This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Voice > Passives – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Passives Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The smartphone was invented by A) Apple. B) Nokia. C) IBM. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) IBM. 2. Derek's father ..... me to do the shopping. A) Had. B) Has. C) Made. D) Got. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Got. 3. Whats is the correct form of passive voice for this sentence '' The teacher will explain the practice" A) The practice will explained the teacher. B) The teacher explains the practice. C) The practice will be explained by the teacher. D) The practice will be explain by the teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The practice will be explained by the teacher. 4. My mom asked me to clean the room. A) I was asked to clean the room by my mom. B) I am asked to clean the room by my mom. C) I was asked to clean the room. D) I was asked by mom to clean the room. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was asked to clean the room by my mom. 5. Foreign investments ..... reduced by 20 per cent since the election. A) Have had. B) Have been. C) Has been. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have been. 6. By about AD 100 there were many Roman forts ..... the north of Britain. The forts here ..... by a road. A) On, were linked. B) Over, are linked. C) In, were linked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In, were linked. 7. The song Jingle Bells ..... by James Pierpont in 1857. A) Was written. B) Was wrote. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was written. 8. Just twelve days after co-founding the company, Ronald Wayne ..... only $ 800 for his share of the company. He no longer wanted to be a part of the new company. A) Has accepted. B) Accepted. C) Was accepted. D) Is accepted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accepted. 9. She is heavily involved ..... politics. A) About. B) With. C) For. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 10. Choose another passive that means exactly the same'Money for research was promised the scientists' A) The scientists were promised money for research. B) The Government has promised the scientists money for research. C) Money for research was given to the scientists. D) Money for research will be given to the scientists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The scientists were promised money for research. 11. Fair trade jeans are usually made of ..... A) Agricultural crop. B) Pesticides. C) Organic cotton. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organic cotton. 12. The royal wedding ..... by millions of people in 2011. A) Were watched. B) Is watched. C) Was watched. D) Was watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was watched. 13. The song Jingle Bells ..... "One Horse Open Sleigh" and was made for Thanksgiving. A) Was called. B) Was call. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was called. 14. Somebody accused me of stealing money. A) I was accused of stealing money. B) I was accused of stealing money by somebody. C) I was accused stealing money. D) I was accused by somebody of stealing money. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was accused of stealing money. 15. In my country, certain prices, such as the price of medical supplies, (control) ..... by the government. Other prices (determine) ..... by how much consumers are willing to pay for a product. A) Control/determine. B) Is controlled/are determined. C) Were controlled/were determined. D) Are controlled/are determined. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are controlled/are determined. 16. Complete:Advances in science ..... people live longer and healthier lives. A) Will bring. B) Will help. C) Could be. D) Be extended. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will help. 17. It was traditional for firstborn boys ..... the family fortune. A) To be handed. B) To is handed. C) To are handed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be handed. 18. I didn't expect to ..... to wait for days for a doctor's appointment. A) To be made. B) Being made. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be made. 19. Active:The staff cleans all the hotel rooms daily.Passive:The hotel rooms ..... daily. A) Were cleaned. B) Is cleaned. C) Was spoken. D) Are cleaned. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are cleaned. 20. The advantage of high street clothes stores is that the clothes can be ..... on. A) Tried. B) Introduced. C) Done. D) Returned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tried. 21. Active:Jane flew the kitePassive:The kite ..... by Jane A) Was flown. B) Was flewn. C) Was flyed. D) Was flew. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was flown. 22. The secretary ..... by the manager this morning. A) Wasn't phoned. B) Hadn't been phoned. C) Hadn't phoned. D) Isn't phoned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wasn't phoned. 23. The coffee was ..... A) Done. B) Did. C) Maken. D) Made. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Made. 24. Christmas trees ..... as Yule-trees. A) Are known. B) Are knew. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are known. 25. A:I put some papers on the desk last night and I can't find them now. B:They ..... away. A) Might have been thrown. B) Might be thrown. C) Might have thrown. D) Might throw. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might have been thrown. 26. You don't have to finish the report. It ..... by Jennifer. A) Has already been finished. B) Is already finished. C) Had already been finished. D) Was already being finished. E) Was already finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has already been finished. 27. The city of Plovdiv, on the Maritsa River in Bulgaria, ..... considerably in an earthquake in 1928. A) Damaged. B) Had been damaged. C) Was damaged. D) Had damaged. E) Has been damaged. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was damaged. 28. Turn the active voice sentence 'They have completed the task' into passive voice. A) The task has been completed by they. B) The task has been completed by themself. C) They has completed the task. D) The task has been completed by them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The task has been completed by them. 29. The movie ET was directed ..... Spielberg. A) BY. B) IN. C) FOR. D) OF. