Past Events | Bahasa Inggris Kelas 8

I. Baca teks artikel berikut ini untuk menjawab pertanyaan nomor 1-5!

Today, my school held an Independence Day celebration event. It welcomed students from every grade to participate in many fun games, such as tug of war, krupuk race, sack race, tandem race, and the marble in spoon race. Many students participated, which made all the games so exciting.

In the beginning, I participated in the marble-in-spoon race. It was a very tight game between me and Galang. I almost beat him at the beginning of the race, but he was so fast and steady. He could even run with it. He came first and I came second. It was hard to beat Galang in this game.

The next game was a tug of war, sack race, and tandem race. All the games were held at the same time. I saw Andre participate in the sack race. At first, he led the race, but suddenly he fell in the middle of the race. But finally, he came second. It was so sad that he couldn’t finish first.

Meanwhile, Pipit participated in a tandem race with our friends. Her team came third. It was not too bad. The last game was the krupuk race. Once again I met Galang in the final. The fun part was I finished first and he finished after me. I finished my krupuk with three or four bites.

It was a joyful day at my school. Everyone put a smile on their faces. I was delighted. At the end of the event, my class was announced as the grand champion of the whole competition.

1. Who could be the participant in the fun games?

a. The whole students

b. The teachers

c. 7 graders

2. How many fun games were being competed in the event?

a. 3

b. 4

c. 5

3. Who was the winner of the marble-in-spoon race?

a. Andre

b. Monita

c. Galang

4. Who was the winner of the last game?

a. Andre

b. Monita

c. Galang

5. How did Monita feel about the event?

a. She felt excited.

b. She felt delighted.

c. She felt embarrassed.

II. Baca teks cerita di bawah ini untuk menjawab pertanyaan nomor 6-12!

Once upon a time, lived a man who caught fish at sea to support his living. One day, something heavy was entangled in his net. He cursed sarcastically. His face turned red. Then, he hauled his net and threw it carelessly as it was heavy. That was when he saw something yellowish and shiny. “Gold chain, I’m lucky!” he screamed.

His eyebrows suddenly tilted. Then he said to himself, “ I should pull it more.” He worked hard and part by part of the gold chain was pulled. His small boat started to sink because of the gold chain’s weight. He knew it as water started filling in his boat.

Instead of stopping, he pulled faster and put it around his body. In a second, water rushed into his boat. It eventually capsized. The gold chain sank to the bottom of the sea. Helplessly, the man was drawn along.

6. What is the best possible title for the story? Why?

7. What was the man’s occupation?

8. Why did the man curse when something was entangled in his net?

9. What kind of man do you think the man is? Tell the reasons.

10. What made the boat capsize?

11. Which moral lesson can you take from the story?

12. If you were the man, what would you do?