60 Contoh soal Bahasa Inggris kelas 8, lengkap dengan kunci jawaban dan pembahasan

Bahasa Inggris menjadi salah satu bahasa internasional yang paling umum digunakan di dunia. Keberhasilan dalam menguasai bahasa ini tidak hanya memungkinkan akses ke berbagai sumber daya global, tetapi juga membuka pintu menuju peluang pendidikan dan karier yang lebih luas di masa depan. Maka, bahasa Inggris bisa dibilang menjadi mata pelajaran yang harus kamu kuasai, terutama ketika sudah berada di tingkat SMP.

Menguasai bahasa Inggris juga memungkinkan kamu berkomunikasi dengan lebih banyak orang di seluruh dunia. Bahasa ini adalah bahasa utama dalam bisnis internasional, teknologi, dan banyak bidang lainnya. Dengan kemampuan berbahasa Inggris, kamu akan lebih mudah bekerja sama dengan orang dari berbagai budaya dan latar belakang, membuka peluang untuk pertemanan dan koneksi yang berharga.

Untuk meningkatkan kemampuan bahasa Inggris di kelas 8, salah satu caranya adalah dengan memanfaatkan soal-soal sebagai alat pembelajaran. Dengan contoh soal bahasa Inggris, akan membantu kamu memahami materi dengan lebih mendalam. Saat menjawab soal, kamu harus menerapkan konsep dan tata bahasa yang telah dipelajari. Hal ini membantu memperkuat pemahamanmu terhadap materi.

Berikut 60 contoh soal Bahasa Inggris kelas 8, lengkap dengan kunci jawaban dan pembahasan. Seperti dihimpun brilio.net dari berbagai sumber, Senin (11/9).

Contoh soal Bahasa Inggris kelas 8 pilihan ganda.

Contoh soal Bahasa Inggris kelas 8
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1. Bacalah teks berikut, sebelum menjawab soal no 1!

Rina : ....., Toni!

Toni : Oh hi! Rina, how are you?

Rina : Fine, how about you?

Toni : I’m fine too

Rina : Where do you live now Toni?

Isilah percakapan Rina di atas dengan pilihan jawaban berikut!

a. Hi

b. Good bye

c. By the way

d. Please

Jawaban: a

2. Bacalah teks berikut, sebelum menjawab soal no 2!

Toni : I live here, at that house. ................why are you here?

Rina : I’m going to my friend’s house near from here.

Toni : Really? So can you come to my house first?

Rina : Oh, sorry Toni I can’t, she is waiting me. And I have to go now.

Toni : It’s ok! Come to my house when you have a time.

Isilah percakapan Toni di atas dengan pilihan jawaban berikut!

a. Hi

b. Good bye

c. By the way

d. Please

Jawaban: c

3. Bacalah teks berikut, sebelum menjawab soal no 3!

Rina : Yes I will......Toni.

Toni: Bye Rina!

Isilah percakapan Rina di atas dengan pilihan jawaban berikut!

a. Hi

b. Good bye

c. By the way

d. Please

Jawaban: b

 

 

Read the text then find the suitable words to complete the sentences as an answer of question number 4 to 9

Last week I .......(4) my grandmother’s house. I .......(5) public transportation to reach the house.

On the trip, I .......(6) so many beautiful scenery there. My grandmother greet me, when I ......(7) her house.

She looked so glad. She .....(8) me her delicious food, then we...........(9) together.

4. The suitable word for number 4 is...

a. go to

b. goes to

c. went to

d. gone to

Jawaban: c

5. The suitable word for number 5 is...

a. Took

b. Take

c. Taken

d. Takked

Jawaban: a

6. The suitable word for number 6 is...

a. See

b. Seen

c. Saw

d. Sawed

Jawaban: c

7. The suitable word for number 7 is...

a. Came

b. Come

c. Comed

d. Coming

Jawaban: a

8. The suitable word for number 8 is...

a. Give

b. Gift

c. Given

d. Gave

Jawaban: d

9. The suitable word for number 9 is...

a. Eat

b. Eated

c. Ate

d. Eating

Jawaban: c

Read the text to answer question number 10 to 15

There were a girl named Bawang Putih, she lived with her step mother and her step sister named Bawang Merah. Bawang Putih’s life was sad. Her step mother and her step sister treated Bawang Putih badly and always asked her to do all the household chores.

