Free Printable Descriptive Text and Passive Voice

1.

Barack Obama is the president of United States. He is an African-American. He is tall and thin. He is bald. He has dark complexion, pointed nose, and oval face.

He is the first black man who becomes the president of United States. He is known as a smart and wise man. He is a loving husband for his wife and a good father for his two children. People from all over the world adore him because of his spirit and action in creating peace in this world. He also looks friendly because he always smiles a lot.

What is the purpose of the text?

a)

To persuade the readers to choose him in the election

b)

To entertain the readers about the story of Barack Obama

c)

To report the life of the president of United States of America

d)

To describe Barack Obama's physical appearance and personality

2.

Barack Obama is the president of United States. He is an African-American. He is tall and thin. He is bald. He has dark complexion, pointed nose, and oval face.

He is the first black man who becomes the president of United States. He is known as a smart and wise man. He is a loving husband for his wife and a good father for his two children. People from all over the world adore him because of his spirit and action in creating peace in this world. He also looks friendly because he always smiles a lot.

The antonym of the underlined word is ....

a)

Flat

b)

Short

c)

Straight

d)

Handsome

3.

I just got a new toy from my uncle. My uncle is a sailor. He bought me a robot when he sailed abroad. I love this robot.

My robot is very nice. It is about twenty centimeters tall. The colour of the robot is blue. The robot has a strong body. It has two big red eyes. Its two strong legs are covered with blade boots.

My robot can be moved with two medium sized batteries. After inserting the batteries at the back of the robot body, we can make it move when we push the button behind its neck. The robot will move its left and right foot in turn. It will move its two arms in turn too. However, the robot could not bend its feet and it moves forward only.

What are the colour of the robot's eyes?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Black

d)

White

4.

I just got a new toy from my uncle. My uncle is a sailor. He bought me a robot when he sailed abroad. I love this robot.

My robot is very nice. It is about twenty centimeters tall. The colour of the robot is blue. The robot has a strong body. It has two big red eyes. Its two strong legs are covered with blade boots.

My robot can be moved with two medium sized batteries. After inserting the batteries at the back of the robot body, we can make it move when we push the button behind its neck. The robot will move its left and right foot in turn. It will move its two arms in turn too. However, the robot could not bend its feet and it moves forward only.

What is the main idea of paragraph three?

a)

A medium sized battery must be put to make the robot strong

b)

Two batteries are needed to make the robot move

c)

The writer's robot is difficult to move

d)

The robot can move without batteries

5.

I just got a new toy from my uncle. My uncle is a sailor. He bought me a robot when he sailed abroad. I love this robot.

My robot is very nice. It is about twenty centimeters tall. The colour of the robot is blue. The robot has a strong body. It has two big red eyes. Its two strong legs are covered with blade boots.

My robot can be moved with two medium sized batteries. After inserting the batteries at the back of the robot body, we can make it move when we push the button behind its neck. The robot will move its left and right foot in turn. It will move its two arms in turn too. However, the robot could not bend its feet and it moves forward only.

What is the main idea of paragraph three?

a)

A medium sized battery must be put to make the robot strong

b)

Two batteries are needed to make the robot move

c)

The writer's robot is difficult to move

d)

The robot can move without batteries

6.

I just got a new toy from my uncle. My uncle is a sailor. He bought me a robot when he sailed abroad. I love this robot.

My robot is very nice. It is about twenty centimeters tall. The colour of the robot is blue. The robot has a strong body. It has two big red eyes. Its two strong legs are covered with blade boots.

My robot can be moved with two medium sized batteries. After inserting the batteries at the back of the robot body, we can make it move when we push the button behind its neck. The robot will move its left and right foot in turn. It will move its two arms in turn too. However, the robot could not bend its feet and it moves forward only.

From the text we know that ...

a)

The robot can't move backward

b)

The robot's feet are bendable

c)

The robot can't move at all

d)

The robot has no arms

7.

Paris is the capital of European Nation, France. It is also one of the most beautiful and most famous cities in the world. Paris is called the city of light. It is also an international fashion centre.

