Active and Passive Quiz
English multiple-choice grammar quiz about Active and Passive
Preview:
Mr. Maged ………… at the telephone company.
a. is employed
b. employed
c. is being employ
d. has employed
________taken to the zoo last week.
A. am being
B. was
C. did
D. have been
Complete with the correct passive form:
Millions of newspapers ___________ every night.
_
A. are printed
B. were printed
C. will be printed
Complete with the correct passive form:
Paper __________ by the Ancient Egyptians thousands of years ago.
_
A. was used
B. is used
C. will be used
I still can’t believe it! My bicycle …………last night.
a. is stolen
b. has been stolen
c. was stolen
d. stole
Complete with the correct passive form:
A stolen painting by Picasso _____________ in a bin in New York a few years ago.
_
A. was found
B. is found
C. will be found
Everyone understands English.
English ________________ by everyone.
_
A. is understood
B. has been understood
C. was understood
D. is being understood
The professor told him not to talk in class.
He ________________ by the professor not to talk in class.
_
A. has been told
B. was told
C. was being told
D. is telling
Complete with the correct passive form:
Thousands of audio books _______ every year.
_
A. are recorded
B. were recorded
C. recorded
3.4100,000 babies ______ born in this hospital every year.
A. is
B. are
C. would
D. were
Identify the SUBJECT and the MAIN VERB from the following sentence:
The ingredients are listed on the label.
A. ingredients, are listed
B. label, are listed
C. ingredients, label
D. label, ingredients
She would reject the offer.
The offer ________________ by her.
A. will have been rejected
B. would be rejected
C. will be rejected
Identify the sentence which is in passive
A. My purse was stolen.
B. Somebody stole my purse.
They were interviewing her for the job.
She ________________ for the job.
A. was being interviewed
B. was interviewed
C. has been interviewed
The kangaroo carried her baby in her pouch.
A. active
B. passive
