This research has been conducted to describe the cognitive ability of the students of grade VIII SMPN 1 Sungai Apit in August to December 2017. This research consists of 2 stages. The first stage is about a written test given to each student class VIII.1 SMP Babussalam for validity and reliability test. The second stage of written test is given to each grade VIII student of SMPN 1 Sungai Apit w…