SOAL SAS BAHASA INGGRIS KELAS 8 2024

Read the text to answer questions number 1 to 5 !

Last holiday I went to Bandung. I visited Gedung Sate and sat in public gardens. A friendly gardener taught
me a few words of Sunda Language. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a
word. Every week I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my
friends. On the last day I made a big decision, I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole
day in my room, but I did not write a single card!

1. What is the text about?

a. Visiting Gedung Sate
b. Holiday
c. Postcard
d. Words of Sunda Language

2. What is the generic structure (tenses) of the text above?

a. Simple present tense
b. Simple past tense
c. Present continues tense
d. Simple future tense

3. Whom did the writer meet in Bandung?

a. Friendly gardener
b. His friends
c. Postman
d. Mother

4. What was the first place the writer visited?

a. Gedung Sate
b. Public garden
c. His room
d. Post office

5. "I read a few lines." What does 'few line' phrase mean?
a. Words in a postcard
b. Text on the book
c. Museum guiding
d. Garden’s rules

Read the text to answer questions number 6 to 9

One holiday, Vandra visited his aunt in a village. It was his first experience of traveling by train, but he
enjoyed it. He arrived at the railway station at 3 p.m. His uncle’s house was not far from the railways station,
so he decided to go there by horse cart.
Vandra stopped a horse cart. To his surprise, the rider was a woman. She was dark skinned and looked
strong. Along the journey, they had a chit-chat. The rider told him about her life. She is a wife with three
children. She was simple, but had a great dream. She wanted her children to be successful. As a mother, she
was willing to work hard for her children’s education. She never gave up. She believed that her hard work
would be paid off.
Vandra was amazed at the horse cart rider’s story. What a great woman.

6. What is the text about?

A. A horse cart rider’s hard work.
B. Vandra’s experience on a train.
C. Vandra’s travelling experience.
D. The life story of a horse cart rider.
7. What was the horse cart’s rider like?
A. Honest
B. Generous
C. Kindhearted
D. Hard working
8. Why did Vandra take a great respect to the horse cart’s rider?
A. She struggled for the succes
B. She lived with her three children
C. She was simple, but had a great dream
D. She was the only woman who rode a horse card
9. “She never gave up.“
What is the closest meaning of the bolded phrase?
A. Felt sorry
B. Surrendered
C. Complained
D. Fought against

The text below is for questions no 10 – 12

One day Agus was walking home from school. He saw a man coming out of a school canteen. The man
was carrying a lot of things. He was walking toward his car. Suddenly something fell from his pocket.
Agus saw it, but the man did not. Agus ran and picked up the thing. It was a wallet.
"Sir!, You dropped your wallet, "Agus repeated. "Here it is. It fell from your pocket when you were
walking." Agus gave him the wallet.
"Oh, thank you very much, " the man said.
"It's all right, "Agus answered. The man opened the wallet and took out some money. "Here, this is
for you," he said. Agus refused saying "I don't want the money, I just wanted to help you." The man
smiled and said, "All right, I am not going to give you any money, but please, let me take you home."
"All right, " Agus said and got into the car. In the car they talked about Agus’s school. Agus was
telling him about his friends when they arrived.
"This is my house, "Agus said. "Won't you come in ? " The man went with Agus into the house. He met
Agus's parents and told them what happened.
Agus's parents were very proud of their son.

10. How did Agus's parents feel when they knew had happened?
They were very…… Agus
a. unkind to
b. proud of
c. angry with
d. disappointed with
11. What happened when the man walked toward his car ......
a. Tomy ran after him
b. He saw Agus pick empty a wallet
c. Something fell from his pocket
d. He saw Agus carrying a lot of things
12. What's the suitable title for the text above ......
a. A wallet
b. shopping
c. A lucky man
d. An honest boy

