Grade 10 English Quiz: Active Voice and Passive Voice

Identify the passive voice in the following sentence: The cake was baked by Mary.

• Baked by Mary, the cake.

• Mary baked the cake.

• The cake was baked by Mary.

• The cake baked Mary.

Identify the passive voice in the following sentence: The book was read by the students.

• The book read the students.

• The book was read by the students.

• The students read the book.

• The students were reading the book.

Identify the passive voice in the following sentence: The letter was written by John.

• The letter was written by John.

• John wrote the letter.

• The letter wrote by John.

• John was writing the letter.

Convert the following active voice sentence to passive voice: The dog chased the cat.

• The cat was chasing the dog.

• The cat was chased by the dog.

• The cat chased the dog.

• The dog was chased by the cat.

Convert the following active voice sentence to passive voice: The teacher teaches the students.

• The students are taught by the teacher.

• The students teaches by the teacher.

• The teacher is teaching the students.

• The students are teaching by the teacher.

Convert the following active voice sentence to passive voice: The company will launch a new product.

• The company will not launch a new product.

• A new product will not be launched by the company.

• A new product will be launched by the company.

• A new product will be launched by the competitor.

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

• Mary baked the cake.

• The cake was not baked by Mary.

• Mary was baking the cake.

• The cake was eaten by Mary.

Convert the following passive voice sentence to active voice: The book was read by the students.

• The students were not reading the book.

• The book read the students.

• The students read the book.

• The students were reading the book.

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

• John wrote the letter.

• John was not writing the letter.

• The letter was written by someone other than John.

• The letter was not written by John.

Explain how using active voice impacts writing style.

• Active voice makes the writing less engaging and boring.

• Active voice makes the writing more confusing and convoluted.

• Active voice makes the writing more direct, clear, and engaging.

• Using active voice has no impact on writing style.