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Passive voice check

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

With the "European Recovery Program”, known as the Marshall Plan, billions of dollars ___ allocated to European nations.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

been

d)

being

2.

This development ___ viewed by the Soviet Union as a capitalist plot to draw the nations of Eastern European into the American sphere of influence.

a)

been

b)

were

c)

was

d)

has

3.

In 1946, a message later known as the "long telegram" ___ sent to Washington by a Russian-based U.S. foreign service officer, George Kennan

a)

had

b)

has

c)

is

d)

was

4.

Under the Marshall Plan, economic assistance was _____ to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe.

a)

provides

b)

providing

c)

provided

d)

provide

5.

By 1948, left-wing governments had ____ installed in the countries of eastern Europe by the Soviets.

a)

been

b)

being

c)

be

d)

were

6.

ACTIVE: This event affected the reputation of the USSR.

a)

PASSIVE: The reputation of the USSR is affected by this event.

b)

PASSIVE: The reputation of the USSR was affected by this event.

c)

PASSIVE: The reputation of the USSR were affected by this event.

d)

PASSIVE: The reputation of the USSR was being affected by this event.

7.

ACTIVE: Some government-established training programmes even excluded Black Americans.

a)

PASSIVE: Black Americans had even excluded by some government-established training programmes.

b)

PASSIVE: Black Americans been even excluded by some government-established training programmes.

c)

PASSIVE: Black Americans even excluded some government-established training programmes.

d)

PASSIVE: Black Americans were even excluded by some government-established training programmes.

8.

PASSIVE: Protests were led by students and workers, initially against the

government's education and labour policies.

a)

ACTIVE: Students and workers led protests, initially against the

government's education and labour policies.

b)

ACTIVE: Students and workers lead protests, initially against the

government's education and labour policies.

c)

ACTIVE: Students and workers were leading protests, initially against the

government's education and labour policies.

d)

ACTIVE: Students and workers leaded protests, initially against the

government's education and labour policies.

9.

PASSIVE: American foreign policy and political ideology have been shaped by the Cold War.

a)

ACTIVE: The Cold War has been shaped American foreign policy and political ideology.

b)

ACTIVE: The Cold War was shaped American foreign policy and political ideology.

c)

ACTIVE: The Cold War has shaped American foreign policy and political ideology.

d)

ACTIVE: The Cold War shaped American foreign policy and political ideology.

10.

The protests also showed that people in the

West could criticize their own governments and that things could be changed.

a)

In this sentence there is one passive verb form.

b)

In this sentence there are no passive verb forms.

c)

In this sentence there are two passive verb forms.

d)

In this sentence there are three passive verb forms.

11.

Rewrite this sentence using the passive voice: 'A combination of factors provoked this conflict.'

(a)  

12.

Rewrite this sentence using the active voice: 'The space race was seen (by people) as a way to demonstrate

national pride'.

(a)  

13.

Rewrite this sentence using the active voice: 'Citizens weren't being treated equally by the US'.

(a)  

14.

Rewrite this sentence using the passive voice: 'The rejection of mainstream values characterised the Hippy Movement'.

(a)  

15.

Rewrite this sentence using the passive voice: 'Students who did not want capitalism created this movement'.

(a)