 years
To : All of my classmates
old?
Please come to a party
26. What is the aim of the text?
To celebrate the fourteenth birthday
Of our friend,
Anisah R. Ayusti
Daughter of Mr Armien Latief
Sunday, October 17th
3.00 5.00 p.m
West Landing Avenue Apt
452 Cuponke Lane
RSVP to Kintan or Jody
976-680-5632

Class chairman,
Sandra Novita