Active and Passive Quiz
Preview:
The statue is being visited by hundreds of tourists every year.
A. Active Voice
B. Passive Voice
I still can’t believe it! My bicycle …………last night.
a. is stolen
b. has been stolen
c. was stolen
d. stole
________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
Mr. Maged ………… at the telephone company.
a. is employed
b. employed
c. is being employ
d. has employed
They say that women are smarter than men.
Women ________________ to be smarter than men.
A. were being said
B. were said
C. are said
All the reservations will be made by the wedding planner.
A. active
B. passive
Which of the following sentences is NOT written in active voice?
A. Many scientists are studying the Loch Ness monster in Scotland.
B. Experiments were conducted by scientists on Lake Winnipeg, Canada.
C. Scientists have questioned some reports about the monster.
The correct active sentence for the following is
A woman was being carried downstairs by a very strong firefighter.
A. A very strong firefighter carried a woman.
B. A very strong firefighter had been carrying a woman.
C. A very strong firefighter was carrying a woman.
D. A very strong firefighter carry a woman.
3.4100,000 babies ______ born in this hospital every year.
A. is
B. are
C. would
D. were
She would reject the offer.
The offer ________________ by her.
A. will have been rejected
B. would be rejected
C. will be rejected
Which of the following revisions would you make to keep the meaning of the sentence and use the active voice? The winning goal for the Tigers was scored by Sean.
A. The game was won by Sean, who scored the last goal for the Tigers.
B. Sean scored the winning goal for the Tigers.
C. The last goal for the Tigers was scored by Sean, which led to their win.
D. No change. It is already in the active voice.
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
Identify the sentence which is in passive
A. My purse was stolen.
B. Somebody stole my purse.
The correct passive sentence for the following is
The construction workers are making street repairs all month long.
A. Street repairs is being made by the construction workers all month long.
B. Street repairs are being made by the construction workers all month long.
C. Street repairs have been made by the construction workers all month long.
D. Street repairs will be made by the construction workers all month long.
Which sentence Passive?
A. Alex sold the food.
B. The food was eaten by Alex.
C. Alex baked the cake.
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
Which of the following sentences is written in the passive voice?
A. Mom is fixing dinner right now.
B. Paul made that model airplane.
C. A grand slam home run was hit by the catcher.
The correct passive sentence for the following is
I teach English and Mathematics.
A. English and Mathematics are taught by me.
B. English and Mathematics were taught by me.
C. English and Mathematics have been taught by me.
D. English and Mathematics had been taught by me.
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
Susan will bake two dozen cupcakes for the bake sale.
A. active
B. passive
Everyone understands English.
English ________________ by everyone.
_
A. is understood
B. has been understood
C. was understood
D. is being understood
Identify if the sentence is in active voice or passive voice.
MANILA ZOO WAS INHABITED BY DIFFERENT ANIMALS.
A. Active
B. Passive
The kangaroo carried her baby in her pouch.
A. active
B. passive
Complete with the correct passive form:
Thousands of audio books _______ every year.
_
A. are recorded
B. were recorded
C. recorded
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