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Passive Voice

Quiz by Ваня Николова

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  • Q1
    What is the passive voice?
    A sentence where the subject performs the action
    A sentence where the subject is missing
    A sentence where the subject receives the action
    A sentence where the subject and object are the same
    30s
  • Q2
    Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice?
    The dog ate the cake
    The cake was eaten by the dog
    I ate the cake
    The cake ate the dog
    30s
  • Q3
    What is the purpose of using the passive voice?
    To make the sentence shorter
    To make the sentence more active
    To focus on the object or action being performed
    To add more detail to the sentence
    30s
  • Q4
    Which of the following is an example of a sentence that should be in the passive voice?
    The window broke itself
    I broke the window with a rock
    The wind broke the window
    The window was broken by the storm
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of the following is a passive voice sentence?
    The car drove Sarah
    Sarah drove the car
    The car was being driven by Sarah
    Sarah was driving the car
    30s
  • Q6
    How can you identify a passive voice sentence?
    The verb is in the present tense and the subject is the object of the sentence
    The verb is in the present participle form and the object is the subject of the sentence
    The verb is in the past participle form and the subject is the object of the sentence
    The verb is in the past participle form and the object is the subject of the sentence
    30s
  • Q7
    Which of the following verbs is commonly used in the passive voice?
    Run
    Be
    Jump
    Sing
    30s
  • Q8
    Which of the following sentences is in the active voice?
    The pizza was eaten by John
    John ate the pizza
    The pizza was delicious
    John and the pizza are friends
    30s
  • Q9
    Which of the following is an advantage of using the active voice?
    It adds more detail to the sentence
    It makes the sentence longer
    It is more direct and concise
    It is more formal
    30s
  • Q10
    Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice?
    My grandmother and I wrote the letter together
    The letter was written by my grandmother
    I wrote the letter for my grandmother
    The letter wrote itself
    30s
  • Q11
    Which sentence is the passive form of 'John ate the pizza'?
    John was eaten by the pizza
    The pizza was eaten by John
    John has eaten the pizza
    The pizza is eaten by John
    30s
  • Q12
    Which sentence is the passive form of 'They are building a new house'?
    They are building an old house
    A new house is being built by them
    They built a new house
    A new house was built by them
    30s
  • Q13
    Which sentence is the passive form of 'She will sing a song'?
    She will sing a new song
    A song will be sung by her
    A song will be sung to her
    She will be sung a song
    30s
  • Q14
    Which sentence is the passive form of 'Someone stole my watch last night'?
    Someone stole my money last night
    I stole someone's watch last night
    My watch was stolen last night
    My watch was found last night
    30s
  • Q15
    Which sentence is the passive form of 'The teacher gave us homework'?
    We gave homework to the teacher
    The homework was already done
    Homework was given to us by the teacher
    The teacher gave us a break
    30s

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