What is the text about?

a)

How Paris is named

b)

The famous city in the world

c)

The description of Paris

d)

Things you can see in Paris

8.

Tanjung Puting National Park

Tanjung Puting National Park is an internationally famous ecotourism destination, which is located in the southwest of Central Kalimantan peninsula. Visitors from foreign countries come to this park because of its amazing nature. This is called a park, but unlike any park that you have seen in your city, this is a jungle! It is a real jungle, which is home to the most interesting animals in the world: orang utans. (orientation/identification)

Where is Tanjung Putting National Park located?

a)

Southwest Kalimantan

b)

Central Kalimantan

c)

Kalimantan Peninsula

d)

foreign country

9.

What is the definition of descriptive text?

a)

A text that shows how to do or make something in a chronological order

b)

A text that describes something, such as person, animal, thing or place in a detailed way

c)

A text that tell the stories from the past so that we can know what happened in the past

d)

A text that is used to persuade readers to have similar inters or point of view with the writer

e)

None of the above

10.

What can be described in a descriptive text?

a)

A person

b)

An animal

c)

Something

d)

All of the above

e)

A place

11.

Read the list below

(1) Using simple present

(2) Using adjective

(3) Using linking verbs

(4) Using declarative sentence

(5) Using simple past tense

Which of the above features cannot be used in a descriptive text?

a)

(1) and (2)

b)

(1), (3), and (5)

c)

(4)

d)

(2) and (4)

e)

(5)

12.

I have a new backpack. Its color is light green. I always take it when I go to school. It is made of strong fabric.

My backpack has several parts. The first part is the pocket where I put my money and library card. The second part is the main part. I always put my books and pencil case in it. The third part is a small pocket on the left side of the backpack. I keep a bottle of water in this pocket.

What does the text tell us about?

a)

The backpack's material.

b)

The parts of the backpack.

c)

The writer's new backpack.

d)

The writer's favorite color.

13.

Most people in the world have a pet. I also have it. My pet is a dog, named Dimo. Its color is brown. It has brown eyes, too. I got this pet from my friend at the beginning of 2009. He bought it from a pet shop in this country. Once a week, my mother bathes him. He is funny and smart. It often plays with my neighbor’s dog. I love him very much because he can be my friend, too.

The writer got the pet from ….

a)

His friend

b)

His neighbor

c)

His mother

d)

pet shop

14.

Most people in the world have a pet. I also have it. My pet is a dog, named Dimo. Its color is brown. It has brown eyes, too. I got this pet from my friend at the beginning of 2009. He bought it from a pet shop in this country. Once a week, my mother bathes him. He is funny and smart. It often plays with my neighbor’s dog. I love him very much because he can be my friend, too.

What is the text about?

a)

His mother

b)

My pet shop

c)

My best friend

d)

My lovely dog

15.

I have some pets. However, my favourite pet is Timmy. Timmy is a male tabby cat. He is very adorable with his soft stripes fur. He has innocent round eyes and feeble sweet voice. He always meows when I come home, he usually give me a kiss. Timmy is a nice playmate. I’m so happy to spend my time with him. Most of the time, he’s a good cat. It’s almost impossible for me to be angry at him. In the morning, he always wakes up early. When he wakes up earlier, he waits quality by my bedside until I wake up.

When does Timmy usually give a kiss to the writer? When the writer …

a)

comes home

b)

fells hungry

c)

goes to sleep

d)

wakes up

16.

This giraffe is the tallest animal, I saw in Ragunan zoo. It is a male. It is about six meter tall. It has big brown eyes. It has brown spots on its skin. It also has two short horns on its head. Its tail is long with thick hair on the top of the tail. It likes eating leaves of tree.

How the eyes of the giraffe look like?

a)

They are big and brown

b)

They are small and brown

c)

They are big and black

d)

They are small and brown

17.

This giraffe is the tallest animal, I saw in Ragunan zoo. It is a male. It is about six meter tall. It has big brown eyes. It has brown spots on its skin. It also has two short horns on its head. Its tail is long with thick hair on the top of the tail. It likes eating leaves of tree.

