Passive Voice Quiz

What is the passive voice used for?

• To avoid mentioning the object of the sentence

• To change the focus of the sentence

• To emphasize the subject of the sentence

• To confuse the reader

Which tense is used in the sentence 'The children ate the cake'?

• Past simple

• Present simple

• Present perfect

• Future continuous

What is the correct passive form of 'He built the house for his parents'?

• The house was built by his parents

• The house was built by him for his parents

• The house was built for his parents

• The house was built for his parents by him

What is the correct passive form of 'We made lots of money in 2002'?

• Lots of money was made by us in 2002

• We made lots of money in 2002 by us

• Lots of money was made in 2002 by us

• We made lots of money by us in 2002

Which verb form is always followed by the past participle in the passive voice?

• Modal verb

• Be verb

• Future perfect

• Present participle

What is the correct passive form of 'I will clean the house on Monday'?

• The house will be cleaned by me on Monday

• The house will be cleaned on Monday by me

• The house will be cleaned on me by Monday

• The house will be cleaned by Monday on me

When should you use the passive voice?

• When you want to emphasize the subject

• When you want to confuse the reader

• When you want to avoid mentioning the object

• When you want to change the focus of the sentence

What is the correct passive form of 'Someone has stolen my neighbour's car'?

• My neighbor's car has been stolen by someone

• My neighbor's car has been stolen by the police

• My neighbor's car has been stolen by a monkey

• My neighbor's car has been stolen by me

What is the purpose of using the passive voice?

• To emphasize the subject

• To confuse the reader

• To make the sentence longer

• To avoid responsibility

Which tense is used in the sentence 'The washing had been left out in the rain'?

• Present perfect

• Past perfect

• Past continuous

• Future perfect