Grade 6 English Passive and Active Voice Quiz

Identify the sentence as active or passive voice: The cake was baked by Mary.

• baked by Mary

• active

• passive voice

• passive

Answer explanation

The sentence 'The cake was baked by Mary' is in passive voice because the subject (the cake) receives the action (baked) rather than performing it. Therefore, the correct choice is 'passive'.

Identify the sentence as active or passive voice: The book was read by the students.

• active

• present

• past

• passive

Answer explanation

The sentence 'The book was read by the students' is in passive voice because the subject (the book) receives the action (was read) performed by the students.

Identify the sentence as active or passive voice: John built a sandcastle.

• Passive

• The sandcastle was built by John

• Active

• John was building a sandcastle

Answer explanation

The sentence 'John built a sandcastle' is in active voice because the subject (John) performs the action (built).

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

• The students teaches the teacher.

• The students are teaching the teacher.

• The teacher is teaching the students.

• The students are taught by the teacher.

Answer explanation

The active voice sentence 'The teacher teaches the students' is converted to passive voice as 'The students are taught by the teacher.' This choice correctly reflects the change in subject and object in the sentence.

Convert the following active voice sentence to passive voice: The chef is cooking the dinner.

• The chef cooked the dinner.

• The dinner was cooking by the chef.

• The dinner is cooking by the chef.

• The dinner is being cooked by the chef.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'The dinner is being cooked by the chef.' because it correctly uses the passive voice to show that the dinner is being cooked by the chef.

Convert the following active voice sentence to passive voice: The kids are playing in the park.

• The kids have been playing in the park.

• The park is being played in by the kids.

• The kids have been played in by the park.

• The park has been played by the kids.

Answer explanation

The active voice sentence 'The kids are playing in the park' is converted to passive voice as 'The park is being played in by the kids.' This choice correctly uses the passive voice construction and maintains the correct subject-object relationship.

Convert the following active voice sentence to passive voice: The gardener is planting the flowers.

• The flowers were planted by the gardener.

• The flowers are being planted by the gardener.

• The flowers are planted by the gardener.

• The flowers were being planted by the gardener.

Answer explanation

The active voice sentence 'The gardener is planting the flowers' is converted to passive voice as 'The flowers are being planted by the gardener.' This choice correctly reflects the passive voice construction.

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

• The letter was written by the teacher.

• The letter was written by John.

• Sarah wrote the letter.

• The letter was written by the dog.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Sarah wrote the letter.' because it is in active voice and correctly identifies the subject as the one performing the action.

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

• The cake was baking by the baker.

• The baker baked the cake.

• The cake was eaten by the baker.

• The baker was baking the cake.

Answer explanation

The passive voice sentence 'The cake was baked by the baker' can be converted to active voice as 'The baker baked the cake.' This choice correctly highlights the action of the baker as the subject of the sentence.

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

• The house built the construction workers.

• The house was building by the construction workers.

• The construction workers were building the house.

• The construction workers built the house.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'The construction workers built the house.' because it is in active voice and correctly states who performed the action.