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WorksheetsActive vs Passive Voice in Writing
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 36mins
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1.
Which of the following does not use active voice?
a)
Jacob Marley, a ghost, visited his old colleague Scrooge.
b)
Scrooge's old colleague, Jacob Marley, visited him as a ghost.
c)
Scrooge is visited first by the ghost of his old colleague Jacob Marley.
d)
As a ghost, Jacob Marley visited his old colleague Scrooge.
2.
Which of the following should be revised for active voice?
a)
The story begins on a cold and bleak Christmas Eve in London.
b)
On a cold and bleak Christmas Eve, the story is told in London by a narrator.
c)
On a cold and bleak Christmas Eve, the story begins in London.
d)
In London, the story begins on a cold and bleak Christmas Eve.
3.
A package was sent to Caroline.
a)
Active
b)
Passive
4.
The Old Man and the Sea was written in 1951 by Ernest Hemingway.
a)
Passive
b)
Active
5.
Active or Passive?
I hate homework.
I hate homework.
a)
active
b)
passive
6.
What is active voice?
a)
When the subject performs the verb
b)
When the subject receives the verb
7.
He must have had a bad dream.
a)
Active Voice
b)
Passive Voice
8.
The teacher may have been absent because she is sick.
a)
Active Voice
b)
Passive Voice
9.
I gave him a book for his birthday.
a)
Active
b)
Passive
10.
Make an active voice
The oven has been tested by the best chefs in the world.
The oven has been tested by the best chefs in the world.
a)
The best chefs in the world test the oven.
b)
The best chefs in the world tested the oven.
c)
The best chefs in the world have tested the oven.
d)
The best chefs in the world had tested the oven.
11.
What is passive voice?
a)
a calmer way of talking
b)
when the subject is not acted upon; but is still in past tense
c)
when the subject receives the action expressed in the verb; the subject is acted upon
12.
Active or Passive Voice?
The bookcase was stained a dark walnut.
The bookcase was stained a dark walnut.
a)
Active
b)
Passive
13.
Which sentence is in the active voice?
a)
The guests left the party by 8 PM.
b)
The meal was eaten quickly.
c)
Complaints were made about the music
d)
The host was thankful for the dinner.
14.
Which sentence is in active voice?
a)
The boy was brought to the nurse's office.
b)
The boy was told to wait for the nurse.
c)
The principal saw the boy pulling on his loose tooth.
d)
The loose tooth was pulled out.
15.
Which sentence is written in ACTIVE voice?
a)
The burger was cooked medium-well.
b)
I cooked the burger medium-well.
c)
The burger was cooked medium-well by me.
d)
Both A and B are correct.
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