Free Printable PRETEST ASTS 8 2025

1.

How did they go to museum?

a)

By bicycle

b)

On foot

c)

Bu bus

d)

By train

2.

Clark and I ... the house last week

a)

did not clean

b)

do not clean

c)

does not cleaned

d)

did not cleaned

3.

.... the children ... football two days ago?

a)

Do - play

b)

Does - play

c)

Did - play

d)

Did - played

4.

Anita : Why did you do the writing assignment on your notebook last Wednesday?

Ira : Well, I .... to bring my laptop to school.

a)

Forgot

b)

Forgotten

c)

Forget

d)

Was forget

5.

What was the story about?

a)

The story was about celebration of Independence Day at school

b)

The story was about the games in Independence Day

c)

The story was about school celebration

d)

The story was about Independence Day in Indonesia

6.

What did people do during the parade?

a)

Everyone only saw the parade

b)

Everyone dressed up differently

c)

Everyone rode bicycle

d)

Everyone was too shy

7.

______ you _______ the dishes by yourself last night?

a)

Did ... wash

b)

Did ... washed

c)

Do ... wash

d)

Do ... washed

8.

Brian didn't ... his parents about his english test score last week

a)

told

b)

tell

c)

telling

d)

telled

9.

The hot air balloon at the field ______ a lot of attention in yesterday's game.

a)

drew

b)

draws

c)

drawing

d)

drawn

10.

I did not have any money because i ..... lost my wallet

a)

did

b)

have

c)

has

d)

was

11.

When do we use the Simple Past tense?

a)

The idea that an action is happening at the moment of speaking.

b)

The idea that an action happened daily.

c)

The idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past.

d)

the idea that happened in the real time

12.

What are some common time expressions used with the past tense?

a)

always

b)

yesterday

c)

at the moment

d)

about

13.

The film wasn't very good. I _____________ it very much.

a)

enjoyed

b)

wasn't enjoyed

c)

weren't enjoyed

d)

did not enjoy

14.

Translate into English "Dion memenangkan kontes pidato di sekolahnya dua hari yang lalu)"

a)

Dion win the speech contest in his school two days ago.

b)

Dion won the speech contest in his school two days ago.

c)

Dion winning the speech contest in his school two days ago.

d)

Dion wins the speech contest in his school two days ago.

15.

Which is structure of Past simple tense

a)

S+V1

b)

S+ V to be + -ing

c)

S + V2

d)

S + Will + V1

16.

My childhood ________ happy and I would like to share about it.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

were

d)

was

17.

What's the correct option?

a)

They wasn't satisfying of their assignment's result.

b)

They wasn't satisfying of their assignment's result.

c)

They weren't satisfying of their assignment's result

d)

They weren't satisfying of their assignment's result

18.

... they good for us?

a)

Were

b)

Was

c)

Is

d)

Are

19.

They ________ the door when I was cooking.

a)

knocked

b)

knocking

c)

knocks

d)

knockd

20.

Simple Past Tense

Princess Laila _____________ the little boy.

a)

help

b)

helps

c)

helped

21.

Simple Past Tense

The rabbit _____________ the fox and it ran away.

a)

see

b)

seed

c)

saw

22.

Simple Past Tense

Yesterday, my parents ______________ me a storybook.

a)

buy

b)

buys

c)

bought

23.

Simple Past Tense

The bird ___________ to the tree.

a)

flies

b)

fly

c)

flew

24.

Simple Past Tense

One day, a hunter _____________ a lion roaring in the jungle.

a)

hear

b)

heard

c)

heared

25.

Yesterday, my mother and I _____ to the market.

a)

going

b)

wents

c)

went

d)

go

26.

Last Saturday, my brother ____ football with his friends in the school field.

a)

plays

b)

playing

c)

playeds

d)

played

27.

My mother _____ the best menu for our family last night.

a)

cooks

b)

cooked

c)

cooking

d)

cook

28.

Why ___ you cry just now?

a)

do

b)

does

c)

dids

d)

did

29.

They ____ soundly on the bed because they were too tired of doing some physical activites.

a)

sleep

b)

sleeping

c)

slept

d)

sleeps

30.

