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Understanding Passive Voice

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

Identify the passive voice in the following sentence: 'The book was read by the student.'

a)

The student read the book.

b)

The book is being read by the student.

c)

The book was read by the student.

d)

The student has read the book.

2.

Change the following active sentence to passive: 'The chef cooks the meal.'

a)

The meal is cooked by the chef.

b)

The meal has been cooked by the chef.

c)

The chef is cooking the meal.

d)

The meal was cooked by the chef.

3.

In the sentence 'The dog chased the cat', identify the subject and the object.

a)

Subject: The cat, Object: The dog

b)

Subject: The dog, Object: The cat

c)

Subject: The cat, Object: the mouse

d)

Subject: The dog, Object: the ball

4.

Convert this active sentence to passive: 'The teacher gave the students homework.'

a)

The teacher assigned homework to the students.

b)

Homework was given to the students by the teacher.

c)

Homework was assigned to the students by the teacher.

d)

The students were given homework by the teacher.

5.

Change the active voice sentence 'The artist painted the mural' to passive voice.

a)

The mural was painted by the artist.

b)

The mural is painted by the artist.

c)

The artist was painting the mural.

d)

The mural was created by the artist.

6.

Identify the subject and object in the sentence: 'The cat was chased by the dog.'

a)

Subject: The dog, Object: the cat

b)

Subject: The cat, Object: the dog

c)

Subject: the dog, Object: The cat

d)

Subject: The cat, Object: the mouse

7.

Change the active voice sentence 'The scientist discovered a new species' to passive voice.

a)

A new species was discovered by the scientist.

b)

The species was discovered by a scientist.

c)

A new species has been found by the scientist.

d)

The scientist has discovered a species new.

8.

Change the active voice sentence 'The manager will review the report' to passive voice.

a)

The report will be reviewed by the manager.

b)

The report was reviewed by the manager.

c)

The report is reviewed by the manager.

d)

The manager reviews the report.

9.

Which of the following is a passive voice sentence? A) 'The flowers were watered by the gardener.' B) 'The gardener watered the flowers.'

a)

The gardener was watering the flowers.

b)

The flowers were watered by the gardener.

c)

The flowers are watered by the gardener.

d)

The gardener has watered the flowers.

10.

Identify the subject and object in the sentence: 'The book was given to the library.'

a)

Subject: The library; Object: the book was given

b)

Subject: The book; Object: given to the library

c)

Subject: the library; Object: The book

d)

Subject: The book; Object: the library