Active and Passive Voice Quiz

Identify the active voice sentence: The dog was walked by the boy.

• The boy walked the dog.

• The dog was walking the boy.

• The dog walked the boy.

• The boy was walking the dog.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Identify the passive voice sentence: The teacher explained the lesson.

• The lesson was explained by the student.

• The student explained the lesson.

• The lesson was explained by the teacher.

• The teacher explained the lesson quickly.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Identify the active voice sentence: The book was read by the student.

• The book is being read by the student.

• The student read the book.

• The student was reading the book.

• The book read the student.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Identify the passive voice sentence: The chef prepared the meal.

• The chef prepares the meal.

• The meal is being prepared by the chef.

• The meal was prepared by the chef.

• The meal prepared the chef.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Convert the following passive voice sentence to active voice: The letter was written by Sarah.

• Sarah has written the letter.

• The letter was being written by Sarah.

• Sarah wrote the letter.

• The letter was writing by Sarah.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Convert the following passive voice sentence to active voice: The cake was baked by my mom.

• The cake was made by my mom.

• The cake was bought by my mom.

• The cake was eaten by my mom.

• My mom baked the cake.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Convert the following passive voice sentence to active voice: The house was built by the construction company.

• The house built the construction company.

• The house was building the construction company.

• The construction company was building the house.

• The construction company built the house.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Explain how active voice impacts sentence structure.

• Active voice places the verb at the beginning of the sentence, followed by the subject and then the object.

• Active voice places the subject at the end of the sentence, followed by the object and then the verb.

• Active voice places the subject at the beginning of the sentence, followed by the verb and then the object.

• Active voice places the object at the beginning of the sentence, followed by the verb and then the subject.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Explain how passive voice impacts sentence structure.

• Passive voice simplifies the sentence structure and clarifies the doer of the action.

• Passive voice makes the sentence structure more complex and can obscure the doer of the action.

• Passive voice makes the sentence structure less complex and highlights the doer of the action.

• Passive voice has no impact on sentence structure.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Discuss the importance of using active voice in writing.

• Active voice helps to clearly identify the subject performing the action in a sentence.

• Active voice makes the writing more confusing and unclear.

• Using active voice is not important and does not impact the clarity of the writing.

• Passive voice is always preferred over active voice in writing.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A