WorksheetsActive and Passive Voice
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 11mins
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1.
Which of the following sentences is written in passive voice?
a)
Water should be drunk throughout the day as the best way to hydrate your body.
b)
Abe drinks water throughout the day because it is the best way to keep the body hydrated.
c)
Drinking water throughout the day is the best way to hydrate your body.
d)
You should drink water throughout the day as it is the best way to keep the body hydrated.
2.
Which of the following sentences is written in passive voice?
a)
The sets will have to be designed before they can be made.
b)
Kara designed the sets before the crew made them.
c)
A teacher designed the sets before the students made them.
d)
Before people could make the sets, someone designed them.
3.
What is the best way to change this sentence from passive voice to active voice?
The course was being failed by half the students near the end of the school year.
The course was being failed by half the students near the end of the school year.
a)
The course, near the end of the school year, was by half the students being failed.
b)
Failing the course near the end of the school year were half the students.
c)
Half the students were failing the course near the end of the school year.
d)
Near the end of the school year, the course was being failed by half the students.
4.
Which sentence is written in active voice?
a)
The students had been held longer by the monitor in study hall.
b)
The teachers allow extra credit opportunities to all their students.
c)
The progress reports are to be signed by the students' parents.
d)
Some students are given trouble by the reading passages that are longest.
5.
What is the best way to change this sentence from passive voice to active voice?
Denise was given a shot by the kind nurse at her second doctor's appointment.
Denise was given a shot by the kind nurse at her second doctor's appointment.
a)
At her second doctor's appointment, Denise was given a shot by the kind nurse.
b)
Denise was given a shot at her second doctor's appointment by the kind nurse.
c)
At her second doctor's appointment, a shot was given to Denise by the kind nurse.
d)
The kind nurse gave Denise a shot at her second doctor's appointment.
6.
Which of these corrects the shift of voice in the following sentence?
Everyone feels attached to material things, but hoarders are adversely affected by it.
Everyone feels attached to material things, but hoarders are adversely affected by it.
a)
Everyone feels attached to material things, but hoarders are adversely affected.
b)
An attachment to material things is felt by everyone, but it adversely affects hoarders.
c)
Everyone feels attached to material things, but it adversely affects hoarders.
d)
An attachment to material things is felt, but it adversely affects hoarders.
7.
Which sentence is written in passive voice?
a)
I miss him a lot since he went to college, but he still calls me every night.
b)
He always took us to the hockey rink and showed us professional moves.
c)
We were checked upon by our parents who made sure we were on our best behavior.
d)
Uncle Sal always told us to straighten up when we got into trouble.
8.
Identify the sentence that corrects the shift of voice in the following sentence.
Often, family members interfere with the hoarders, and their time is wasted in attempts to convince the hoarder to get ride of more junk.
Often, family members interfere with the hoarders, and their time is wasted in attempts to convince the hoarder to get ride of more junk.
a)
Often, the hoarders are interfered with by family members, and the hoarders waste their time in attempts to convince the hoarder to get rid of more junk.
b)
Often, family members interfere with the hoarders, and they waste time attempting to convince the hoarder to get ride of more junk.
c)
Often, family members interfere with the hoarders, and their time is wasted by hoarders in attempts to convince the hoarder to get ride of more junk.
d)
Often, the hoarders are interfered with by family members, and they waste time in attempts to convince the hoarder to get ride of more junk.
9.
Identify the sentence that corrects the shift of voice in the following sentence.
The police had been looking for the thief for months, and he was finally caught in the act.
The police had been looking for the thief for months, and he was finally caught in the act.
a)
The police had been looking for the thief for months, and he was finally caught in the act by them.
b)
The thief had been sought for months, and the police finally caught him in the act.
c)
The police had been looking for the thief for months and finally caught him in the act.
d)
The thief had been sought for months by the police, and they finally caught him in the act.
10.
Choose the sentence that corrects the shift of voice in the following sentence.
He could not remember if the bathroom door had been locked by him from the inside.
He could not remember if the bathroom door had been locked by him from the inside.
a)
He could not remember if he had locked the bathroom door from the inside.
b)
He could not remember if the bathroom door was locked from the inside.
c)
It could not be remembered if he had locked the bathroom door from the inside.
d)
It could not be remembered by him if he had locked the bathroom door from the inside.
11.
Which of these sentences shows a shift in voice?
a)
In addition, it takes them a long time to decide about throwing away something.
b)
Hoarders are people who are unable to throw away material things because of an attachment.
c)
In between the periods of decision-making, they collect more stuff that they have to think about.
d)
Hoarding has been seen as a serious problem in America and researchers have studied it in detail.