One morning, Bawang Putih was washing some clothes in a river. Accidentally, her mother’s clothes fell down to the river. Finally she met an old woman. The old woman returned the clothes. She also gave Bawang Putih a small pumpkin.

At home, Suddenly Bawang putih and her step mother and step sister were surprised. Inside the pumpkin they found jewelries. “Bawang Merah, hurry up. Go to the river then found the old woman and took big pumpkin. They were screaming. There were a lot of snakes inside the pumpkin!

Finally both of them realized their mistakes. They apologized and Bawang Putih forgave them.

10. What is the story about?

a. Malin Kundang

b. Bawang Putih & Bawang Merah

c. Sangkuriang

d. Tangkuban Perahu

Jawaban: b

11. What kind of text the story above?

a. Recount

b. Descriptive

c. Procedure

d. Narrative

Jawaban: d

12. Who is Bawang Merah?

a. Bawang Putih’s mother

b. Bawang Putih’s step sister

c. The old woman

d. The pumpkin’s owner

Jawaban: b

13. Who gave the clothes back to Bawang Putih?

a. The old woman

b. Bawang merah

c. Her Step mother

d. River

Jawaban: a

14. Why were Bawang Merah and mother screaming?

a. They found jewelries

b. Mother’s clothes fell down to the river

c. Both of them realized their mistakes

d. There were a lot of snakes inside the pumpkin

Jawaban: d

15. Why did Bawang Merah and mother say apologize to Bawang Putih?

a. They found jewelries

b. Mother’s clothes fell down to the river

c. Both of them realized their mistakes

d. There were a lot of snakes inside the pumpkin

Jawaban: c

Read the text to answer question number 16 to 20

Last holiday I went to Paris. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of French. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word.

Everyday 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!

16. What is the text about?

a. Visiting museum

b. Postcard

c. Words of French

d. Holiday

Jawaban: d

17. 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

Jawaban: b

18. Whom did the writer meet in Paris?

a. Friendly waiter

b. His friends

c. Postman

d. Mother

Jawaban: a

19. What was the first place the writer visited?

a. Museum

b. Public garden

c. His room

d. Post office

Jawaban: a

20. ‘I read a few lines, ...’

What does the Bold phrase mean?

a. Words in a postcard

b. Text on the book

c. Museum guiding

d. Garden’s rules

Jawaban: b

21. ...............car does your father have?

a. How many

b. When

c. Where are

d. How much

Jawaban: a

22. She ...................... some food when I saw her

a. Is

b. Are eating

c. Were eating

d. Was eating

Jawaban: d

23. They ....................to the school together yesterday.

a. Are

b. Went

c. Go

d. Were

Jawaban: b

24. You ..............come at the party, because it will make you happy.

a. Are

b. Were

c. Should

d. Could

Jawaban: c

25. Read the text to answer question number 25!

A : Hi, buddy.

B : oh hi!

A : Have you ever watched Laskar Pelangi?

B : Yes, I have

A : ..............................that movie?

B : I think it was so amazing movie

Complete the conversation above using one of the best options!

a. I don’t think so

b. Can I have

c. What do you think of

d. Can you

Jawaban: c

26. Read the text to answer question number 26.

A : Jimmy, ...................your cell phone’s number please?

B : Of Course!

Complete the conversation above using one of the best options!

a. I don’t think so

b. Can I have

c. What do you think of

d. Can you

Jawaban: b

27. Read the text to answer question number 27.

A : I think she is very strong girl

B : ............................., because somebody told me that she was crying

Complete the conversation above using one of the best options!

a. I don’t think so

b. Can I have

c. What do you think of

d. Can you

Jawaban: a

28. Read the text to answer question number 28.

A : Oh No! I forget to bring my pen ..................land me your pen, please?

B : Sure!

Complete the conversation above using one of the best options!

a. I don’t think so

b. Can I have

c. What do you think of

d. Can you

Jawaban: d

29. Read the text to answer question number 29.

A: excuse me, ............where the barber shop?