The following text is for questions no 13 - 17

There lived a poor boy named Howard Kelly who was selling goods from door to door to pay for his
school. One day, on his way, he suddenly felt hungry. Then, he asked for a meal at the next house that he
visited because he had only a little money left. When a lovely young woman opened the door, he became too
shy to ask for the meal. He decided to ask for a drink of water instead but the woman brought him a large
glass of milk. He thanked this woman and asked for how much that he owed her. But the woman said that he
didn't owe her anything because her mother has taught to never accept payment for kindness.
A few years later, the young woman became critically ill. When the local doctors gave up, they sent her
to the big city to find the best treatment. Then, Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he
heard the name of the town she came from, he immediately went to her room and recognized her at once. He
was so eager to do his best to save her life.
After a long treatment, the young woman was cured. Dr. Kelly paid the bill treatment and wrote
something on the edge of the bill. When the bill was sent to the young woman's room, she was afraid to open
it because she thought it would be very expensive. Finally, she opened it and something caught her attention
on the side as she read these words, "Paid in full with one glass of milk" (Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly. She
was then crying in happiness, then she prayed, "Thank You, God. For Your love has spread around through
human hearts and hands."

13. Why did the poor boy cancel his plan to ask for some meal?
a. He didn't have money to pay for the meal.
b. He was not hungry
c. He was too shy
d. He didn’t like the food
14. What happened to the young woman years later?
a. She got married to Dr. Howard Kelly.
b. She was critically ill
c.She became a local doctor.
d. She moved to a big city.
15. Why did Dr. Howard Kelly pay the bill of the woman's treatment?
a. He liked to help the poor.
b. He wanted to marry the young woman.
c. He fell in love with the young woman
d. He was so grateful for the woman’s kind
16. "How much do I owe you?" (paragraph 1) The underlined word means
a. to be in debt
b. to have something
c. to like somebody
d. to know something

17. Which of the following proverbs goes with the story?

A. No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted
B. One good turn deserves another
C. An empty vessel makes much noise.
D. Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing

The following text is for questions 18 - 20

Andre : Let's have some pizza for lunch
Omar : Where do you get the best pizza in Malang?
Andre : No doubt about it, it has to be Resito's
Dita : No way! The pizzas in La Belle, just around the corner, are so much tastier ... and
they've got more variety ... and the friendlist waiters!
Omar : Yeah, I think she's right, Andre. it has much better quality. It's not the
cheapest though, but they're so good!
Andre : All right then, yeah, La Belle is nearer than Resito's. The cheese isn't as good though
and for me it's all in the cheese!
Dita : You could have pasta?
Andre : Pasta in La Belle? They do the most disgusting pasta l've ever tasted.
Dita : All right!

18. What does Dita think about the pizza in the resito's
a. She things the pizza isn't as good as the one in la belle
b. She doesn't want to have pizza at the moment
c. She things it's the best pizza ever
d. She doesn't like the cheese

19. Why did Dita suggest that Andre choose pasta instead of pizza?
a.Andre doesn't like eating pizza
b.Pasta is much cheaper than pizza at la belle
c.Pizza is the most expensive choice at la belle
d.Andre thinks the cheese used at la belle is not good

20. What can you conclude after reading the dialogue?

a. They are talking about the best pasta in Malang
b. Finally, Andre agreed to have pizza at the la Belle
c. They are still arguing where to go
d. They all agreed to go to la belle
21. Anita is 160 cm tall
Ratih is 160 cm tall
The positive degree of the data above is .....
a. Anita is as tall as Ratih
b. Anita is taller than Ratih
c. Anita is the shortest
d. Anita is shorter than ratih

22. Luna is as....as her sister beauty

a. beautiful
b. beautifuler
c. more beautiful
d. most beautiful

23. Rita can walk … than you think.

a. more far
b. further
c. furthest
d. the furthest

24. I hope tomorrow will be … than today.

a. best
b. better
c. good
d. the best

25. The man treated his stepchildren … than animals.

a. badly
b. worst
c. worse
d. the worst
26. Living in Jakarta is ... …………… than Lombok.
a. expensiver
b. more expensive
c. most expensive
d. expensive

27. Making the.........…decision for the organization is his role as a leader.

a. best
b. most good
c. gooder
d. better
The following text is for questions 28 - 30

COOKING DIRECTIONS of SAN DIEGO LA PASTA

STOVE TOP
In a medium saucepan, add 435 ml (1½ cups) of water and 4.5 g (1 teaspoon) of butter. Bring to the boil
then add contents of packet. Stir continuously whilst returning to boil then simmer for 7 minutes, stirring
occasionally.