The purpose of the text above is….

a)

to tell about tall animal

b)

to describe Ragunan zoo

c)

to describe about giraffe

d)

to tell about tall animals

18.

Angkor Wat was faced a Hindu temple, a man of Budhist temple completed in Cambodia. It is the largest religious monument in the world. The temple was built by the Khmer King, Suryawarman II in the early twelveth century in Yosadapura, the capital of the Khmer Empire as this temple of eventual moslem. It is dedicated to Wisnu. It is designed to represent Khmer Meru, frame of the Devis in Hindu mithology within the mouth and has an outer wall which is 3 to 7 km long. It has three rectangular galleries which races about the neck. At the centre of the temple stand Queen Cap of Tower.

What is the monolog about?

a)

Gallery complex

b)

Angkor Wat.

c)

Buddhist mythology.

d)

Cambodia.

19.

Kediri is a name of a town. It is situated in a valley between the Kelud and Willis mountains and inhabited by about 1.3 million peoplE. In the centre of the town there is a large hill which is called the Dathok Mountain. Because of the topography of the region, Kediri is called a chilly town by the locals. There is a big river called Brantas cutting off the centre of the town.Beside the temples, Kediri is also famous for its products like cigarettes and a special kind of tofu or bean curD. This highly nutritious food is delicacy of Kediri and has a distinctive tastE. The cigarettes factory dominates the town economy and employs the majority of the women labor forcE. Kediri and the cigarettes factory are inseparable and it is considered the biggest cigarette factory in IndonesiA. Most of the local people work in this factory. Those who do not work here are farmers or traders.

What does the above text tell about?

a)

The famous products of Kediri

b)

The history of Kediri

c)

The description of Kediri

d)

The people

20.

Barack Obama is the president of United States. He is an African-American. He is tall and thin. He is bald. He has dark complexion, pointed nose, and oval face.He is the first black man who becomes the president of United States. He is known as a smart and wise man. He is a loving husband for his wife and a good father for his two children. People from all over the world adore him because of his spirit and action in creating peace in this world. He also looks friendly because he always smiles a lot.

What is the purpose of the text?

a)

To persuade the readers to choose him in the election

b)

To entertain the readers about the story of Barack Obama

c)

To report the life of the president of United States of America

d)

To describe Barack Obama’s physical appearance and personality

21.

Barack Obama is the president of United States. He is an African-American. He is tall and thin. He is bald. He has dark complexion, pointed nose, and oval face.He is the first black man who becomes the president of United States. He is known as a smart and wise man. He is a loving husband for his wife and a good father for his two children. People from all over the world adore him because of his spirit and action in creating peace in this world. He also looks friendly because he always smiles a lot.

“… dark complexion, pointed nose, and oval face.” The antonym of the word “pointed” is ….

a)

flat

b)

short

c)

straight

d)

handsome

22.

I’m so happy to have a close friend. She is my beloved classmate, Fafa. We’ve known each other since we were in grade 8. We were in the same class, and we still are in grade 9 until now.Fafa is a very kind and friendly girl. She is always ready to help other people. Although she comes from a rich family, she never looks down on other people. She is very sociable and has a lot of friends. She can interact easily with people from different ages. Therefore, she is also popular among teachers and parents.

What is the text about?

a)

The writer’s best friend

b)

The writer’s deskmate

c)

The writer’s sister

d)

The writer’s family

23.

I’m so happy to have a close friend. She is my beloved classmate, Fafa. We’ve known each other since we were in grade 8. We were in the same class, and we still are in grade 9 until now.Fafa is a very kind and friendly girl. She is always ready to help other people. Although she comes from a rich family, she never looks down on other people. She is very sociable and has a lot of friends. She can interact easily with people from different ages. Therefore, she is also popular among teachers and parents.

What is the main idea of paragraph two?

a)

Fafa comes from a rich family

b)

Fafa is an eighth grader student

c)

Fafa is popular among neighbors

d)

Fafa has good characters

24.