B: yes just go straight down this road, the barbershop is on the right side

Complete the conversation above using one of the best options!

a. Do you know

b. This is Indah Speaking

c. What’s wrong

d. Do you agree

Jawaban: a

30. Read the text to answer question number 30.

A: Listen! After the class we will go for a play..............?

B: That’s a good idea, I agree with you

Complete the conversation above using one of the best options!

a. Do you know

b. This is Indah Speaking

c. What’s wrong

d. Do you agree

Jawaban: d

31. Read the text to answer question number 31.

A: Hello!............................ May I speak to Andree ?

B: I’m sorry, he has just gone out.

Complete the conversation above using one of the best options!

a. Do you know

b. This is Indah Speaking

c. What’s wrong

d. Do you agree

Jawaban: b

Read the text to answer question number 32 to 35

Adam’s Diary

May 2010

23 Sunday. When I got up, I felt ill, I went back to bed. Mum called the doctor. But he couldn’t come, because he was ill too.

24 Monday. The doctor come at 11 O’clock. He wrote a prescription for some medicine.

Mum bought it in the drugstore. It was horrible. Yuck!

25 Tuesday. Dad bought me model aeroplane. I read the instructions, but I couldn’t make it,

because the dog ate the glue.

32. What happened at 23rd May to Adam?

a. He couldn’t come

b. He wrote a prescription

c. He felt ill

d. He was slipping

Jawaban: c

33. Who called the doctor?

a. Father

b. Adam

c. Mother

d. Doctor

Jawaban: c

34. What did the doctor write at 24th?

a. Instructions

b. Model aeroplane

c. Address of drugstore

d. Prescription

Jawaban: d

35. Adam could not make the aeroplane, why? Because...

a. He felt ill

b. The dog ate the glue

c. The doctor was ill too

d. Mum bought medicine

Jawaban: b

 

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36. She ___ (read) a book when I saw her.

a. read

b. reads

c. was reading

d. has read

Jawaban: c. was reading

Pembahasan: Kalimat tersebut menggambarkan suatu aktivitas yang sedang berlangsung di masa lampau (past continuous).

37. By the time he arrives, we ___ (finish) our lunch.

a. finishes

b. will finish

c. will have finished

d. finished

Jawaban: c. will have finished

Pembahasan: Kalimat ini menggunakan future perfect tense untuk menyatakan bahwa pada saat tertentu di masa depan, tindakan akan sudah selesai.

38. They ___ (live) in New York for five years now.

a. lives

b. lived

c. has lived

d. have lived

Jawaban: d. have lived

Pembahasan: Kalimat ini menggunakan present perfect tense untuk menunjukkan tindakan yang dimulai di masa lalu dan masih berlanjut sampai sekarang.

39. Complete the sentence: "My sister _____ to school every day."

a) goes

b) going

c) go

d) went

Pembahasan:

Jawaban yang benar adalah a) goes, karena kalimat ini adalah kalimat dalam bentuk present simple tense, yang memerlukan kata kerja dalam bentuk base form (goes).

40. Choose the correct form of the verb:

"She _____ basketball in the park yesterday."

a) play

b) played

c) playing

d) plays

Pembahasan :

Jawaban yang benar adalah b) played, karena kalimat ini adalah kalimat dalam bentuk past simple tense, yang memerlukan kata kerja dalam bentuk past tense (played).

41. What is the opposite of "happy"?

a) sad

b) angry

c) excited

d) bored

Jawaban yang benar adalah a) sad, karena "happy" adalah lawan kata dari "sad."

42. Choose the correct word: "I can't go out because it's _____."

a) sunny

b) cold

c) rainy

d) windy

Pembahasan:

Jawaban yang benar adalah b) cold, karena kalimat ini menjelaskan bahwa seseorang tidak bisa keluar karena cuaca sedang dingin.

43. What is the plural form of "child"?

a) childs

b) children

c) childes

d) child's

Pembahasan:

Jawaban yang benar adalah b) children, karena "child" dalam bentuk jamak menjadi "children."

