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One day the wolf was slaking his thirst at a stream when he chanced to see a
lamb, also drinking, at some distance down the stream. Outraged, he growled, "You are
muddying my drinking water, now I shall eat you." The lamb protested, "But, Sir, how
can I be muddying your drinking water? I am farther downstream than you are. The
water is flowing from your part of the stream to where I am."
"Upstream or downstream, your drinking is muddying my water, and I shall eat
you." So saying, the wolf leaped upon the lamb and devoured him.

1. Where did the wolf meet the lamb?

A. Near a small river. B. in a forest. C. Near a pond. D. Near the lake.

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2. Why did the wolf want to eat the lamb?

A. Because the lamb had made the stream water muddy
B. Because the wolf was hungry
C. Because the wolf was very angry.
D. Because the lamb had made a mistake.

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3. The best title for the text is…………………..

A. The hungry wolf. C . The innocent lamb.
B. The wolf and the lamb. D. The stream near the forest.

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4. The wolf leaped upon the lamb and devoured him. The italic word means…..
A. gnawed B. . Trapped C. . Caught D. Ate

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 I had never been camping before I met my best friend, Jacklyn. I didn’t know that
camping meant sleeping out in nature, in a tent. I guess I didn’t really think about it at all.
We were off to a nearby campground. We drove in and paid for our site. It was
beautiful. There were ducks and a small lake and up on the hill there was a pool and small
store if you needed anything.
At dusk we lit our fire. It was very nice and pleasant. However I had a small allergy
problem with mosquitoes. I hate bugs, and mosquitoes seem to be the worse, due to their
stinging and being irritating. It was awful, but the camp fire was nice. Jacklyn told me about
her camping stories. They were really interestin
After a full night of stories and fire, we settled in out the tent. We slept in our sleeping
ags on the ground. To my surprise, the ground was not wet, and we had a small air mattress
under us. Of course, the mattress wasn’t as comfortable as mine at home but it was no
problem.
Then in the middle of the night I heard scuffling just out of our tent. I woke Jacklyn
and I told her that there was a bear in our camp. She told me to just go back to sleep. I really
didn’t know that there were bears in local camp grounds.
The next morning I woke to the same noises and found the culprit. It was
ducks. I felt so stupid. To this day we still talked about my first camping trip. It
was a very memorable experience

5. What does the text tell you about?

A.The trip to the mountain. C. The school camping program.
B. The writer’s first camping. D. Jacklyn’s memorable experience

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6. What is paragraph 4 about?

A.The writer’s sleep at campground. C. The equipment for camping.
B. The location for having a rest. D. The place to set up the tent.

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7. Why did the writer wake Jacklyn in the middle of the night?
A. To ask Jacklyn to leave the tent.
B. To tell Jacklyn that she could not sleep well.
C. To give information about the local camp grounds.
D. To inform Jacklyn about an animal coming to the tent.

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8. “It was beautiful.”(paragraph 2). What does the word “it” in the sentence refer to?
A. The small store. C. The nice hill.
B. The campground. D. The small lake.

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9. The text shows us that the writer was … of bear.

A. afraid B. fond C. concerned D. horrible

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 10. The text above is a kind of ..............
A. narrative C. procedure.
B. recount. D. report.

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b. ESSAY
FIREFLIES

Fireflies are just name. They are actually very cool insects. And they are not
even flies, they are beetles. They have a way sending out light signals every now and then.
If you see them at night think it’s brightly lit Christmas tree. That’s kind of light these
fireflies produce.
Fireflies has transparent abdomen. There are cell of crystals or chemical
substances inside it which get broken down enzymes. Some energy is released in the form
of light. However, the light they send out doesn’t have heat. It’s cold.
The fireflies send out the light signals at fixed intervals. And the purpose behind
it is to attract beetles for mating. But one firefly’s signal is different from another’s
depending on its sex and the type of family it belongs to. If a firefly sends a signal at a
fixed interval but gets a response either too soon or too late, it will ignore the signal. It is
like a perfect dance sequence. If you are faster or slower than your partner, the dance fails

1. What kind of text is it?

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2. What animal is firefly?

