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Passive

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "scribitur" mean?

a)

It is written

b)

it was said

c)

he was seen

d)

they were bitten

2.

What would "dicitur" mean?

a)

I said

b)

she says

c)

it is said

d)

y'all are said

3.

How would you say "she is given"?

a)

das

b)

damini

c)

scitur

d)

datur

4.

How would you say "they are lead"?

a)

ducunt

b)

ducuntur

c)

ducit

d)

aguntur

5.

Choose all that are passive.

a)

agitur

b)

utitur

c)

frangitur

d)

fruitur

e)

videtur

6.

How would you say "one goes", "people go"?

a)

curritur

b)

venitur

c)

itur

d)

pingitur

7.

Which of the following are "impersonal passives" (=referring to a no specific person but in a general sense)?

a)

venitur

b)

curritur

c)

disceditur

d)

itur

8.

What does "nominatus" mean?

a)

flamed

b)

brained

c)

strained

d)

named

9.

What would "clamatus" mean?

a)

clammed

b)

in secret

c)

called

d)

seen

10.

Here are all the principal parts of the verb "to break": frango, frangere, fregi, fractus. Which one is the perfect passive participle that means "broken"?

a)

frango

b)

frangere

c)

fregi

d)

fractus

11.

Here are all the principal parts of the verb "to break": tango, tangere, tetigi, tactus. Which one is the perfect passive participle that means "touched"?

a)

tango

b)

tangere

c)

tetigi

d)

tactus

12.

Speed round: which one of the following means "words spoken"?

a)

verba dicta

b)

verba ducta

13.

Speed round: which one of the following means "the beloved mother"?

a)

mater amata

b)

mater clamata

14.

Speed round: which one of the following means "the senator seen by all"? [Hint: video, videre, vidi, visus]

a)

senator ab omnibus visus

b)

senator ab omnibus vidi

15.

How would you say "they came to watch":

venerunt _______________

a)

ad videndum

b)

ad legendum

c)

ad currendum

d)

ad spectandum

16.

How would you say "he did not come to praise Caesar" :

non venit _______________

a)

ad Caesarem necandum

b)

ad Caesarem laudandum

c)

ad Caesarem negandum

d)

ad Caesare utendum

17.

What does the following say:

"Equus 'Velox' nominatus cibum bonum habet"

a)

The horse named "Swifty" has good food named "Swifty".

b)

The good horse named "Swifty" has food.

c)

The horse named "Swifty" has good food.

d)

Good food has a horse named "Swifty".

18.

How would you say "Presents are given to good boys and girls"?

a)

Dona pueris puellisque bonis dantur.

b)

Donum pueris puellisque bonis datur.

c)

Dona pueri puellaeque boni dant.

d)

Donis pueri puellaeque boni dantur.

19.

What do you think this means: "spectabatur"?

a)

they were being watched

b)

she was being watched

c)

she is watching

d)

they are watching

20.

Si tu hoc legere potes, opta responsum correctum: quid alis utitur ad volandum?

a)

avis alis utitur ad volandum.

b)

elephantus alis utitur ad volandum.

c)

testudo alis utitur ad volandum.

d)

mus alis utitur ad volandum.