My Holiday

Last week I went to Mount Bromo. I stayed at my friend's house in Probolinggo, East Java. The house has a big garden with colourful flowers and a small pool.

In the morning, my friend and I saw Mount Batok. The scenery was very beautiful. We rode on horseback. It was scary, but it was fun. Then, we went to get a closer look at the mountain. We took pictures of the beautiful scenery there. After that, we took a rest and had lunch under a big tree. Before we got home, we went to the zoo at Wonokromo. We went home in the afternoon.

We were very tired. However, I think it was really fun to have a holiday like this. I hope my next holiday will be more interesting.

What is the writer’s intention of writing the text?

a)

To show how to spend the holiday.

b)

To persuade someone to have a holiday.

c)

To inform someone’s the holiday.

d)

To tell someone’s experince.

31.

A Trip to the Zoo

Yesterday my family and I went to the zoo to see the elephant. When we got to the zoo, we went to the shop to buy some food to give to the animals.

After getting the food, we went to the nocturnal house where we saw birds and reptiles which only come out at night.

Before having lunch, we went for a ride on the elephant. It was a thrill to ride it. Dad fell off when he let go off the rope, but he was ok.

During the lunch we fed some birds in the park. In the afternoon we saw the animals being fed.

When we returned home we were very tired but happy. It was because we had so much fun activities at many places at the zoo.

Question:

What kind the text is this?

a)

Report Text

b)

Narrative Text

c)

Recount Text

d)

Descriptive Text

32.

My Holiday

Last week I went to Mount Bromo. I stayed at my friend's house in Probolinggo, East Java. The house has a big garden with colourful flowers and a small pool.

In the morning, my friend and I saw Mount Batok. The scenery was very beautiful. We rode on horseback. It was scary, but it was fun. Then, we went to get a closer look at the mountain. We took pictures of the beautiful scenery there. After that, we took a rest and had lunch under a big tree. Before we got home, we went to the zoo at Wonokromo. We went home in the afternoon.

We were very tired. However, I think it was really fun to have a holiday like this. I hope my next holiday will be more interesting.

What does the text mostly talk about?

a)

The writer’s holiday

b)

Going to Mount Bromo

c)

Going to Mount Batok

d)

Going to the zoo

33.

My Holiday

Last week I went to Mount Bromo. I stayed at my friend's house in Probolinggo, East Java. The house has a big garden with colourful flowers and a small pool.

In the morning, my friend and I saw Mount Batok. The scenery was very beautiful. We rode on horseback. It was scary, but it was fun. Then, we went to get a closer look at the mountain. We took pictures of the beautiful scenery there. After that, we took a rest and had lunch under a big tree. Before we got home, we went to the zoo at Wonokromo. We went home in the afternoon.

We were very tired. However, I think it was really fun to have a holiday like this. I hope my next holiday will be more interesting.

From the text we can conclude that ....

a)

The writer went to Mount Bromo for a week.

b)

The writer got happy after the holiday in Mt. Bromo.

c)

They took a rest and had lunch near the beach.

d)

The scenery in Mount Batok is not so beautiful.

34.

Last week, my friend and I rode our bikes to the beach. It was only five kilometers

from our houses. It was quite windy and there was hardly anyone there. It surprised us because there were always many people coming there on the weekends. So, we had the beach on our own. We bought some hot chips, rode our bikes, played in the water and sat

under the trees. We really had a great time.

How did they go to the beach?

a)

by bicycles

b)

by bus

c)

by car

d)

by boat

35.

Last week, my friend and I rode our bikes to the beach. It was only five kilometers

from our houses. It was quite windy and there was hardly anyone there. It surprised us because there were always many people coming there on the weekends. So, we had the beach on our own. We bought some hot chips, rode our bikes, played in the water and sat

under the trees. We really had a great time.

Who did the writer and his friend find when they reached the beach?

a)

many people

b)

almost no one

c)

many visitors

d)

foreign tourist

36.

