Context Clues and Active and Passive Voice

The man worked tirelessly to finish his work even refusing to stop to eat.

Based on context, which word best replaces the underlined word?

• doggedly

• fawningly

• cattily

• hawkishly

Sarah was very bullheaded and worked hard to achieve her goals.

Based on context, which word best replaces the underlined word?

• Happy

• Lazy
• Stubborn

• Sad

Select all that apply:

A sentence in passive voice has the following clues...

• A verb in the past tense

• A be verb (am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been)

• A "by" or understood "by"

• An action verb

Which of the following sentences is NOT written in active voice?

• Many scientists are studying the Loch Ness monster in Scotland.

• Experiments were conducted by scientists on Lake Winnipeg, Canada.

• Scientists have questioned some reports about the monster.

• Scientists conducted many experiments over the summer.

Which of the following sentences is written in active voice?

• Martin and his sister are happy to visit grandpa during the summer, but Martin feels less excited when grandpa arrives.

• The medicine bag is given to Martin by his grandfather, who received it from his father, since it is always passed down to the first-born male.

• Martin's grandfather is followed by a group of children and barking dogs when he first arrives to Martin's house.

• The sacred sage is placed in the medicine bag at the end of the short story, showing Martin has embraced his culture.

The bicycle was pedaled by him furiously as he tried to catch up to the bus that had left without him.

Which of the following sentences is the best way to change the passive voice to active voice?

• He was left by the bus, so the bicycle was pedaled furiously to catch up to the bus.

• Being pedaled furiously, the bicycle he rode was trying to catch up to the bus that had left without him.

• The bus, leaving without him, was trying to be caught up to by him as he pedaled the bicycle furiously.

• He pedaled his bike furiously as he tried to catch up to the bus that had left without him.