MICROWAVE
Combine contents of pack with 435 ml (1½ cups) of water and 4.5 g (1 teaspoon) of butter in a 2 L
capacity microwave safe bowl. Cook uncovered on HIGH for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir and let
stand for 1 minute before serving. (Cooking times apply to 850-watt microwave oven & are a guide only).

28. What should we do before adding the pasta into the pan in the stove top method?
a. Boil the water.
b. Stir it occasionally.
c. Heat the sauce pan.
d. Pour some oil into the pan
29. The butter used is……
a. more if we use stove to cook the pasta
b. different depending on the utensil we use
c. less if we use microwave to cook the pasta
d. equal both cooking by stove and by microwave

30. It takes... to cook the pasta using the microwave.

a longer
b. simpler
c. shorter
d. cheaper

The following text to answer questions no 31 - 33

……(31) ....., Desta held a birthday party at his house. He invited a clown …….(32) ...... All of Desta's
classmates came to the party. They brought presents. They also wore formal clothes. Desta and his friends
enjoyed the party (33) ......

31. A. Last Saturday night

B. Since yesterday

C. For a long time

D. For three days

32. A. to the town

B. slowly

C. to amuse the guests

D. for business

33. A. softy

B. correctly

C. for his mother.

D.happily

The following text is for questions 34 - 36

once upon a time,a handsome prince from China came to Palembang to study.one day, he met a princess
called Siti Fatimah and feel love at once. He came to the propose Siti Fatimah and luckily, the king and
queen agreed to the proposal.

34. A handsome prince was in Palembang for…..

A. Trading
B. Travelling
C. Introducing Chinese tradision
D. Studying

35. Siti Fatimah’s parents……the proposal

A. refused
B. dropped
C. accepted
D. rejected

36 . Once upon a time, a handsome prince from China came to Palembang to study,
The part of the story above is ……
A. Evaluation
B. Complication
C. Orientation
D. Resolution

The following text is for question no 37 - 40

Once upon a time, there was a small village in Baghdad. Its population was very small. In this village,
everybody knew each other and knew every little or big problem that went on in the village. In this small
village, there was a bakery that was popular for its delicious food.
One day, a poor old woman was walking in the street passing the bakery and she stopped to smell the scent
of the bread which was spreading out of the bakery.

Suddenly, the baker caught the old man and shouted at him demanding the prince of bread's scent. He almost
dragged him to the police.

A very famous wise man named Juhha heard the baker shouting. So he went to him and asked about the
problem. Juhha stood calmly listening to the baker and he thought for a solution.

after a few minutes, Juhha's eyes glinted and an amused smile was on his face. He asked the baker, "How
much money do you want?". The baker and the poor man were astonished, but the baker answered "3
dinnars". Juhha took the money out of his wallet and put it in his pocket and shook the money, "Did you hear
the sound of the money?" Juhha asked. "Yes, I did", the baker replied, and with a big smile Juhha said "Well
then, this is the price of your bread's scent!"

37. What is the story about?

A. A small village in Bagdad
B. A poor old Man
C. A wise man named Juhha
D. A famous Baker
38. By reading the text we know that the baker was a…..man
A. mean and silly
B. happily
C. friendly
D. nice
39. What did the baker do to the old man?

A. He wanted to hear the sound of the old man money.

B. He demanded the old man to pay for the scent
C. he shouted his problem to the old man
D. He gave the old man some solution.

40. What can we learn from the story?

A. Basically, all people are good and caring

B. The more we are rich the more we should care others
C. All rich people are caring others
D. Be calm and logical when solving problems

II. ESSAY

Read the following text and answer the questions no 1 – 5

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 Lebal Malang" or "Poor Mr. Lebai"

1. In which paragraph did you find the setting of the story (the characters, the place, and the
time)

ORIENTATION
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

2. What happened to the main character at the beginning of the story

EVALUATION
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

3. What made Mr Lebai confused? What did he do?

COMPLICATION
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. How did the Story end?

RESOLUTION
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

5. What can we learn from the story?

MORAL VALUE
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….