Last week, my friend and I rode our bikes to the beach. It was only five kilometers

from our houses. It was quite windy and there was hardly anyone there. It surprised us because there were always many people coming there on the weekends. So, we had the beach on our own. We bought some hot chips, rode our bikes, played in the water and sat

under the trees. We really had a great time.

How did the writer think about the trip?

a)

It was an unpleasant trip

b)

It was a funny trip

c)

It was a horrible trip

d)

It was a good trip

37.

Last week, my friend and I rode our bikes to the beach. It was only five kilometers

from our houses. It was quite windy and there was hardly anyone there. It surprised us because there were always many people coming there on the weekends. So, we had the beach on our own. We bought some hot chips, rode our bikes, played in the water and sat

under the trees. We really had a great time.

“It was only five kilometers from our houses.” (line 1). The word “It” refers to….

a)

bike

b)

beach

c)

chip

d)

House

38.

My Holiday at home

In the morning, I woke up and had a breakfast. After that, I played with my cat. In the afternoon, I had a lunch and after that I took a nap. In the evening. I watched untill I felt boring.

What did the writer do before taking a nap?

a)

He had lunch

b)

He watched a movie

c)

He played with his cat

d)

He had breakfast

39.

Bandung as Sea of Fire was a fire that occurred in the city of Bandung on March 24, 1946. Within seven hours, about 200,000 residents of Bandung burned their homes.

British troops as part of the Brigade MacDonald arrived in Bandung on October 12, 1945. Bandung was deliberately burned by TRI and local people. There were black smoke billowing high into the air everywhere. The British Army began to attack so fierce. The greatest battle happened in the Village name Dayeuh Kolot, in South Bandung, where there were a large ammunition depot belonging to British. In this battle, Barisan Rakyat Indonesia destroyed the ammunition depot.

The strategy to fire Bandung was considered because the power of TRI and people’s militia was not comparable to the British forces and NICA. This incident inspired to create the famous song “Halo, Halo Bandung”.

Question:

What is the text about?

a)

Bandung Sea of Fire

b)

The conquer of Bandung

c)

The struggle to maintain the capital city of Indonesia

d)

The famous song,'Halo,Halo Bandung'

40.

The Proclamation of Indonesian Independence was read at 10.00 a.m. on Friday, 17 August 1945.

The declaration marked the start of the diplomatic and armed resistance of the Indonesian National Revolution, fighting against the forces of the Netherlands and pro-Dutch civilians, until the latter officially acknowledged Indonesia’s independence in 1949. The Netherlands declared that they had decided to accept de facto 17 August 1945 as Indonesia’s independence date. The United Nations, who mediated in the conflict, formally acknowledge the date of independence as 27 December 1949.

The document was signed by Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta, who were appointed president and vice-president respectively the following day.

"The Netherlands declared that they had decided to accept de facto 17 August 1945 as Indonesia’s independence date."

The word "they" in the above sentence refers to ...

a)

The Indonesian troops

b)

The Indonesian people

c)

The Netherlands

d)

The Americans

41.

The Proclamation of Indonesian Independence was read at 10.00 a.m. on Friday, 17 August 1945.

The declaration marked the start of the diplomatic and armed resistance of the Indonesian National Revolution, fighting against the forces of the Netherlands and pro-Dutch civilians, until the latter officially acknowledged Indonesia’s independence in 1949. The Netherlands declared that they had decided to accept de facto 17 August 1945 as Indonesia’s independence date. The United Nations, who mediated in the conflict, formally acknowledge the date of independence as 27 December 1949.

The document was signed by Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta, who were appointed president and vice-president respectively the following day.

When did the pro-Dutch civilians officially acknowledge Indonesia's Independence?

a)

in 1949

b)

in 1945

c)

in 1979

d)

in 1978

42.

A Trip to the Zoo

Yesterday my family and I went to the zoo to see the elephant. When we got to the zoo, we went to the shop to buy some food to give to the animals.

After getting the food, we went to the nocturnal house where we saw birds and reptiles which only come out at night.

Before having lunch, we went for a ride on the elephant. It was a thrill to ride it. Dad fell off when he let go off the rope, but he was ok.

During the lunch we fed some birds in the park. In the afternoon we saw the animals being fed.

