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Shift in Verb Voice

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which sentence is active?

a)

Herbert was crushed by machinery.

b)

The wishes were made by the White family.

c)

The Monkey's Paw cursed the White family.

2.

Which sentence is passive?

a)

Ted barked to go outside.

b)

Ted whined to get a treat.

c)

Ted was let outside.

3.

The room was searched for a clue, but he couldn't find anything.

a)

Inappropriate Shift in VOICE

b)

Inappropriate Shift in MOOD

c)

Voice and Mood are Correct

4.

Which sentence is written in passive voice?

a)

Andrew threw his backpack onto the floor.

b)

The backpack was thrown onto the floor by Andrew.

5.

Which verb voice is usually preferable when writing?

a)

active

b)

passive

6.

Which sentence is written in active voice?

a)

The small dog barked at the mailman.

b)

The mailman was barked at by the small dog.

7.

Which sentence contains a shift in verb voice?

a)

The cake was eaten by the children, and they enjoyed it.

b)

The children ate the cake and enjoyed it.

c)

The cake was eaten by the children, and it was enjoyed by them.

d)

The children ate the cake, and it was enjoyed by them.

8.

Identify the sentence with an inappropriate shift in verb voice.

a)

The book was read by Sarah, and she loved it.

b)

Sarah read the book and loved it.

c)

The book was read by Sarah, and it was loved by her.

d)

Sarah read the book, and it was loved by her.

9.

Which sentence is in active voice?

a)

The ball was thrown by John.

b)

John threw the ball.

c)

The ball was being thrown by John.

d)

The ball had been thrown by John.

10.

Which sentence is in passive voice?

a)

The teacher explained the lesson.

b)

The lesson was explained by the teacher.

c)

The teacher was explaining the lesson.

d)

The teacher had explained the lesson.

11.

Choose the sentence with a shift in verb voice.

a)

The report was completed by the team, and they submitted it.

b)

The team completed the report and submitted it.

c)

The report was completed by the team, and it was submitted by them.

d)

The team completed the report, and it was submitted by them.

12.

Identify the sentence that shifts from active to passive voice.

a)

The cat chased the mouse, and it was caught by the cat.

b)

The mouse was chased by the cat, and it was caught by the cat.

c)

The cat chased the mouse and caught it.

d)

The mouse was chased by the cat and caught by it.

13.

Which sentence is written in active voice?

a)

The song was sung by the choir.

b)

The choir sang the song.

c)

The song was being sung by the choir.

d)

The song had been sung by the choir.

14.

Which sentence is written in passive voice?

a)

The chef cooked the meal.

b)

The meal was cooked by the chef.

c)

The chef was cooking the meal.

d)

The chef had cooked the meal.

15.

Choose the sentence with an inappropriate shift in verb voice.

a)

The letter was written by Emily, and she mailed it.

b)

Emily wrote the letter and mailed it.

c)

The letter was written by Emily, and it was mailed by her.

d)

Emily wrote the letter, and it was mailed by her.

16.

Identify the sentence with a shift from passive to active voice.

a)

The flowers were planted by the gardener, and they grew quickly.

b)

The gardener planted the flowers, and they grew quickly.

c)

The flowers were planted by the gardener, and they were growing quickly.

d)

The gardener planted the flowers, and they were growing quickly.

17.

Which sentence contains a shift in verb voice?

a)

The movie was watched by the audience, and they applauded.

b)

The audience watched the movie and applauded.

c)

The movie was watched by the audience, and it was applauded by them.

d)

The audience watched the movie, and it was applauded by them.

18.

Which sentence is in active voice?

a)

The homework was done by the student.

b)

The student did the homework.

c)

The homework was being done by the student.

d)

The homework had been done by the student.

19.

Which sentence is in passive voice?

a)

The artist painted the portrait.

b)

The portrait was painted by the artist.

c)

The artist was painting the portrait.

d)

The artist had painted the portrait.

20.

Choose the sentence with a shift in verb voice.

a)

The project was completed by the group, and they presented it.

b)

The group completed the project and presented it.

c)

The project was completed by the group, and it was presented by them.

d)

The group completed the project, and it was presented by them.

21.

Identify the sentence that shifts from active to passive voice.

a)

The dog chased the ball, and it was caught by the dog.

b)

The ball was chased by the dog, and it was caught by the dog.

c)

The dog chased the ball and caught it.

d)

The ball was chased by the dog and caught by it.

22.

Which sentence is written in active voice?

a)

The novel was written by the author.

b)

The author wrote the novel.

c)

The novel was being written by the author.

d)

The novel had been written by the author.

23.

Which sentence is written in passive voice?

a)

The director filmed the scene.

b)

The scene was filmed by the director.

c)

The director was filming the scene.

d)

The director had filmed the scene.

24.

Choose the sentence with an inappropriate shift in verb voice.

a)

The email was sent by Mark, and he received a reply.

b)

Mark sent the email and received a reply.

c)

The email was sent by Mark, and it was received by him.

d)

Mark sent the email, and it was received by him.

25.

Identify the sentence with a shift from passive to active voice.

a)

The cake was baked by the baker, and it was decorated by him.

b)

The baker baked the cake, and it was decorated by him.

c)

The cake was baked by the baker, and he decorated it.

d)

The baker baked the cake, and he decorated it.