12.
Which of these corrects the shift of voice in the following sentence?
"Stay where you are and someone will be sent as soon as possible," the police officer had assured him.
"Stay where you are and someone will be sent as soon as possible," the police officer had assured him.
a)
"Stay where you are and we will send someone as soon as possible," the police officer had assured him.
b)
"Stay where you are and someone will be sent as soon as possible," he was assured by the police officer.
c)
"Stay where you are and someone will be sent by us as soon as possible," the police officer had assured him.
d)
"Stay where you are and we will send someone as soon as possible," he was assured by the police officer.
13.
Which statement is written in passive voice?
a)
The wheat stalks stand high above the fence around Oak Ranch.
b)
The houses were built by the hardworking people of Habitat for Humanity.
c)
Emily left Argyle back in 1995 and moved to Austin.
d)
Josh practices every day after work by the playground near his house.
14.
What is the best way to change this sentence from passive voice to active voice?
The team was cheered on by the animated fans that pranced in the pouring rain.
The team was cheered on by the animated fans that pranced in the pouring rain.
a)
The animated fans that pranced in the pouring rain cheered the team on.
b)
On was cheered the team by the animated fans that pranced in the pouring rain.
c)
Cheered on was the team by the animated fans that pranced in the pouring rain.
d)
By the animated fans that pranced in the pouring rain, the team was cheered on.
15.
What is the best way to change this sentence from passive voice to active voice?
The Titan Atlas was tricked by Heracles into taking the sky back onto his shoulders.
The Titan Atlas was tricked by Heracles into taking the sky back onto his shoulders.
a)
Atlas, the Titan, was tricked by Heracles into taking the sky back onto his shoulders.
b)
Heracles tricked the Titan Atlas into taking the sky back onto his shoulders.
c)
By Heracles the Titan, Atlas was tricked into taking the sky back onto his shoulders.
d)
The Titan Atlas was tricked into taking the sky back onto his shoulders by Heracles.
16.
Which of these sentences from this passage shows a shift in the voice?
a)
As if the moments could not last longer, he heard the footsteps getting closer.
b)
Nakamura waited in the dark bathroom and stayed silent throughout the noises.
c)
He breathed, shivered, prayed again, and slowly emerged from the bathroom.
d)
Nakamura was not seen by the stranger, and he slowly snuck into the bathroom.
17.
What is the best way to change the sentence below from passive voice to active voice?
The band was shocked by Patrick's loud music.
The band was shocked by Patrick's loud music.
a)
Played by Patrick, the band was shocked by Patrick's loud music.
b)
By Patrick's loud music, the band was shocked.
c)
The band, by Patrick's loud music, was shocked.
d)
Patrick shocked the band with his loud music.
18.
What is the best way to change the sentence below from active to passive voice?
The book that I read was entertaining.
The book that I read was entertaining.
a)
An entertaining book was what I read.
b)
The book I read was entertaining.
c)
I read an entertaining book.
d)
I was entertained by the book I read.
19.
What is the best way to change the sentence below from active voice to passive voice?
Students will need to make costumes for the school play.
Students will need to make costumes for the school play.
a)
Costumes will need to be made for the school play.
b)
For the school play, you will need to make costumes.
c)
For the school play, someone will need to make costumes.
d)
Parents will need to make costumes for the school play.
20.
Which sentence is written in the active voice?
a)
The best class in the school finished the test in less than 10 minutes.
b)
Cheating is treated seriously by the teachers, who will suspend students.
c)
All of the homework was turned in by the students at the end of the six weeks.
d)
The form should be given to Bill when it's complete and ready.
21.
Which sentence is written in passive voice?
a)
When he finished the building, everyone admired it.
b)
Danny finished the construction in a short time.
c)
The new office building was built by my uncle Danny.
d)
Sometimes, he had to work on the weekends.
22.
Which of the following sentences is written in passive voice?
a)
Bessy checked into a seedy motel as part of the authentic road trip experience.
b)
A seedy motel is checked into as just part of the authentic road trip experience.
c)
Kameel, as part of the authentic road trip experience, checked into a seedy motel.
d)
As part of the authentic road trip experience, they checked into a seedy motel.
23.
Which of the following sentences is written in active voice?
a)
That he won the lottery and spent all of the money on jelly, by Ben, was dreamed.
b)
Ben dreamed that he won the lottery and spent all of the money on jello.
c)
By Ben, that he won the lottery and spent all of the money on jello was dreamed.
d)
That he won the lottery and spent all of the money on jello was dreamed by Ben.
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