44. Complete the sentence:

"He ________ a book when I saw him."

a) reads

b) read

c) is reading

d) was reading

Pembahasan :

Jawaban yang benar adalah d) was reading, karena kalimat ini adalah kalimat dalam bentuk past continuous tense, yang memerlukan kata kerja dalam bentuk past continuous (was reading).

45. What is the synonym of "beautiful"?

a) ugly

b) pretty

c) dirty

d) small

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46. What is the synonym of "angry"?

a. happy

b. sad

c. furious

d. tired

Jawaban: c. furious

Pembahasan: Kata "angry" memiliki makna yang mirip dengan "furious".

47. Choose the correct antonym for "friendly."

a. mean

b. polite

c. kind

d. rude

Jawaban: a. mean

Pembahasan: "Mean" adalah antonim dari "friendly."

48. What is the meaning of the word "benevolent"?

a. selfish

b. generous

c. dishonest

d. lazy

Jawaban: b. generous

Pembahasan: Kata "benevolent" berarti murah hati dan baik hati.

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49. She is ___ good at singing as her sister.

a. as

b. more

c. the most

d. so

Jawaban: a. as

Pembahasan: Kalimat ini menggunakan "as...as" untuk membandingkan tingkat kemampuan antara dua orang.

50. He ___ to the store when he met his old friend.

a. goes

b. went

c. going

d. had gone

Jawaban: b. went

Pembahasan: Kalimat ini menggambarkan tindakan yang terjadi di masa lalu dan sudah selesai, jadi kita menggunakan "went" (simple past).

Contoh soal bahasa Inggris kelas, reading comprehension lengkap dengan pembahasan.

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Baca teks berikut untuk menjawab soal nomor 51-55.

Teks:

John is a student at Greenfield Middle School. He loves to read books, especially adventure novels. Last week, he borrowed a book from the school library called "The Lost Treasure." It's a story about a group of young explorers who go on a quest to find a hidden treasure on a remote island. John was so excited to read the book that he finished it in just two days. He couldn't put it down because the plot was so thrilling.

51. What does John love to do?

a. Watch movies

b. Play video games

c. Read books

d. Listen to music

Jawaban: c. Read books

52. What is the title of the book John borrowed from the library?

a. The Hidden Island

b. The Lost Treasure

c. The Adventure Explorers

d. The Thrilling Plot

Jawaban: b. The Lost Treasure

53. How long did it take John to finish reading the book?

a. One week

b. Two days

c. One day

d. Three weeks

Jawaban: b. Two days

54. Why couldn't John stop reading the book?

a. Because the book was boring

b. Because the plot was thrilling

c. Because he had other things to do

d. Because he lost the book

Jawaban: b. Because the plot was thrilling

55. What kind of book did John borrow from the library?

a. Science fiction

b. Romance

c. Adventure

d. Mystery

Jawaban: c. Adventure

56. Complete the sentence: "My sister _____ to school every day."

a) goes

b) going

c) go

d) went

Pembahasan :

Jawaban yang benar adalah a) goes, karena kalimat ini adalah kalimat dalam bentuk present simple tense, yang memerlukan kata kerja dalam bentuk base form (goes).

57. Choose the correct form of the verb:
"She _____ basketball in the park yesterday."

a) play

b) played

c) playing

d) plays

Pembahasan :
Jawaban yang benar adalah b) played, karena kalimat ini adalah kalimat dalam bentuk past simple tense, yang memerlukan kata kerja dalam bentuk past tense (played).

58. What is the opposite of "happy"?

a) sad

b) angry

c) excited

d) bored

Pembahasan:
Jawaban yang benar adalah a) sad, karena "happy" adalah lawan kata dari "sad."

59. Choose the correct word: "I can't go out because it's _____."

a) sunny

b) cold

c) rainy

d) windy

Pembahasan:

Jawaban yang benar adalah b) cold, karena kalimat ini menjelaskan bahwa seseorang tidak bisa keluar karena cuaca sedang dingin.

60. What is the plural form of "child"?

a) childs

b) children

c) childes

d) child's

Pembahasan:

Jawaban yang benar adalah b) children, karena "child" dalam bentuk jamak menjadi "children."

Nah, itu dia contoh soal bhasa Inggris kelas 8. Semoga bisa membantumu dalam belajar bahasa Inggris.