I’m so happy to have a close friend. She is my beloved classmate, Fafa. We’ve known each other since we were in grade 8. We were in the same class, and we still are in grade 9 until now.Fafa is a very kind and friendly girl. She is always ready to help other people. Although she comes from a rich family, she never looks down on other people. She is very sociable and has a lot of friends. She can interact easily with people from different ages. Therefore, she is also popular among teachers and parents.

The underlined word in “she can interact easily with people …” is closest in meaning to ….A

a)

Communicate

b)

react

c)

introduce

d)

influence

25.

What is a descriptive text?

a)

a text which says what a person or a thing is like. Its purpose is to describe and reveal a particular person, place, or thing.

b)

a story with problematic events with resolution at the end

c)

a text that provides facts that is educational and purposeful

d)

an essay used to convince readers

26.

What is the generic structure of Descriptive Text?

a)

Identification, Resolution

b)

Identification, Description

c)

Identification, Conclusion

d)

Orientation, Complication, Resolution

e)

Thesis, Argument, Reiteration

27.

The second paragraph in descriptive text is called…

a)

Identification

b)

Orientation

c)

Body

d)

Description

e)

Resolution

28.

The first paragraph in descriptive text is called…

a)

Identification

b)

Orientation

c)

Body

d)

Description

e)

Resolution

29.

BROMO MOUNTAIN

Bromo is one of mountains in East Java that is known around the world. As one of the special tourism places in Java. Bromo mountain is not only rich of its natural beauty but also in harmony with the local people around it.

In Bromo, the visitors can enjoy both the beauty of beauty the nature and also the culture in that area because Bromo is not simply a mountain but also an important place for ritual ceremony of Hindu .

Located around 2.5 hours from Malang, Bromo is one of active volcanoes which it part of the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. The beauty of Bromo can be seen clearly from the top of Pananjakan Mountain that is close to Bromo which has higher level (2,770 meters ). Bromo itself is only 2,392 meters. Even to Bromo is not a high volcano, the history of the eruption was so dramatic. The sands around it, which people call the sea of the sands (Segara Wedi), is the proof that is mountain had killed the life in its surroundings .

According to the text, where is Bromo Mountain located?

a)

Kalimantan

b)

Central Java

c)

East Java

d)

West Java

e)

None of the above

30.

in addition to tourism, mount Bromo for what?

a)

There is no correct answer

b)

For a place to buy and sell

c)

Only for tourism

d)

An important place for ritual ceremony of Hindu

31.

How many hours from Malang?

a)

2,5 hours

b)

1,5 hours

c)

3,5 hours

d)

4 hours

32.

When is Kasada Festival held?

a)

Everyday

b)

Every Month

c)

Every Year

d)

Every Week

33.

She bought a car last sunday.

A car ...... by her last sunday.

a)

is bought

b)

was bought

c)

are bought

d)

were bought

e)

has bought

34.

She bought a car last sunday.

A car ...... by her last sunday.

a)

is bought

b)

was bought

c)

are bought

d)

were bought

e)

has bought

35.

My father always listens the radio after working.

The radio ...... by my father after working.

a)

was always listened

b)

has been listened

c)

is always listened

d)

is being listened

e)

was being listened

36.

I have sat on this chair for an hour.

This cair ...... by me for an hour.

a)

have been sat

b)

has been sat

c)

is being sat

d)

is sat

e)

was sat

37.

They are watching a movie right now.

A movie ...... by ..... right now.

a)

is being watched; them

b)

is being watched; they

c)

was being watched; them

d)

was being watched; us

e)

are being watched; them

38.

We will print the report tomorrow.

The report .... by .... tomorrow.

a)

Would be printed; us

b)

Will be printed; us

c)

Will be printed; them

d)

Will has been printed; them

e)

Will be print; us

39.

The house (a) been cleaned yesterday.

40.

Active : Rizky billar will has finished the shooting at the studio.

Passive : (a)

41.

Some cakes are often (a) by Prilly Latuconsina every sunday.

42.

The social function of report text is ....

a)

To describe something in general

b)

To entertain the readers

c)

To describe something specifically

d)

Tu persuade the reader about two point of views

e)

To explain the process

43.

