Logika Soal Passive Voice: Perubahan Kalimat Aktif ke Pasif

Read the text carefully and answer the questions.

Last Friday I travelled by train to Surabaya. I sat in a seat beside the aisle and began to read my newspaper. After an hour, I got up from my seat, walked down the aisle and into the WC. I locked the door of the WC. Minutes later I tried to unlock the door. It wouldn't unlock. First of all I was amazed, and then I was annoyed. How was I going to get out of the WC?

I tried pushing the lock. I tried pulling it. I hit it with my shoe. Nothing did succeed in opening the door. The door remained locked. Finally I started to shout for help. "Help, I'm locked in the WC. Please get me out." In the beginning nobody answered. After fifteen minutes somebody said. "Hello. Who are you?"

Fifteen minutes later an official arrived. There were large crowds of people outside the WC. I could hear the official telling them to stand back.

"Hello, I am a PJKA official. Have you got a train ticket?"

"Yes, I have."

"Let me see your ticket, please. Push it under the door."

I pushed my ticket under the door.

"Your ticket's okay. What are you doing in the WC?"

"Nothing. I'm doing nothing."

"Why don't you come out?"

"I can't open the door."

"What's wrong with you? Why can't you open the door?"

"There is nothing wrong with me. There is something wrong with the lock on the door."

"You'll have to wait there until we get to Surabaya. I will look for an engineer in Surabaya station."

"I don't want to wait here until we get to Surabaya. I want you to break down the door."

"Are you mad? I am an official. I cannot break down the door."

He went away. He took my return ticket with him. I had to stay in the WC until the train arrived in Surabaya. The train was in Surabaya station for one hour and I was still in the WC on the train. The official could not find the engineer, perhaps. I was feeling very hungry. I wanted to go home. I pulled at the lock and the door suddenly opened. I was free. I ran down the aisle to my seat. My luggage was gone. Somebody had stolen my bag.

24. Who is the writer of the text?

A. An official.	B. A steward.
C. A passenger.	D. A thief.

Jawaban & Analisa Nomor 24

Jawaban: C. A passenger.

Analisa:

Penulis memakai sudut pandang orang pertama “I” dan menceritakan aktivitas seperti penumpang: “I travelled by train to Surabaya” dan “I sat in a seat ... read my newspaper.” Ia juga diminta menunjukkan tiket oleh petugas (“Have you got a train ticket?”) lalu ia “pushed my ticket under the door,” yang menunjukkan ia adalah penumpang biasa.

Ulasan opsi:

A. Salah, karena “the official arrived” adalah orang lain yang datang membantu, bukan si “I”.

B. Salah, tidak ada bukti penulis adalah petugas kereta/steward; justru ia meminta bantuan.

C. Benar, seluruh cerita adalah pengalaman penumpang yang menggunakan WC kereta dan duduk di kursi penumpang.

D. Salah, pencuri disebut “Somebody had stolen my bag,” itu orang lain, bukan penulis.

25. The writer could get out of WC because .......

A. somebody unlocked the door	B. the engineer came to help him
C. the official tried to open the door	D. the door was suddenly unlocked

Jawaban & Analisa Nomor 25

Jawaban: D. the door was suddenly unlocked.

Analisa:

Di paragraf terakhir disebutkan jelas: “I pulled at the lock and the door suddenly opened.” Jadi keluarnya penulis terjadi karena pintu “suddenly opened” (terbuka tiba-tiba), bukan karena ada orang lain berhasil membukanya.

Ulasan opsi:

A. Salah, tidak ada kalimat yang menyatakan “somebody” membuka kunci dari luar.

B. Salah, justru tertulis “The official could not find the engineer.”

C. Salah, petugas menolak mendobrak (“I cannot break down the door.”) dan tidak dinyatakan ia berhasil membuka.

D. Benar, sesuai kutipan “the door suddenly opened.”

Catatan logika waktu: penulis baru didengar setelah \(15\) menit, lalu petugas datang \(15\) menit kemudian; jadi total minimal \(30\) menit sejak ia mulai minta tolong, dan ia bahkan menunggu sampai Surabaya. Ini memperkuat bahwa bukan bantuan cepat, melainkan akhirnya pintu terbuka sendiri: \(30\) menit \( \gt \) “a few minutes”.

26. The writer was locked in the WC for ....... before somebody knew it

A. an hour	B. a quarter
C. a few minutes	D. half an hour

Jawaban & Analisa Nomor 26

Jawaban: B. a quarter.

Analisa:

Saat penulis berteriak meminta tolong, teks menyebut: “In the beginning nobody answered. After fifteen minutes somebody said. ‘Hello. Who are you?’” Jadi waktu sebelum ada orang yang “tahu” (menyadari/merespons) adalah \(15\) menit = “a quarter (of an hour)”.

Ulasan opsi:

A. Salah, \(60\) menit \( \gt \) \(15\) menit; tidak sesuai kutipan “After fifteen minutes ...”.

B. Benar, “a quarter” = \(15\) menit.

C. Salah, “a few minutes” biasanya kurang dari \(10\) menit; sedangkan teks menyatakan \(15\) menit, dan \(15\) \( \gt \) \(10\).

D. Salah, “half an hour” = \(30\) menit; sedangkan respons pertama datang setelah \(15\) menit.

27. "He went away." (last paragraph). The word "He" refers to .......

A. the engineer	B. the writer
C. PJKA official	D. the passenger

Jawaban & Analisa Nomor 27

Jawaban: C. PJKA official.

Analisa:

Tepat sebelum kalimat “He went away.” ada dialog dengan petugas: “Are you mad? I am an official. I cannot break down the door.” Jadi “He” merujuk pada “the official” (PJKA official) yang baru saja berbicara dan kemudian pergi.

Ulasan opsi:

A. Salah, engineer tidak pernah datang; malah “could not find the engineer.”

B. Salah, penulis menggunakan “I”, bukan “He”, dan penulis tidak “went away” karena ia masih terkunci.

C. Benar, rujukan paling dekat dan logis adalah PJKA official.

D. Salah, “the passenger” itu penulis sendiri; juga tidak sesuai konteks dialog petugas.

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