Pendahuluan
Artikel ini menyediakan contoh soal Bahasa Inggris untuk siswa kelas 8 semester 1, lengkap dengan jawaban dan penjelasan. Soal-soal ini mencakup berbagai materi yang umum diajarkan pada semester tersebut, seperti greeting, leave-taking, expression of gratitude, asking for and giving opinion, ability and willingness, serta simple present tense dan present continuous tense. Latihan soal ini bertujuan untuk membantu siswa memahami materi, meningkatkan kemampuan berbahasa Inggris, dan mempersiapkan diri menghadapi ujian semester.
I. Greeting dan Leave-taking
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Soal 1:
- What would you say when you meet your teacher in the morning?
- a. Good night
- b. Good afternoon
- c. Good morning
- d. Good evening
- What would you say when you meet your teacher in the morning?
- Jawaban: c. Good morning
- Penjelasan: Good morning digunakan untuk menyapa di pagi hari.
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Soal 2:
- What do you say when you are leaving a friend in the evening?
- a. See you later
- b. Good morning
- c. Good evening
- d. Good night
- What do you say when you are leaving a friend in the evening?
- Jawaban: a. See you later/d. Good night
- Penjelasan: See you later atau Good night digunakan saat berpisah di malam hari. Good night lebih tepat jika sudah larut malam dan akan tidur.
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Soal 3:
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Complete the dialogue:
A: Hello, Rina. ___?
B: I’m fine, thank you. And you?
A: I’m fine too.- a. What is your name?
- b. How are you?
- c. Where are you from?
- d. What do you do?
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- Jawaban: b. How are you?
- Penjelasan: How are you? adalah sapaan umum untuk menanyakan kabar.
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Soal 4:
- Choose the correct response to "Goodbye".
- a. Good morning
- b. See you
- c. How are you?
- d. I’m fine
- Choose the correct response to "Goodbye".
- Jawaban: b. See you
- Penjelasan: See you adalah respons umum untuk Goodbye.
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Soal 5:
- Arrange these words into a correct greeting sentence:
- morning – good – everyone
- Arrange these words into a correct greeting sentence:
- Jawaban: Good morning, everyone.
- Penjelasan: Urutan yang benar untuk kalimat sapaan adalah Good morning/afternoon/evening, everyone.
II. Expression of Gratitude
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Soal 6:
- What do you say when someone helps you with your homework?
- a. I’m sorry
- b. Thank you
- c. Excuse me
- d. You’re welcome
- What do you say when someone helps you with your homework?
- Jawaban: b. Thank you
- Penjelasan: Thank you adalah ungkapan terima kasih.
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Soal 7:
- What is the correct response to "Thank you"?
- a. I’m sorry
- b. You’re welcome
- c. Excuse me
- d. I’m fine
- What is the correct response to "Thank you"?
- Jawaban: b. You’re welcome
- Penjelasan: You’re welcome adalah jawaban umum untuk ungkapan terima kasih.
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Soal 8:
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Complete the sentence:
I am very ____ for your help.
- a. sad
- b. grateful
- c. angry
- d. tired
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- Jawaban: b. grateful
- Penjelasan: Grateful berarti berterima kasih.
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Soal 9:
- Which of the following is NOT an expression of gratitude?
- a. Thank you very much
- b. I appreciate your help
- c. I’m sorry
- d. I am grateful for your kindness
- Which of the following is NOT an expression of gratitude?
- Jawaban: c. I’m sorry
- Penjelasan: I’m sorry adalah ungkapan permintaan maaf, bukan terima kasih.
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Soal 10:
- Make a sentence using "Thank you" expressing gratitude for a gift.
- Jawaban: Thank you so much for the wonderful gift!
- Penjelasan: Ini adalah contoh kalimat yang menunjukkan rasa terima kasih atas sebuah hadiah.
III. Asking for and Giving Opinion
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Soal 11:
- Which of the following is used to ask for an opinion?
- a. I think…
- b. In my opinion…
- c. What do you think about…?
- d. I agree
- Which of the following is used to ask for an opinion?
- Jawaban: c. What do you think about…?
- Penjelasan: What do you think about…? adalah pertanyaan langsung untuk meminta pendapat.
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Soal 12:
- Which of the following is used to give an opinion?
