Grammar Quiz

Active and Passive voice Quiz

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What is the correct passive form of ‘The teacher teaches the students’?

A. The teacher is teaching the students.

B. The students are taught by the teacher.

C. The students were taught by the teacher.

D. The teacher has taught the students.


All the students passed Mrs. Grill’s test on active and passive voice.

A. Active voice

B. Passive voice


Decide if the sentence is active or passive!

The letter was written by Marshall.

A. Active

B. Passive


All the houses in our street …………………. every year during the Christmas season. (DECORATE)

A. was decorated

B. are decorated

C. were decorated


In which situation is passive voice often used in writing?

A. When the doer is unknown

B. When the action is more important than the doer

C. When the sentence needs to be shorter

D. When the subject is the main focus


What is the structure of a present progressive passive sentence?

A. has/have + been + past participle

B. am/is/are + being + past participle

C. was/were + being + past participle

D. am/is/are + past participle


The parcel is supposed ________ this evening.

A. to deliver

B. to be delivered

C. being delivered

D. delivering


He was writing a book. /

A book ………………….. by him.

A. was written

B. had written

C. was being written


________ yet?

A. Has the essay been written

B. Did the essay write

C. Has the essay written

D. Was the essay be written


What is the structure of a simple past passive sentence?

A. was/were + past participle

B. was/were + base form

C. has/have + past participle

D. is/am/are + past participle


Change the sentence into passive voice!

“My dad sang The Beatles’ song during karaoke last night.”

A. The Beatles’ song was sung by my dad during karaoke last night

B. The Beatles’ song were sung by my dad during karaoke last night

C. The Beatles’ song is sung by my dad during karaoke last night

D. The Beatles’ song are sung by my dad during karaoke last night


Mother made a cake yesterday

A. A cake made by mother yesterday

B. A cake is made by mother yesterday

C. A cake was made by mother yesterday


They usually …………….. visitors at the hospital. (NOT ALLOW)

A. doesn’t allow

B. don’t allowed

C. don’t allow


Eyes are examined by optometrists.

A. Active voice

B. Passive voice


“Which paintings will be exhibited tomorrow?”

“We don’t know yet: they _______ by a team.”

A. are still being selected

B. are still selecting

C. still be selected

D. still selected


Julia answered the question.

A. Active

B. Passive


Decide whether the sentences are written in Passive.

A. These cars are produced in Japan.

B. Alan teaches geography.

C. They often listen to music.

D. Henry Ford invented the assembly line.


The man is rumored ________ money from the bank 2 days ago.

A. to steal

B. to have stolen

C. to be stolen

D. to have been stolen


Learning English ________ easy.

A. says not to be   

B. said to be not

C. is said be not

D. is said not to be


What auxiliary verb is used to form the passive voice?

A. Can

B. Do

C. Have

D. Be


“Some workers were loading the containers into the van”

The passive form of the above sentence is:

“The containers ______ into the van.”

A. were loaded

B. are loading

C. be loaded

D. were being loaded


What is the correct passive form of ‘The committee will review the proposal’?

A. The proposal is reviewed by the committee.

B. The proposal will be reviewed by the committee.

C. The committee reviews the proposal.

D. The proposal has been reviewed by the committee.


Dad ……………… for over three weeks. (NOT SMOKE)

A. has not smoked

B. have not smoked

C. was not smoked


I have been playing the guitar since I was in nursery school. (PLAY)

A. were playing

B. has been playing

C. have been playing


Our work ________ before the boss ________ next week.

A. will have completed / returns    

B. will have been completed / returns

C. will have completed / is returned  

D. will have been completed / will be returned


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