1. 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 have been translated by them last week.
C) Some old documents were being translated by them last week.
D) Some old documents were translated by them last week.
E) Some old documents been translated by them last week.

Karena pola kalimat di atas adalah past tense, maka kalimat pasif mengikuti pola dasar. Sehingga
jawaban di atas menjadi Some old documents were translated by them last week. Jawaban: D

2. The important email has been sent by my secretary. What is the active form of this
sentence?

A) My secretary was sending the important email

B) My secretary sends the important email
C) My secretary is sending the important email
D) My secretary has been sending the important email
E) My secretary has sent the important email

Kalimat pasif di atas memiliki pola present perfect, sehingga kalimat aktif menjadi Subject + ha/have +
V3 + Object. Jawaban: E

3. We’ll be visiting our grandmother next week. What is the passive form of this sentence?

A) Our grandmother will be being visited by us next week.

B) Our grandmother will be visited by us next week.
C) Our grandmother would be visited by us next week.
D) Our grandmother would be being visited by us next week.
E) Our grandmother would have been visited by us next week.

Pola kalimat di atas merupakan future continuous tense. Sehingga pola kalimat pasif menjadi our
grandmother will be being visited by us next week. Jawaban: A

4. We can see many beautiful paintings in this exhibition. They were ……. by famous
Indonesian painter.

A) Painting
B) Painted
C) Paint
D) Be Painting
E) Being painting

Sesuai dengan pola kalimat pasif menggunakan Subject + to be + Verb3. Jawaban: B

5. Two tents for our camping would …….. by my mother.

A) Being bought
B) Been bought
C) Be bought
D) Bought
E) Been buying

Karena sebelum bagian kosong pada kalimat di atas terdapat modal berupa would, maka setelah itu
harus berupa bentuk kata kerja dasar. Jawaban: C

6. They cancelled all flights because of fog. The passive form of the sentence 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

Kalimat di atas menggunakan pola kalimat pasif was/were + Verb3, menjadi because of fog all flights
were cancelled. Jawaban: B

7. A well known architect is designing our new office. The passive form of the above
sentence is, Our new office …… by a well known architect.

A) Design
B) Designed
C) Be designing
D) Is designed
E) Is being designed

Kalimat di atas menggunakan kalimat pasif berupa am/is/are + being + Verb3. Menjadi Our new office is
being designed by a well known architect. Jawaban: E

8. Jupiters 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
 1. Mommy cleans the room every day.

Passive voice is:

a. The room was clean by mommy every day

b. The room is clean by mommy every day
c. The room is cleaned by mommy every day
d. Mommy is cleaned the room every day
e. The room was being cleaned by mommy every day

Jawaban: C

Jawaban yang paling tepat adalah pilihan C. Untuk menjawab soal passive voice, kalian harus melihat
kalimat aktifnya. Pada soal di atas, kalimat aktif menunjukkan jenis kalimat Simple Present Tense (cleans,
every day), maka struktur passive voice-nya adalah To Be (is/am/are) + V3. Jawaban paling tepat untuk
struktur ini adalah pilihan C.

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2. My uncle fixed the toy yesterday.

Passive voice is:

a. My uncle was fixed the toy yesterday
b. The toy was fixed by my uncle yesterday
c. The toy was fix by my uncle yesterday
d. My uncle was being fixed the toy yesterday
e. The toy had been fixed by my uncle yesterday

Jawaban: B

Jawaban yang paling tepat adalah pilihan B. Untuk menjawab soal passive voice, kalian harus melihat
kalimat aktifnya. Pada soal di atas, kalimat aktif menunjukkan jenis kalimat Simple Past Tense (fixed,
yesterday), maka struktur passive voice-nya adalah To be (was/were) + V3. Jawaban paling tepat untuk
struktur ini adalah pilihan B.

3. Joe has taken a Mandarin course.

Passive voice is:

a. Joe has been taken a Mandarin course
b. A Mandarin course taken by Joe
c. A Mandarin course has been taken by Joe
d. Mandarin courses have taken by Joe
e. Mandarin course will be taken by Joe

Jawaban: C
Jawaban yang paling tepat adalah pilihan C. Untuk menjawab soal passive voice, kalian harus melihat
kalimat aktifnya. Pada soal di atas, kalimat aktif menunjukkan jenis kalimat Present Perfect Tense (has
taken), maka struktur passive voice-nya adalah To be (has/have been) + V3. Jawaban paling tepat untuk
struktur ini adalah pilihan C.

Pilihlah jawaban yang passive voice paling tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat pada soal.

1. In the 1920’s, this TV _____.

a. is manufactured
b. was manufactured
c. will be manufactured

Jawaban: B

Struktur kalimat merupakan Simple Past Tense (1920 = masa lampau), maka jawaban paling tepat
adalah To be (was/were) + V3.

2. She _____ to my wedding party.

a. are invited
b. have been invited
c. has been invited

Jawaban: C

Cara mudah untuk menjawab pertanyaan di atas adalah pelihat subjek kalimat, yaitu “She”, maka cara
cepatnya carilah To be yang sesuai dengan subjek She.

3. Her first novel _____ tomorrow morning.

a. is launched
b. was launched
c. will be launched

Jawaban: C

Struktur kalimat merupakan Simple Future (tomorrow morning), maka jawaban paling tepat adalah will
be + V3.
1. ‘’The boys have been told the good news.” It means ______.
A. The good news was told to the boys.
B. Somebody has told the boys the good news.
C. The good news has been told by the boys.
D. The boys have told the good news.

