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English Midterm Exam Review

Present Passive Voice

is used when the focus of a sentence is on the action being performed, rather than on who or what is performing the action. In this structure, the subject of the sentence receives the action.

The form of the present passive voice is:
Subject + am/is/are + past participle

Examples:

1. Active Voice: The chef cooks the meal.
   Passive Voice: The meal is cooked by the chef.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is in the PRESENT passive voice?

• The artist paints a beautiful picture.

• A beautiful picture is painted by the artist.

• The students listen to the teacher.

• The dog barks at the mailman.

Multiple Choice

What is the correct present passive form of the sentence: "The doctor examines the patient"?

• The patient examines by the doctor.

• The patient is examined by the doctor.

• The patient is examining by the doctor.

• The doctor examined the patient.

Multiple Choice

Which option correctly uses the present passive voice?

• The cat plays with the toy.

• The toy is being played with by the cat.

• The toy is played with by the cat.

• The cat is playing with the toy.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is NOT in the present passive voice?

• The dog chews on a bone.

• The grass is mowed by the gardener.

• The house is painted by the workers.

• The fence is repaired by the carpenter.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct present passive form: "The invitations __________ by the secretary."

• is writing

• are written

• writes

• are writing

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is in the PRESENT passive voice?

• The flowers are watered by the children.

• The children water the flowers.

• The flowers bloom in the garden.

• The gardener plants the flowers.

Multiple Choice

What is the correct present passive form of the sentence: "The teacher explains the lesson"?

• The lesson explains by the teacher.

• The lesson is explaining by the teacher.

• The lesson is explained by the teacher.

• The teacher explains the lesson.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct present passive form: "The floor __________ by the janitor every morning."

• cleans

• is cleaning

• cleaning

• is cleaned

Past Passive Voice

It is used when the focus of the sentence is on the action that was performed in the past, rather than on who or what performed the action. In this structure, the subject of the sentence receives the action.

The form of the past passive voice is:
Subject + was/were + past participle
Examples:

1. Active Voice: The teacher gave homework to the students.
   Passive Voice: Homework was given to the students by the teacher.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is in the PAST passive voice?

• The students wrote an essay.

• An essay was written by the students.

• The essay is written by the students.

• The students will write an essay.

Multiple Choice

What is the correct past passive form of the sentence: "The company launched a new product"?

• A new product was launched by the company.

• A new product is launched by the company.

• A new product launches by the company.

• A new product was launching by the company.

Multiple Choice

Which option correctly uses the past passive voice?

• The architect designed the building.

• The building was designed by the architect.

• The building is designing by the architect.

• The architect will design the building.

Multiple Choice

What is the correct past passive form of the sentence: "They discovered a new planet"?

• A new planet was discovered by them.

• A new planet is discovered by them.

• A new planet was discovering by them.

• A new planet discovers by them.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct past passive form: "The book __________ by the author."

• is writing

• was writing

• wrote

• was written

Multiple Choice

What is the correct past passive form of the sentence: "The artist painted a masterpiece"?

• A masterpiece is painted by the artist.

• A masterpiece was painted by the artist.

• A masterpiece was painting by the artist.

• The artist paints a masterpiece.

Multiple Choice

What is the correct past passive form of the sentence: "The explorers found an ancient city"?

• An ancient city is found by the explorers.

• An ancient city was found by the explorers.

• An ancient city was finding by the explorers.

• The explorers find an ancient city.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct past passive form: "The letter __________ by the manager yesterday."v

• was written

• is written

• wrote

• is writing

Examples:

• Tiring (causing fatigue): "The long walk was tiring."

• Boring (causing lack of interest): "The movie was boring."

Adjectives ending in -ing:

These adjectives describe the characteristic of a thing or an action that causes a feeling. They typically describe the effect of an action on someone or something else.

Examples:

• Tired (feeling exhausted): "I am tired after the long walk."

• Bored (feeling uninterested or unengaged): "She feels bored during the lecture."

