Active vs. Passive Voice Quiz
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This room hasn’t been painted.
A. This sentence is “Active.”
B. This sentence is “Passive.”
The officer did nothing about the accident.
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.
Which sentence is written in passive voice?
A. Egyptian pharaohs were honored by their people.
B. Ancient Egyptians depended almost completely on the Nile River.
C. Plants for food and other uses grew along the Nile’s banks.
D. Egyptian people brought gifts by boat up the Nile to the pharaoh.
The professor’s voice could not be heard in the back of the classroom.
A. This sentence is “Active.”
B. This sentence is “Passive.”
We each purchased several new outfits for winter.
A. active
B. passive
The clerk was helping the customer.
A. Active
B. Passive
The whale was pursued relentlessly by Captain Ahab.
A. Active
B. Passive
How could I write the following sentence in active voice?
The homework was completed by Matt.
A. Matt has completed the homework.
B. The homework belongs to Matt.
C. It is already in active voice.
My mother baked some chocolate chip cookies for our family.
A. active
B. passive
Which of the following is written in the active voice?
A. This sweater was knitted for me by my favorite aunt.
B. Jason was asked by his mother to answer the phone.
C. Alice left a message for her friend.
This ancient Inca site had been constructed on a narrow strip of land between two mountain peaks in Peru.
A. Active Voice
B. Passive Voice
When the zombies come after you, you better run!
A. active voice
B. passive voice
The students watch videos, use computers, and complete exercises every day in class.
A. This sentence is “Active.”
B. This sentence is “Passive.”
During the intermission, our band played several songs.
A. Active
B. Passive
It would have been fixed on the weekend.
A. Passive
B. Active
Every tense can be used in the passive voice.
A. True
B. False
I washed my car three weeks ago.
A. Passive
B. Active
The cake was baked by Mrs. Crook.
A. Active
B. Passive
Active voice
A. The tone of the author
B. When the subject performs the action
C. When the subject receives the action
D. When there is a linking verb
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