The generic structures of report text consist of 2 parts. Those are .... and ....

(a)

44.

Which of the following sentences is written in passive voice?

a)

Over half of the graduating class went to college in the fall.

b)

The committee is considering a public transportation proposal.

c)

The state exam was passed by over half of the students who took it.

d)

The researchers will publish their findings in a report.

45.

My brother walks the dog.

The dog _________ by my brother.

a)

is walked

b)

are walked

c)

is walking

d)

is being walked

46.

He is opening the windows.

The windows ________ by him.

a)

is opened

b)

are opened

c)

is being opened

d)

are being opened

47.

Someone steals my treasure.

My treasure ________ .

a)

is stealed

b)

is stoled

c)

is stolen

d)

is being stolen

48.

The girls eat the cakes.

The cakes _______ by the girls.

a)

are eaten

b)

are ate

c)

are being eaten

d)

are eating

49.

Choose the correct form for Passive Voice
They make shoes in that factory.

a)

Shoes are made in that factory.

b)

Shoes were made in that factory.

c)

Shoes will be made in that factory.

d)

Shoes are being made in that factory.

50.

Choose the correct form for Passive Voice
Edison invented the gramophone

a)

The gramophone will be invented by Edison.

b)

The gramophone was invented by Edison.

c)

The gramophone is being invented by Edison.

d)

The gramophone invented by Edison.

51.

Make these active present simple sentence passive.

Andres writes a letter.

a)

A letter is write

b)

A letter is written by Andres.

c)

A letter is wrote by Andres.

d)

A letter is writen by Andres.

52.

They translated some old documents last week. What is the passive form of this sentence?

a)

Some old documents are translated by them last week.

b)

Some old documents were being translated by them last week.

c)

Some old documents were translated by them last week.

d)

Some old documents have been translated by them last week.

53.

My father fixed the car yesterday.

Passive voice is:

a)

My father was fixed the car yesterday.

b)

My father was being fixed the car yesterday.

c)

The car was fix by my father yesterday.

d)

The car was fixed by my father yesterday.

54.

Tom opens the door. The passive is ...

a)

The door was opened by Tom

b)

The door opened by Tom

c)

The door is opened by Tom

d)

The door is being opened by Tom

55.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ______________ by J K Rowling

a)

was written

b)

wrote

c)

writes

d)

write

56.

They cancelled all flights because of fog.

The passive form of the sentence above is, Because of fog, ….

a)

all flights had cancelled

b)

all flights were cancelled

c)

all flights have been cancelled

d)

they be cancelled

e)

they are being cancelled

57.

In English, how do you say 'Proyek- proyek baru dimulai pada January' ?

a)

New projects are begun in January

b)

New projects are began in January

c)

New projects is begun in January

d)

New projects is began in January

58.

Make these active present simple sentence passive.

My Uncle builds new houses every year.

a)

New houses are build every year.

b)

New houses are built every year by my uncle.

c)

New houses were built every year by my uncle.

59.

She organizes the books everyday.

a)

The books is organized by her everyday.

b)

The books organized by her everyday.

c)

The books are organized by her everyday.

d)

The books are organized by him everyday.

60.

Carlos and Juan play the piano.

a)

The piano was play by them.

b)

The piano is played by them.

c)

The piano is play by them.

d)

The piano played by them.

61.

He buys clothes three times a year.

a)

Clothes are buyed by him.

b)

Clothes are bought by him.

c)

Clothes is bought by him.

d)

Clothes are bought by him three times a year.

62.

Mr Bean. wears glasses on sunny days.

a)

The glasses are weared by Mr. Bean.

b)

The glasses are wear by Mr. Bean.

c)

The glasses is worn by Mr. Bean.

d)

The glasses are worn by Mr. Bean on sunny days.

63.

The policeman catches the crook.

a)

The crook is caught by the policeman.

b)

The policeman is caught by the crook.

c)

The crook is catched by the policeman.

d)

The crook are caughted by the policeman.

Descriptive Text and Passive Voice

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 31mins

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