Passive Voice in Writing IELTS Task 1

Which sentence is correctly written in the passive voice?

• The company increased its sales by 20%.

• Sales were increased by 20% by the company.

• The company is increasing its sales by 20%.

• Sales increase by the company.

"The number of students __________ (increase) dramatically between 2010 and 2020."

• increased

• was increased

• has increased

• • was increasing

Find the passive voice for this sentence:
"The government built several new hospitals in 2015."

• Several new hospitals are built by the government in 2015.

• Several new hospitals were built by the government in 2015.

• • Several new hospitals were building by the government in 2015.

• Several new hospitals have been built by the government in 2015.

Which is the correct passive sentence for a Writing Task 1 report?

• • People consumed more rice in 2010.

• More rice was consumed in 2010.

• People are consuming more rice in 2010.

• More rice consumes by people in 2010.

In a process description, which passive structure fits best?
"First, the materials __________ (transport) to the factory."

• transports

• is transported

• are transported

• transported

"Electricity __________ (generate) by wind turbines."

• is generated

• generates

• was generating

• generated

Which sentence describes a trend in passive voice for a Task 1 graph?

• The consumption of oil increased.

• Oil consumption was increased.

• Oil consumption increased.

• The oil consumption is increase.

Identify the passive voice structure suitable for a process chart:

• The machine melts the metal.

• The metal is melted by the machine.

• • The machine is melting the metal.

• The metal melts by the machine.