Soal Sumatif Tengah Semester 1 Bahasa Inggris SMP Kelas 8 dan Kunci Jawaban STS, Kurikulum Merdeka

6. I just want to stay at home. I don’t want to go out because ...

A.it is raining
B.the sun is shining nicely
C.the flowers are blossoming
D.it is beautiful inside

7. The clown is very interesting. All the children ... happily

A.are crying
B.is crying
C.are laughing
D.is complaining

8. Listen! May is ... dinner in the kitchen.

A.cleaning
B.preparing
C.looking
D.putting

9. The boys are practicing soccer on the field right now ... they are preparing themselves for tomorrow’s match.

A.but
B.although
C.because
D.and

10. Look! The cat is .......… fish because the cat is hungry!

A.fishing
B.walking
C.eating
D.sleeping

The text is for questions 11 – 12.

Redwood trees are the largest and the oldest living growing in California, USA.

They can be more than a hundred meters tall.

These giant redwoods have a very thick trunk.

Twenty men with arms outstretched cannot even circle them. Some of the living redwoods started growing 3,500 years ago.