Jawaban : B
Keyword : have been told
Pembahasan : Berdasarkan bentuk polanya, kalimat ini adalah bentuk pasif present perfect tense. Jadi
kalimat aktifnya adalah Somebody has told the boys the good news.

2. The meeting was supposed to be held yesterday, but it has been ______ to next Thursday.
A. taken off
B. worn off
C. put off
D. called off

Jawaban : C
Keyword : supposed to be held yesterday
Pembahasan : Kalimat ini bermakna sesuatu yang ditunda. Pilihan jawaban dan maknanya adalah taken
off (diambil), worn off (luntur), put off (ditunda), dan called off (dibatalkan). Jadi pilihan yang tepat
adalah put off.

3. The proposal ______ discussed when I called the office this morning.
A. was being
B. been
C. being
D. have been

Jawaban : A
Keyword : when I called
Pembahasan : Tense pada anak kalimat berupa past, jadi tense pada induk kalimatnya juga harus berupa
past yaitu was being.

4. Black, red, and even bright pink diamonds _____

A. Occasionally to find
B. Occasionally found
C. Have occasionally been found
D. Have occasionally found

Jawaban : C
Keyword : diamonds
Pembahasan : Kalimat ini merupakan kalimat pasif.
5. Many books _____, but one of the best is “How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale
Carniegie.
A. Have written about success
B. Written about success
C. Have been written about success
D. About successful

Jawaban : C
Keyword : Many books
Pembahasan : Kalimat ini memerlukan predikat dan bentuknya pasif.

6. _____ were first viewed through telescope by Galileo.

A. Jupiter has four moons
B. Jupiter’s four moons
C. Jupiter surrounded by four moons
D. Surrounded by four moons, Jupiter

Jawaban : B

Keyword : were first viewed

Pembahasan : Pada kalimat sudah ada kata kerja (verb) jadi kalimat ini hanya membutuhkan subjek.
Selain itu kata kerja yang ada (were) adalah kata kerja untuk subjek jamak. Jadi pilihan yang tepat adalah
Jupiter’s four moons.

7. In November of 1863, the city of Atlanta _____ during Sherman’s famous “March to the Sea”.
A. Was completely burned
B. Completely was burned
C. It was burned completely
D. Completely burned it

Jawaban : A
Keyword : the city of Atlanta
Pembahasan : Karena pada soal sudah ada subjek dan kalimat tersebut bermakna pasif, maka jawaban
yang paling sesuai adalah was completely burned.

8. The Supreme Court does not hear a case unless _____, except those involving foreign ambassadors.
A. A trial
B. Already tried
C. It already trying
D. It has already been tried

Jawaban : D
Keyword : unless
Pembahasan : Kata unless harus diikuti klausa. Selain itu dari pola kalimatnya diketahui bahwa kalimat
ini merupakan kalimat pasif. Karena itu jawaban yang dibutuhkan adalah it has already been tried.

9. _____ occasions for congratulations.

A. Birthdays that usually considered
B. Usually considering birthdays
C. Birthdays are usually considered
D. That considered birthdays usually

Jawaban : C
Keyword : occasions
Pembahasan : Kalimat ini merupakan kalimat pasif yang belum ada subjek dan predikatnya. Maka
jawaban yang paling sesuai adalah birthdays are usually considered.

10. Electron storage rings _____ in investigations of the structure of materials.

A. They are used
B. That are used
C. Used
D. Are used

Jawaban : D
Keyword : rings
Pembahasan : Kalimat ini sudah ada subjek yang berbentuk jamak (electron storage rings), karena itu
yang dibutuhkan adalah predikat untuk subjek jamak (are used).

11. The government requires that a census be taken every ten years so accurate statistics may be compiled.

Jawaban : A
Keyword : a census
Pembahasan : Karena subjek pada anak kalimat adalah a census, jadi predikatnya is taken.

12. In 1961 America’s first manned spacecraft launched.

Jawaban : D
Keyword : spacecraft
Pembahasan : Kalimat ini merupakan kalimat pasif berbentuk past tense.
Jadi polanya adalah subject + was/were + V3.
Berdasarkan pola ini bentuk launched tidak tepat, melainkan harus diganti was launched.

13. By passing sunlight through a prism, the light is separate into a spectrum of colors.

Jawaban : C
Keyword : the light
Pembahasan : Kalimat ini merupakan kalimat pasif dalam bentuk present tense. Jadi polanya adalah
subject + is/am/are + V3. Berdasarkan pola ini bentuk is separate tidak tepat, melainkan harus diganti is
separated.

14. After the yolk is separated from the white, it must be boil immediately.

Jawaban : C
Keyword : it must be
Pembahasan : Be pada kalimat pasif harus diikuti participle (V3). Karena itu penggunaan boil tidak tepat,
melainkan harus diganti boiled.

15. The children’s television program called ”Sesame Street” was seeing in 84 countries in 1989.

Jawaban : C
Keyword : “Sesame Street” was
Pembahasan : Kalimat ini merupakan kalimat pasif dalam bentuk past tense. Karena itu polanya adalah
subject + was/were + V3. Jadi penggunaan seeing tidak tepat, melainkan harus diganti seen.