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biographical recount and passive voice

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A cinema is a place where films ___________________

a)

shown

b)

be shown

c)

are shown

d)

is shown

2.

The house ______________ in 1935.

a)

is built

b)

was built 

c)

was being built

d)

has been built

3.

Two hundred people _____________________ by the company.

a)

employed

b)

have employed

c)

is employed

d)

are employed

4.

The game ____________ by the other team.

a)

was won

b)

won

c)

is going to won

d)

will win

5.

Pizza ____________ by Sally.

a)

eaten

b)

is eating

c)

ate

d)

was eaten

6.

The keys ___________________ by Ufuk yesterday.

a)

was found

b)

has been found

c)

are being found

d)

were found

7.

The house ________________by my wife twice a week.

a)

has been cleaned

b)

is cleaned

c)

is being cleaned

d)

was cleaned

8.

Madame Tussauds ________________ by many tourists every year.

a)

is being visited

b)

has been visited

c)

is visited

d)

was visited

9.

The offer _______________ by the boss. It is really creative.

a)

will be accepted

b)

was rejected

c)

is rejected

d)

is being accepted

10.

Alice in Wonderland ____________by Lewis Carroll.

a)

wrote

b)

was written

c)

is being written

d)

will be written

11.

The animals ______ at the zoo.

a)

shouldn't feed

b)

shouldn't be fed

c)

is going to feed

d)

must feed

12.

Butter _______________ from milk

a)

makes

b)

made

c)

make

d)

is made

13.

Tom's ipod_____________________. Therefore, he is crying.

a)

has been stolen

b)

steals

c)

stole

d)

was stolen

14.

The house ________________ next week.

a)

was demolished

b)

is going to be demolished

c)

will demolish

d)

is demolished

15.

Penicillin________________by Alexander Fleming

a)

discovered

b)

is being discovered

c)

has been discovered

d)

was discovered

16.

The cookies _________________ by Susan now.

a)

will be baked

b)

are being baked

c)

were baked

d)

have been baked

17.

The video________________ on Facebook by Alex four days ago.

a)

was posted

b)

has been posted

c)

posted

d)

is posted

18.

The presentations ______________ by students two weeks later.

a)

are made

b)

will make

c)

must make

d)

are going to be made

19.

Helmets __________________ while riding a motorbike

a)

is worn

b)

must be worn

c)

shouldn't be worn

d)

wore

20.

I ___________________ to the party, but I didn't want to go.

a)

am invited

b)

invited

c)

was invited

d)

have been invited

21.

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.

22.

My brother walks the dog.

The dog _________ by my brother.

a)

is walked

b)

are walked

c)

is walking

d)

is being walked

23.

He is opening the windows.

The windows ________ by him.

a)

is opened

b)

are opened

c)

is being opened

d)

are being opened

24.

Someone steals my treasure.

My treasure ________ .

a)

is stealed

b)

is stoled

c)

is stolen

d)

is being stolen

25.

The girls eat the cakes.

The cakes _______ by the girls.

a)

are eaten

b)

are ate

c)

are being eaten

d)

are eating

26.
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.
27.
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.
28.

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.

29.

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.

30.

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.

31.

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

32.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ______________ by J K Rowling
 
a)
was written
b)
wrote
c)
writes
d)

write

33.

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

34.

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

35.

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.

36.

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.

37.

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.

38.

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.

39.

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.

40.

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.

41.

Soekarno, born as Kusno Sosrodiharjo, was the first President of Indonesia. He was the leader of his country’s struggle for independence from the Nederland and was Indonesia’s first president from 1945-1967. He was prominent leader of Indonesia’s nationalist movement during the Dutch colonial period, and spent over a decade under Dutch detention until released by the invading Japanese forces.


Sukarno and his fellow nationalists collaborated to garner support for the Japanese war effort from the population, in exchange for Japanese aid in spreading nationalist ideas. Upon Japanese surrender, Sukarno and Hatta declared Indonesian independence on 17 August 1945, whereby Sukarno was appointed as first president. Sukarno led Indonesians in resisting Dutch re-colonization efforts via diplomatic and military means until the Dutch acknowledge of Indonesian independence in 1949.


