ULANGAN BAHASA INGGRIS

MID SEMESTER I TAHUN AJARAN 2010/2011

KELAS : 8

I. Read the text carefully.

There are several animals that people usually look after as pets. They are the birds, cocks , cats,
dogs, horses , etc . People like to keep them not as breeding animals Therefore ,people do not need their meat
or their eggs. People like pets because they can be nice and funny.
A bird is one of the animals that kept as a pet. People usually like birds because they can sing beaut
ifully . Birds can be expensive because of theor song. The price of the bird can be five million rupiahs if it can
sing beautifully.
It is not difficult to get birds. We can buy them in the bird shop or pet shop. We can choose whate-
ver bird we want : pigeons , canaries , parrots , cocak rowo, etc . We can also buy bird cages in the bird shop.

Answer the questions based on the text.

1. What kinds of animal do people keep as pets?......................................................................................
2. Why do people like pets?........................................................................................................................
3. How can birds be expensive ?.................................................................................................................
4. Where can people buy birds ?.................................................................................................................
5. Mention four names of birds!.................................................................................................................

II. Fill in the blanks with the words are given !

beautiful- insects – flower - wings – big – blooms – sleeps - sweetly- feeds – night.
a. I plant a( 1)…….tree in my garden. It has(2)……flowers. It is(3) …….scented. It is very(4)………….when
it(5)………… .
b. I see a strange animal. It is black. It is a mammal, but it can fly. Its(1)…….are made of leathery skin.
It usually (2)………during the day and comes out at(3)………. .to hunt its prey. It (4)……fruits and other
(5) …………

III. Rearrange these words into a correct sentence.

1. not - as – is – her – you – as – sister – beautiful.
2. important - these – have – you – more – are – books - than ?
3. as – brother – is – Hana’s – as – hansome – Fredy.
4. her – smarter – sister – Aditya – than – is ?
5. than – jacket – Dewa’s – this – more – is – expensive.
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