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3. How do the fireflies attract their mates?

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4. What things influenced the signal of fireflies?

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5. How does a firefly produce its light?

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6. What does the light look in the night?

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7. Is the light heat?

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Making colored and scented candles is really quick and simple. What's more, you'll
save so much money. If making candle is easy, why do you ever buy one from a shop?
What you need in making candle are wax, moulds, wick, dye discs, essential oils, and a
double boiler. All these materials are available from craft shops. Or if you do not want
to buy them, you can improvise with an old saucepan, Pyrex jug, or even a sturdy can,
in a pot of water.
After providing the materials, follow this procedure or instruction in making candles!
First of all, melt the wax. All wax has a flash point, so to prevent it bursting into flames;
you must melt it in a double boiler, with water in the bottom of the pan.
Then, prepare the mould with the wick. Thread the wick through the mould and make
sure that you leave a good few centimeters sticking out of the hole in the bottom.
After that, add the scent. If you want a scented candle, add a few drops of essential oil
to the melted wax. You can use any essential oil you like, as long as it doesn't contain
water. Next step, pour the wax into the mould. Try and tip the wax into the mould
quickly, all in one go, to minimize spillage and air bubbles. Then, release the bubbles
and top it up. Releasing the air bubbles will eventually make the candle sink, so you
will need to top it up with more melted wax.
Finally, remove it from the mould. After four or five hours, the candle can be taken out
of its mould. Your candle is now ready for display. Remember, you must always leave it
for a day before lighting it.

8. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

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9. What should you do after melting the wax?

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10. Where can you buy the materials for making candle?

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II.

A Wolf in Sheep Clothing

There was a big wolf. He is waiting for a chance to steal a sheep, but the shepherd and
his dog continuously chased him away. After a week, the wolf began to get very hungry, and
thought, “I must find a way to get close to the sheep.” It was by luck that he found a sheep’s
skin. He carefully pulled the skin over his body so that none of his grey fur showed under the
white sheep skin. Then he could walk in easily and now he was in the middle of the herd.

The big wolf knew that the most delicious sheep were the lambs, or the young sheep.
He then imitated the voice of an ewe or a mother sheep. He could easily cheat a lamb who
thought that he was its mother. And, the lamb followed him to the woods. There he eventually
ate the innocent lamb. For many days, he could eat as many lambs as his stomach could take.
The big wolf got bigger and bigger every day. Now he looked like the biggest sheep on earth.

One day the shepherd was planning to hold a party. He would invite many relatives and
friends. So, he decided to slaughter the biggest sheep from the herd. The shepherd approached
the biggest sheep very slowly and carefully. Guess who it was! The wolf, of course, who was
fully covered by the white sheep skin! But the wolf was so fat that he could not run and fight
for his safety. Very easily the shepherd slaughtered him, chopped him, and then cooked him for
the big party.

(Wachidah, Siti&AsepGunawan. 2014. When English Rings a Bell. BahasaInggris SMP/MTs Kelas
VIII. Jakarta: KementerianDikbud RI.)

1. a. Did the big wolf get his lucky by having sheep's skin after a week felt hungry?

b. Was the pity lamb easily followed the hungry fox after imitating the lamb's mother voice?

c. Was the hungry wolf being bigger and bigger because of eating lambs?

2. Being hungry in a week made the wolf tried hard to get a way for food. Then when the wolf
got easily way to be a part of lamb?

3. After pulled the sheep's skin to all over his body, the wolf now easily to catch the young
lambs. Why the wolf thought the young sheep was going to be easier food of him?

4. a. ”He could easily cheat a lamb who thought that he was its mother". The bold typed word
of the sentence refers to ..............

b. "He is waiting for a chance to steal a sheep .............". (Paragraph one lined two). The
word steal has the closest meaning with ..............

c. " .................. but the shepherd and his dog continuously chased him away".
 The underlined word of the sentence refers to .........

5. What would be happened next if the shepherd didn't have a planning to hold a party?

6. What is the moral value of the story above?