When we returned home we were very tired but happy. It was because we had so much fun activities at many places at the zoo.

Question:

What is the social function/purpose of the text?

a)

to present information about something generally.

b)

to inform or to retell the past event to the readers

c)

to analyze a topic and to persuade the reader that this opinion is correct and supported by arguments.

d)

to persuade the readers that idea is important matter.

43.

A Trip to the Zoo

Yesterday my family and I went to the zoo to see the elephant. When we got to the zoo, we went to the shop to buy some food to give to the animals.

After getting the food, we went to the nocturnal house where we saw birds and reptiles which only come out at night.

Before having lunch, we went for a ride on the elephant. It was a thrill to ride it. Dad fell off when he let go off the rope, but he was ok.

During the lunch we fed some birds in the park. In the afternoon we saw the animals being fed.

When we returned home we were very tired but happy. It was because we had so much fun activities at many places at the zoo.

Question:

How did the writer feel after the trip?

a)

He felt sad

b)

He felt funny

c)

He felt happy

d)

He felt unhappy

44.

The reorientation of the text is ...

a)

Last Week I went to Mount Bromo

b)

In the morning, my friend and I saw Mount Batok

c)

I think it was really fun to have a holiday like this

d)

We went home in the afternoon

45.

Below are the generic structure of recount text, except ...

a)

orientation

b)

reorientation

c)

event

d)

complication

46.

to write a recount text, we usually use .... tense

a)

Simple present

b)

Present Continuous

c)

Simple past

d)

Simple future

47.

Why did not the writer join the parade?

a)

The writer was too weak

b)

The writer was shameful

c)

The writer was too shy

d)

The writer was sad

48.

Vacation to Indrayanti Beach

Last weekend, I and my family went to Indrayanti Beach to spend our holiday. We went there with our own car.

The route to Indrayanti Beach is very zigzagged and its very quiet in the middle of the night. I and my family almost got lost since we had never been there before, but eventually we got there safely. We nearly couldn’t get a room to stay overnight because it was a long weekend and it was not easy to find available rooms. We got up early in the morning so that we could enjoy the sunrise landscape by the beach. My brother was playing with white sand with my sister while I took their picture.

A day at Indrayati Beach felt so short, we were quite tired from playing for a whole day, but we were very happy.

When did the author and his family go to Indrayanti beach?

a)

Last holiday

b)

Last weekend

c)

Last summer

d)

Last winter

49.

Vacation to Indrayanti Beach

Last weekend, I and my family went to Indrayanti Beach to spend our holiday. We went there with our own car.

The route to Indrayanti Beach is very zigzagged and its very quiet in the middle of the night. I and my family almost got lost since we had never been there before, but eventually we got there safely. We nearly couldn’t get a room to stay overnight because it was a long weekend and it was not easy to find available rooms. We got up early in the morning so that we could enjoy the sunrise landscape by the beach. My brother was playing with white sand with my sister while I took their picture.

A day at Indrayati Beach felt so short, we were quite tired from playing for a whole day, but we were very happy.

How did the author feel about the trip?

a)

he was quite tired but very disappointed

b)

he was very tired and disappointed

c)

he was satisfied but little bit tired

d)

he was very happy and was not tired at all

50.

Ryan, my roommate, and I had a great weekend. Last Saturday we got up early and had a big breakfast. Then we took the bus to go downtown and went to an art museum. The museum opened at nine o’clock and we stayed there all morning.

We saw some beautiful paintings. We had a guide who explained everything to us. I liked all the art, but Ryan didn’t like the modern art very much. I bought copies of two paintings. I’m going to put them on the wall of my bedroom.

At one o’clock, we were hungry so we had lunch at the museum cafeteria. After lunch, we took a walk in the park near the museum. We went home at five o’clock. We were very tired, but we had a good time. On Sunday we stayed home and studied.

The main idea of the second paragraph is ...

a)

Ryan and his roommate liked all the beautiful paintings at the museum

b)

The writer liked all the art displayed at the mueseum

c)

The museum only displayed modern art

d)

A guide accompanied the visitor

PRETEST ASTS 8 2025

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 54mins

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