Active and Passive Voice Quiz

Which sentence is in the active voice? a) The cake was baked by Mary. b) Mary baked the cake.

• d) The cake was bought by Sarah.

• a) The cake was baked by John.

• c) The cake was eaten by Mary.

• b) Mary baked the cake.

Identify the sentence in the passive voice. a) The dog chased the ball. b) The ball was chased by the dog.

• d) The ball and the dog chased each other.

• c) The ball chased the dog.

• b) The ball was chased by the dog.

• a) The dog chased the ball.

Choose the sentence in the active voice. a) The book was written by Mark Twain. b) Mark Twain wrote the book.

• The book was written.

• The book was written by Mark Twain.

• Mark Twain wrote the book.

• The book was written by someone else.

Which sentence is in the passive voice? a) The teacher explained the lesson. b) The lesson was explained by the teacher.

• a) The teacher explained the lesson.

• c) The lesson explained the teacher.

• d) The teacher was explained by the lesson.

• b) The lesson was explained by the teacher.

Select the sentence in the active voice. a) The car was repaired by the mechanic. b) The mechanic repaired the car.

• The mechanic was repaired by the car.

• The car was repaired by the mechanic.

• The car repaired the mechanic.

• The mechanic repaired the car.

Identify the sentence in the passive voice. a) The students solved the math problem. b) The math problem was solved by the students.

• d) The students were solved by the math problem.

• b) The math problem was solved by the students.

• c) The math problem solved the students.

• a) The students solved the math problem.

Which sentence is in the active voice? a) The letter was written by Sarah. b) Sarah wrote the letter.

• a) The letter was written by Sarah.

• d) The letter will be written by Sarah.

• c) The letter was not written by Sarah.

• b) Sarah wrote the letter.

Choose the sentence in the passive voice. a) The cat caught the mouse. b) The mouse was caught by the cat.

• b) The mouse was caught by the cat.

• c) The mouse caught the cat.

• a) The cat caught the mouse.

• d) The cat was caught by the mouse.

Select the sentence in the active voice. a) The house was built by the construction workers. b) The construction workers built the house.

• a) The house was built by the construction workers.

• c) The house was built.

• d) The construction workers were building the house.

• b) The construction workers built the house.

Identify the sentence in the passive voice. a) The chef cooked a delicious meal. b) A delicious meal was cooked by the chef.

• a) The chef cooked a delicious meal.

• b) A delicious meal was cooked by the chef.

• c) The chef is cooking a delicious meal.

• d) The chef will cook a delicious meal.