- a. Can you help me?
- b. I think…
- c. Excuse me
- d. Thank you
- Which of the following is used to give an opinion?
- Jawaban: b. I think…
- Penjelasan: I think… adalah awalan umum untuk menyatakan pendapat.
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Soal 13:
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Complete the sentence:
____, I think this movie is very boring.
- a. Excuse me
- b. In my opinion
- c. Thank you
- d. You’re welcome
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- Jawaban: b. In my opinion
- Penjelasan: In my opinion adalah cara lain untuk memperkenalkan pendapat.
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Soal 14:
- Arrange these words into a correct sentence to give an opinion:
- is – I – think – it – good
- Arrange these words into a correct sentence to give an opinion:
- Jawaban: I think it is good.
- Penjelasan: Urutan yang benar untuk menyatakan pendapat adalah I think + subject + is + adjective.
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Soal 15:
- Give your opinion about online learning.
- Jawaban: In my opinion, online learning is convenient but sometimes it can be difficult to stay focused.
- Penjelasan: Ini adalah contoh pendapat tentang pembelajaran daring.
IV. Ability and Willingness
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Soal 16:
- Which word shows ability?
- a. Will
- b. Can
- c. Want
- d. Need
- Which word shows ability?
- Jawaban: b. Can
- Penjelasan: Can digunakan untuk menyatakan kemampuan.
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Soal 17:
- Which word shows willingness?
- a. Can
- b. Could
- c. Will
- d. Should
- Which word shows willingness?
- Jawaban: c. Will
- Penjelasan: Will digunakan untuk menyatakan kemauan.
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Soal 18:
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Complete the sentence:
I ____ speak English fluently.
- a. will
- b. can
- c. want
- d. need
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- Jawaban: b. can
- Penjelasan: Kalimat ini menyatakan kemampuan berbicara bahasa Inggris.
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Soal 19:
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Complete the sentence:
____ you help me with this task?
- a. Can
- b. Will
- c. Must
- d. Should
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- Jawaban: b. Will/a. Can
- Penjelasan: Will you help me? adalah permintaan dengan unsur kesediaan. Can you help me? adalah permintaan dengan menanyakan kemampuan.
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Soal 20:
- Make a sentence showing your ability to play a musical instrument.
- Jawaban: I can play the guitar.
- Penjelasan: Ini adalah contoh kalimat yang menyatakan kemampuan bermain gitar.
V. Simple Present Tense dan Present Continuous Tense
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Soal 21:
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Choose the correct form of the verb:
She ____ (read) a book every day.
- a. read
- b. reads
- c. is reading
- d. reading
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- Jawaban: b. reads
- Penjelasan: Simple present tense digunakan untuk kegiatan rutin. Subjek she membutuhkan verb dengan akhiran -s.
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Soal 22:
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Choose the correct form of the verb:
They ____ (play) football now.
- a. play
- b. plays
- c. are playing
- d. is playing
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- Jawaban: c. are playing
- Penjelasan: Present continuous tense digunakan untuk kegiatan yang sedang berlangsung. Subjek they membutuhkan auxiliary verb are.
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Soal 23:
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Fill in the blank with the correct verb tense:
He usually ____ (walk) to school.
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- Jawaban: walks
- Penjelasan: Kata keterangan usually menunjukkan kebiasaan, sehingga menggunakan simple present tense.
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Soal 24:
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Fill in the blank with the correct verb tense:
We ____ (watch) TV at the moment.
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- Jawaban: are watching
- Penjelasan: Frasa at the moment menunjukkan bahwa kegiatan sedang berlangsung, sehingga menggunakan present continuous tense.
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Soal 25:
- Make a sentence using the simple present tense about your daily routine.
- Jawaban: I wake up at 6 AM every day.
- Penjelasan: Ini adalah contoh kalimat yang menggambarkan rutinitas harian.
Kesimpulan
Latihan soal ini mencakup berbagai aspek penting dalam pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris kelas 8 semester 1. Dengan berlatih soal-soal ini, siswa diharapkan dapat lebih memahami materi, meningkatkan kemampuan berbahasa Inggris, dan meraih hasil yang baik dalam ujian. Penting untuk terus berlatih dan memperdalam pemahaman materi agar semakin mahir dalam berbahasa Inggris.
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