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B2 Passive_Revision

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Polar bears (a)   (hunt) for their fur.

2.

A lecture (a)   (give) by Dr Snow in the main hall at the moment.

3.

After (a)   (award) a medal for bravery, he became a local hero.

4.

Her ankle (a)   (hurt) when she fell down.

5.

Hopefully, Covid-19 (a)   (wipe out) by the end of 2021.

6.

The tomb of King Tut (a)   (discover) in 1922.

7.

Your parcel (a)   (send) out in the next few hours.

8.

SOPs must (a)   (follow) by everyone in hope of reducing the covid-19 cases.

9.

My laptop (a)   (repaired) now so I will not join the meeting later.

10.

The durian (a)   (finish) by Alice all alone because now you don't see durian anywhere in the house.

11.

The remains are believed to date back to the Bronze age.


It (a)   back to the Bronze age.

12.

It is claimed that Oscar was adopted for the awards because of a librarian.


Oscar (a)   for the awards because of a librarian.

13.

The daily number of cases is believed to reach 20k in the following weeks.


It (a)   reach 20k in the following weeks.

14.

People say she lives in New York.


Use the Personal Construction (Subject + passive + to-infinitive)

(a)  

15.

People say she lives in New York.


Use the Impersonal Construction (It + passive + that + clause)

(a)  

16.

Why did they call you for the urgent meeting? Change to Passive question.

(a)  

17.

Who invented the telephone? Change to Passive question.

(a)  

18.

When do we OMIT subject/agent in PASSIVE sentences? Multiple correct answers.

a)

when the subject/agent is NOT IMPORTANT

b)

when the subject/agent is NOT KNOWN

c)

when the subject/agent is NOT OBVIOUS

19.

In what situations below do we use PASSIVE? Multiple correct answers.

a)

to EMPHASISE the subject/agent

b)

to MAKE statement when we want to avoid taking responsibility for an action

c)

when we are MORE INTERESTED in the action than the agent

20.

Active: All FCE students bought Alice her favourite dessert.


Which of the following passive sentences ARE correct?

a)

Alice was bought her favourite dessert by all FCE students.

b)

Alice's favourite dessert bought for her by all FCE students.

c)

Alice's favourite dessert was bought for her by all FCE students.

d)

Alice has been bought her favourite dessert by all FCE students.