The communicative purpose of the text is … in Indonesia’s independence

a)

describing Soekarno’s role

b)

informing who was Soekarno

c)

explaining Soekarno’s struggle

d)

presenting the effort of Soekarno

e)

retelling the historical life of Soekarno

42.

what is recount text?

a)

a kind of text to report something

b)

a kind of text used to describe something

c)

a kind of text to describe something generally

d)

a kind of text to tell about how to make something

e)

a kind of text to tell about what happened in the past

43.

What is recount text?

a)

Kind of text to describe something generally

b)

Kind of text to tell about what happened in the past

c)

Kind of text to report something

d)

Kind of text about how to make something

44.

What is an imaginative recount?

a)

Text that tells the story of a person’s life from the perspective of a third person.

b)

Text that is the story of personal experience of the author of the text.

c)

Text that contain a report of an event or the fact that actually has occurred.

d)

Text that is the story of imagination that contain an event has occurred.

45.

What is the definition of biographical recount text?

a)

A text written about someone else's life (usually someone famous).

b)

A text written about how to make something

c)

A text written about something in general

d)

A text written about something in the future

46.

The social function of biographical recount text, except…

a)

To inform

b)

To educate

c)

To Entertain

d)

To give a lesson

47.

What is the example of the title of biographical recount text?

a)

A beautiful day at Yogyakarta

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Global warming

d)

Harry Potter

48.

There are 3 generic structure of biographical recount text. One of them is orientation. What is orientation ?

a)

Tell about the achievement or the contribution of the person.

b)

Describing series of events that happened in the past

c)

Introducing the participants, place and time

d)

Personal comment of the writer to the story

49.

There are 3 generic structure of biographical recount text. The generic structure that tell about a conclusion or comment of the writer and tell about the achievement or the contribution of the person. What is that ?

a)

Events

b)

Re-Orientation

c)

Orientation

d)

Resolution

50.

There are 3 generic structure of biographical recount text. What is Events ?

a)

It is the opening paragraph, gives the readers the background information of the person

b)

Tell about the achievement or the contribution of the person

c)

It consists of a conclusion or comment of the writer.

d)

It describing series of events that happened in the past and should be in chronological order.

51.

Raden Mas Soewardi Soeryaningrat was born in Yogyakarta on May 2nd 1889. He came from Pakualaman family, the son of GPH Soerjaningrat, grandson of Pakualam III and grew up in a family of Yogyakarta Kingdom. Then, in 1922 when he was 40 years old, Raden Mas Soewardi Soeryaningrat changed his name to Ki Hadjar Dewantara.


Identify generic structure. This paragraph includes which generic structure ?

(orientation, events or re-orientation)

(a)  

52.

Ki Hajar Dewantara’s been appointed as Minister of Teaching Indonesia referred to as the Minister of Education, Teaching and Culture in the cabinet of the first Republic of Indonesia. For his service pioneered education in Indonesia, in 1957 he received an honorary doctorate (doctor honoris causa, Dr.H.C.) of the University of Gadjah Mada (UGM). Finally, he was declared as Father of National Education of Indonesia, as well as his birthday serves as National Education Day.


Identify generic structure. This paragraph includes which generic structure ?

(orientation, events or re-orientation)

(a)  

53.

Ki Hajar Dewantara ever studied at Europeesche Lagere School (ELS) at the Dutch colonial era it is an elementary school in Indonesia. After graduating from ELS, He continued to STOVIA (Bumiputera Medical School) is a school for the education of indigenous doctors in Batavia in the Dutch colonial era. Although he did not could not complete his education because of illness. Ki Hajar Dewantara worked as a writer and journalist in various newspapers, such as: Tjahaja Timoer, Midden Java, De Expres, Sediotomo, Kaoem Moeda, Poesara, and Oetoesan Indies. Besides work as a writer, he is also active in social and political organizations.