Adjectives ending in -ed: These adjectives typically describe how a person feels or the state of something after an action has happened. They are often used to describe the emotion or reaction of a person or the result of an action on a person or thing.

Participial adjectives are adjectives derived from verbs and end in -ing or -ed.

Multiple Choice

The students are _______________ about their upcoming graduation. (thrill)

• thrilling

• thrilled

• thrills

• thrill

Multiple Choice

I found the lecture to be extremely _______________. (interest)

• interested

• interest

• interests

• interesting

Multiple Choice

My dog looks _______________ after running in the park. (exhaust)

• exhaust

• exhausting

• exhausted

• exhausts

Multiple Choice

The noise in the classroom was _______________. (annoy)

• annoying

• annoyed

• annoyance

• annoy

Multiple Choice

Sarah was _______________ by the unexpected gift. (please)

• pleasing

• pleased

• pleasure

• pleases

Multiple Choice

They were _______________ by the magician's tricks. (amaze)

• amazing

• amazed

• amazes

• amaze

Multiple Choice

The storm last night was _______________. (frighten)

• frightening

• frightened

• fright

• frightens

Multiple Choice

The children are _______________ because their favorite show is canceled. (disappoint)

• disappointing

• disappointment

• disappointed

• disappoint

Multiple Choice

The book is so _______________ that I can't put it down. (fascinate)

• fascinating

• fascinated

• fascination

• fascinates

Where:

• Used for: Places (locations or places of action).

• Example: "The park where we played was beautiful."

When:

• Used for: Time (refers to a specific time or period).

• Example: "I remember the day when we first met."

Which:

• Used for: Things or animals (subjects or objects of the verb).

• Example: "The book which I borrowed is interesting."

Who:

• Used for: People (subjects or objects of the verb).

• Example: "The teacher who helped me was kind."

RELATIVE PRONOUN

Multiple Choice

This is the doctor __________ saved my life.

• who

• which

• when

• where

Multiple Choice

The house __________ I was born is still standing.

• who

• which

• when

• where

Multiple Choice

Do you remember the day __________ we first met?

• who

• which

• when

• where

Multiple Choice

This is the book __________ I was telling you about.

• who

• which

• when

• where

Multiple Choice

The restaurant __________ we had dinner was amazing.

• who

• which

• when

• where

Multiple Choice

The teacher __________ taught us last year retired.

• who

• which

• when

• where

Multiple Choice

She visited the city __________ her parents grew up.

• who

• which

• when

• where

Multiple Choice

This is the moment __________ everyone has been waiting for.

• who

• which

• when

• where

Multiple Choice

Can you name the person __________ invented the telephone?

• who

• which

• when

• where

Multiple Choice

I love the park __________ we used to play as kids.

• who

• which

• when

• where

Partitive Structure

The partitive structure is used to talk about a part of something or a portion of a whole. It is commonly used when referring to uncountable nouns (such as liquids, food, or abstract concepts) or a part of a larger group. The partitive structure typically uses a phrase like "a piece of," "a glass of," or "some" to indicate a portion or a part of a whole.

Multiple Choice

Which partitive structure is correct for the sentence: "I need _______ flour for the cake."

• a bag of

• a glass of

• a spoonful of

• a tin

Multiple Choice

What partitive structure would you use for "butter"?

• a carton of

• a glass of

• a tub of

• a slice of

Multiple Choice

Peter bought a __________ of honey for the recipe.

• cup

• bottle

• jar

• packet

Multiple Choice

My grandmother gave me a __________ of tea for Christmas.

• box

• bottle

• spoonful

• packet

Multiple Choice

We need a __________ of sugar to bake the cake.

• piece

• cup

• spoonful

• bar

Multiple Choice

He gave me a __________ of salt for the recipe.

• packet

• jar

• spoonful

• bottle

Multiple Choice

I was hungry a _____ of pizza is not enough.

• slice
• portion
• piece
• whole

Multiple Choice

I saw a ______ of gum in her bag.

• bar
• packet

• slice

• spoonful