Passive Voice

Choose the best answer to the following questions.
1. SPMB/R-III/141
"Where are the song lyrics we're going to the members of the choir?"
"Oh, they ............... "
A. are copying
B. are being copied
C. to copy
D. to be copied
E. copying

2. SMUP/59
"I couldn't find the office janitor in the pantry this morning"
"Oh, he .......... by his supervisor for the damage of some electrical cleaning tools."
A. to question
B. was being questioned
C. to be questioned
D. was questioned
E. was to be questioned

3. UI/902/7
"I am sure you love the dig offered to you by the veterinarian yesterday."
"Yes, I regret I refused it; but when I went back to him, it ......."
A. had been taken
B. had taken
C. had to have taken
D. had to be taken
E. had to take

4. SIMAK/UI/212
Hadi: What emergency measure does the government usually take to save people from the explosion of a volcano?
Andi: People ...... to leave their house and evacuate to a much safer area.
A. be urged
B. urge
C. to be urged
D. urged
E. are urged

5. UMPTN/R-A/46
'A well-known architect is designing our new office'
The passive form of the sentence above is.
'Our new office .......... by a well-known architect.'
A. designs
B. designed
C. be designing
D. is designed
E. is being designed

6. UMPTN/R-A/46
'Have you been informed about the exact number of victims of the airplane crash?'
'Yes, ........ to the headquarters of Garuda.'
A. they are faxed
B. has faxed
C. the victims faxed
D. it has been faxed
E. we fax it

7. UMPTN/R-A/46
'You seem to be waiting for something these days.'
'That's true, I am waiting ......... for an interview.'
A. called
B. to call
C. be called
D. calling
E. to be called

8. UMPTN/R-B/15
Potatoes, now a major source of food worldwide, ......... to Europe by the spanish in the 16th century.
A. were brought
B. had been brought
C. were being brought
D. brought
E. had brought

9. UMPTN/R-C/12
The Amazon valley is extremely important to the ecology of the earth. Forty percent of the world's oxygen ......... there.
A. are being produced
B. are produced
C. is being produced
D. is produced
E. was produced

10. UMPTN/R-C/342
"Hasn't Anita submitted her report yet?"
"I don't so. It ........ "
A. be printing
B. is printing
C. being printed
D. to be printing
E. is being printed

11. SPMB/R-II/310
'Last night a thief broke into my brother's house.'
'Really? What ........ from the house?'
A. he took
B. it was taken
C. was being taken
D. was taking
E. was taken

12. SPMB/R-III/711
"Do you know what the math teacher has to attend a meeting at twelve?"
"Wow, so the class ........"
A. be dismissed
B. will dismiss
C. they will dismiss it
D. will be dismissed
E. will be dismissing

13. SPMB/R-III
How long did he have to undergo the radiation treatments?
"For a month. They ..... until he was dismissed from the hospital."
A. gave daily
B. to be given daily
C. were giving daily
D. to give it daily
E. were given daily

14. SPMB/R-III/741
"What time will be delayed plane depart?"
"They say that is ....... soon."
A. will announce
B. is to announce
C. to be announced
D. announces
E. will be announced

15. UM-UGM/322
Jupiter's four moons ...... through a telescope by Galileo.
A. were first viewed
B. first viewed
C. had been first viewed
D. were being first viewed
E. first being viewed

16. SPMB/R-I/772
'What is going to happen to the children who have become orphans due to the tsunami disaster?'
'Don't worry, they ...... .'
A. will take care of
B. will have been taken care
C. will have taken car of
D. will be taken care of
E. will be taking care of

17. SPMB/R-II/270
When the bus broke down in the middle of the desert, we ..... that we would have finish the journey to our destination on foot.
A. were telling
B. have told
C. were told
D. have been told
E. had told

18. SPMB/R-II/570
"I haven't got the report on the seminar held last week."
"I'm sure it ........ on your desk yesterday"
A. put
B. being put
C. was putting
D. was put
E. putting

19. SPMB/R-I/111
Some important researches in physics, funded by an international development agency, ....... at or university.
A. carried out
B. be carried out
C. are carried out
D. are being carried out
E. to carry out

20. SPMB/R-III/710
'Where will the debate contest take place this year?'
'I'll let you know later as it......... .'
A. has not schedule yet
B. has been scheduled yet
C. has to schedule
D. has been scheduling
E. has not been scheduled yet

21. UMPTN/R-A/240
'Last night someone broke into our house.'
'Oh, dear! ........?'
A. Did anything take
B. Was anything taken
C. Anything to be taken
D. Anything to take
E. Was anything being taken

22. UMPTN/R-B/34
'I want the red dress displayed in the window yesterday.'
'I am sorry, it ........ "
A. has been selling
B. has to be sold
C. has to sell
D. has sold
E. has been sold

23. UMPTN/R-C/33
Anita is looking forward to her birthday because she ....... a new watch.
A. promised
B. has been promising
C. being promised
D. has been promised
E. has promised

24. UMPTN/R-A/32
'What happened to her skirt?'
'Oh, ...... when she jumped over the fence.'
A. it was torn
B. to be torn
C. it tore
D. tearing
E. be torn

25. UMPTN/R-B/53
'How old is this mosque?'
'Well, it ...... in 1870.'
A. built
B. to be built
C. was built
D. had built
E.had been building

26. UMPTN/R-B/53
'When did the accident happen?'
'when the goods ...... from the truck?'
A. were unloading
B. were being unloaded
C. being unloaded
D. they were unloading
E. unloaded
27. UMPTN/R-C/23
'Have you delivered the package to the customer?'
'Not yet, some ...... '
A. are still being wrapped
B. have been wrapped
C. will have been wrapped
D. would be wrapped
E.were wrapped

28. UMPTN/R-C/43
I am still waiting ..... for an interview.
A. to be called
B. be called
C. be calling
D. to call
E. called
29. UMPTN/R-A/14
'Why does the baby next-door keep crying?'
'As usual, it ...... by the babysitter.'
A. is neglecting
B. is neglected
C. neglects
D. is to be neglected
E. is to neglect

30. UMPTN/R-A/31
'Bambang looks very happy today.'
'Don't you know he ........ to general manager?'
A. has promoted
B. to be promoted
C. being promoted
D. has to promote
E. has been promoted

31. UMPTN/R-C/41
The president Director agreed that the performance of the company has not been good these past few years. In fact, its organization ........ now for improvements.
A. restructured
B. is restructuring
C. is to restructure
D. is being restructured
E. restructuring

32. UMPTN/R-A/63
'Which painting will be exhibited tomorrow?'
'We don't know yet; they ..... by a team.'
A. are still being selected
B. are still selecting
C. still be selected
D. still selected
E. still

33. UMPTN/R-A/45
This institution for the handicapped ........ by the Minister of Social Affairs in 1950.
A. was founded
B. was to found
C. be founded
D. has been founding
E. was being founded

34. UMPTN/R-A/45
'Some workers were loading the containers into the van.'
The passive form of the sentence above is:
'The containers ..... into the van.'
A. were loaded
B. are loading
C. be loaded
D. were being loaded
E. are to be loaded

35. UMPTN/R-A/53
I became quite nervous when I knew that my speech .......
A. was to record
B. to be recorded
C. being recorded
D. to be recording
E. was being recorded

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