Identify generic structure. This paragraph includes which generic structure ?

(orientation, events or re-orientation)

(a)  

54.

Ki Hajar Dewantara ever studied at Europeesche Lagere School (ELS) at the Dutch colonial era it is an elementary school in Indonesia. After graduating from ELS, He continued to STOVIA (Bumiputera Medical School) is a school for the education of indigenous doctors in Batavia in the Dutch colonial era. Although he did not could not complete his education because of illness. Ki Hajar Dewantara worked as a writer and journalist in various newspapers, such as: Tjahaja Timoer, Midden Java, De Expres, Sediotomo, Kaoem Moeda, Poesara, and Oetoesan Indies. Besides work as a writer, he is also active in social and political organizations.


Identify language features. Find the word that use Past Tense !

(one example)

(a)  

55.

Raden Mas Soewardi Soeryaningrat was born in Yogyakarta on May 2nd 1889. He came from Pakualaman family, the son of GPH Soerjaningrat, grandson of Pakualam III and grew up in a family of Yogyakarta Kingdom. Then, in 1922 when he was 40 years old, Raden Mas Soewardi Soeryaningrat changed his name to Ki Hadjar Dewantara.


Identify language features. Find the word that use temporal sequence !

(one example)

(a)  

56.

Ki Hajar Dewantara ever studied at Europeesche Lagere School (ELS) at the Dutch colonial era it is an elementary school in Indonesia. After graduating from ELS, He continued to STOVIA (Bumiputera Medical School) is a school for the education of indigenous doctors in Batavia in the Dutch colonial era. Although he did not could not complete his education because of illness. Then, Ki Hajar Dewantara worked as a writer and journalist in various newspapers, such as: Tjahaja Timoer, Midden Java, De Expres, Sediotomo, Kaoem Moeda, Poesara, and Oetoesan Indies. Besides work as a writer, he is also active in social and political organizations.


Identify language features. Find the word that use conjunction !

(one example)

(a)  

57.

Ki Hajar Dewantara’s been appointed as Minister of Teaching Indonesia referred to as the Minister of Education, Teaching and Culture in the cabinet of the first Republic of Indonesia. For his service pioneered education in Indonesia, in 1957 he received an honorary doctorate (doctor honoris causa, Dr.H.C.) of the University of Gadjah Mada (UGM). Finally, he was declared as Father of National Education of Indonesia, as well as his birthday serves as National Education Day.


Identify language features. Find the word that use adverb of place !

(one example)

(a)  

58.

Raden Mas Soewardi Soeryaningrat was born in Yogyakarta on May 2nd 1889. He came from Pakualaman family, the son of GPH Soerjaningrat, grandson of Pakualam III and grew up in a family of Yogyakarta Kingdom. Then, in 1922 when he was 40 years old, Raden Mas Soewardi Soeryaningrat changed his name to Ki Hadjar Dewantara.


Based on the text, What is Ki Hajar Dewantara's real name?

(a)  

59.

Ki Hajar Dewantara also known as a prominent pioneer of education for the natives of Indonesia from the Dutch colonial era. He managed to establish a school of the National University Student Park (National Institute of Taman Siswa Onderwijs) on July 3rd 1922. The college emphasizes a sense of nationality to indigenous education so that they love the nation and homeland and fight for independence.


Based on the text, One of the schools that is established by Ki Hajar Dewantara is the National University Student Park (National Institute of Taman Siswa Onderwijs). In this college what sense that want to emphasize ?

(a)  

60.

Ki Hajar Dewantara was born in Yogyakarta on May 2nd 1889.Ki Hajar Dewantara’s been appointed as Minister of Teaching Indonesia referred to as the Minister of Education, Teaching and Culture in the cabinet of the first Republic of Indonesia. Finally, he was declared as Father of National Education of Indonesia, as well as his birthday serves as National Education Day.


Based on the text, When we celebrate National Education Day ?

(a)