Active and Passive Voice Quiz

Which sentence is in the active voice?

• The cake was baked by Sarah.

• Sarah baked the cake.

• The cake was being baked.

• The cake is delicious.

Which sentence is in the passive voice?

• The teacher explained the lesson.

• The lesson was explained by the teacher.

• The teacher is explaining the lesson.

• The students listen carefully.

What happens to the subject in a passive voice sentence?

• The subject performs the action.

• The subject is missing.

• The subject receives the action.

• The subject does nothing.

Choose the active voice sentence:

• The ball was kicked by Sam.

• Sam kicked the ball.

• The ball is being kicked.

• The ball was being played.

Choose the passive voice sentence:

• The dog chased the cat.

• The cat was chased by the dog.

• The dog is chasing the cat.

• The cat runs away.

Identify the passive voice sentence:

• The students wrote an essay.

• An essay was written by the students.

• The students are writing an essay.

• The essay is interesting.

Which sentence is in the active voice?

• The song was sung by Lily.

• Lily sang the song.

• The song is being sung by Lily.

• The song was played.

What is the structure of a passive voice sentence?

• Subject + verb + object

• Object + helping verb + past participle + subject

• Subject + action verb + predicate

• Helping verb + subject + object

Convert this active sentence into passive: "Tom painted the house."

• Tom is painting the house.

• The house was painted by Tom.

• The house painted Tom.

• The painting was done by Tom.

Convert this passive sentence into active: "The book was read by John."

• The book was reading John.

• John is reading the book.

• John read the book.

• The book read John.