Active and Passive Voice Quiz

Which of the following sentences is in the active voice? A) The cake was baked by Mary. B) Mary baked the cake.

• A) The cake was baked by the oven.

• C) The cake will be baked by Mary.

• D) The cake is being baked by the chef.

• B) Mary baked the cake.

Identify the sentence in passive voice: A) The dog chased the cat. B) The cat was chased by the dog.

• A) The cat chased the dog.

• C) The cat was chasing the dog.

• D) The dog is chasing the cat.

• B) The cat was chased by the dog.

Choose the sentence in active voice: A) The letter was written by Sarah. B) Sarah wrote the letter.

• The letter was written by the cat.

• The letter was written by the ocean.

• Sarah wrote the letter.

• The letter was written by the sun.

Which sentence is in passive voice? A) The teacher is grading the papers. B) The papers are being graded by the teacher.

• B) The papers are being graded by the teacher.

• A) The teacher is grading the papers.

• C) The papers graded by the teacher.

• D) The papers grading by the teacher.

Select the sentence in active voice: A) The movie was watched by us. B) We watched the movie.

• The movie was not watched by us.

• The movie was watched by them.

• We watched the movie.

• The movie was watched by the audience.

Identify the sentence in passive voice: A) The storm destroyed the house. B) The house was destroyed by the storm.

• B) The house was destroyed by the storm.

• D) The house destroyed by the storm.

• C) The house destroyed the storm.

• A) The storm destroyed the house.

Choose the sentence in active voice: A) The book was read by me. B) I read the book.

• The book has been read by me.

• The book was reading by me.

• I read the book.

• The book is being read by me.

Which sentence is in passive voice? A) The chef is cooking the meal. B) The meal is being cooked by the chef.

• B) The meal is being cooked by the chef.

• A) The chef is cooking the meal.

• C) The meal was cooked by the chef.

• D) The chef cooked the meal.

Select the sentence in active voice: A) The song was sung by the choir. B) The choir sang the song.

• A) The song was sung by the dog.

• C) The song was beautifully sung.

• D) The choir was singing the song.

• B

Identify the sentence in passive voice: A) The wind blew the leaves off the tree. B) The leaves were blown off the tree by the wind.

• D) The tree blew the leaves off by the wind.

• B) The leaves were blown off the tree by the wind.

• C) The tree was blown by the leaves off the wind.

• A) The leaves blew off the tree by the wind.