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) BY. 30. The first smartphone ..... in 1992 by IBM. A) Is invented. B) Invests. C) Were invented. D) Was invented. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was invented. 31. Lessons ..... online next week A) Are still teached. B) Will still be taught. C) Will still teach. D) Are still taught. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will still be taught. 32. 'Why has the ministers' trip been postponed?'Is this sentence true or false? A) The auxiliary verb components 'have' and 'been' should be together. B) The main verb should be 'postpone'. C) The auxiliary verb should be 'have'. D) The sentence is correct as it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sentence is correct as it is. 33. The door is opened by him.Which words form the subject? A) The door. B) Is opened. C) Him. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The door. 34. "The teacher is sending an email to her parents." Which is the passive form? A) An email was sent to her parents. B) The email is sending to the parents. C) An email is being sent to her parents. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An email is being sent to her parents. 35. By the end of the year, everybody who ..... unemployed for over two years ..... on a training scheme. A) Is/will be sending. B) Had been/has been sent. C) Was/had been sending. D) Has been/will have been sent. E) Will be/is going to send. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has been/will have been sent. 36. Select the best passive voice option:Australia ..... by Captain Cook in 1770. A) Is discovered. B) Was discovered. C) Is discover. D) Were discover. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was discovered. 37. The house ..... painted A) Were. B) . C) Was. D) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 38. Right now Roberto is in the hospital. He (treat) ..... for a bad burn on his arm. A) Is being treated. B) Being treat. C) Is be treated. D) Is treating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is being treated. 39. Which of the two sentences is better? A) They were given a lot of homework by their English teacher. B) They were given a lot of homework. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were given a lot of homework by their English teacher. 40. They don't serve dinner until 7.00 pm.Dinner ..... until 7.00pm. A) Is served. B) Isn't served. C) Was served. D) Wasn't served. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Isn't served. 41. Select the best passive voice option:'Christmas carols' are songs which ..... at Christmas time. (villancicos) A) Are sing. B) Were sing. C) Are singing. D) Are sung. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are sung. 42. $^{They translated the book into three languages.}$ A) The books is translated into three languages. B) The book was translated into three languages. C) The book translated into three languages. D) The book be translated into three languages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The book was translated into three languages. 43. They should cancel the game. A) The game should be cancelled. B) They should be cancelled the game. C) The game should cancel by them. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The game should be cancelled. 44. Is this site ..... by many people? A) Visiteds. B) Visited. C) Visits. D) Visit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Visited. 45. The Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary also has a ..... which helps you find words with similar meanings. A) Comic. B) Play. C) Manual. D) Thesaurus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thesaurus. 46. $^{They recycled paper in this factory}$ A) Paper was recycled in this factory. B) Paper is recycled in this factory. C) Paper were recycled in this factory. D) Paper was recycle in this factory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paper was recycled in this factory. 47. The benefits programme ..... in the next few months. A) Will be changed. B) Were changed. C) Changed. D) Had changed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will be changed. 48. The water ..... into a large pot. A) Is poured. B) Is chopped. C) Are chopped. D) Are poured. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is poured. 49. In the UK, alcohol ..... to anyone under 18. It's against the law. A) Were sold. B) Wasn't sold. C) Isn't sold. D) Aren't sold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Isn't sold. 50. The cats ..... by Ann before she went to the cinema. A) Were fed. B) Have been fed. C) Had been fed. D) Was fed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been fed. 51. Many people claim that crossing your fingers will give you luck. A) Crossing your fingers is claimed to will give you luck. B) It's claim that crossing your fingers will give you luck. C) It claimed that crossing your fingers will give you luck. D) Crossing your fingers is claimed to give you luck. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crossing your fingers is claimed to give you luck. 52. Your passport ..... It is invalid without your signature . A) Is supposed to sign. B) Was supposed to be signed. C) Was supposed to sign. D) Is supposed to be signed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is supposed to be signed. 53. He broke the vases. A) The vases had been broken by him. B) The vases were broken. C) The vases broken. D) The vases was broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The vases were broken. 54. In the future, old clothes ..... away. A) Aren't thrown. B) Won't be thrown. C) Weren't thrown. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Won't be thrown. 55. I ..... John in the cafetaria. You need to chase him right away. A) Was just seeing. B) Am just seeing. C) Have just been seeing. D) Just see. E) Have just seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Have just seen. 56. 7 In which European city is the Nobel Peace Prize given? A) Stockholm. B) Paris. C) Oslo. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oslo. 57. Which US President was killed in a theatre? A) Eisenhower. B) Nixon. C) Kennedy. D) Lincoln. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lincoln. 58. Active:His mother packed the bag.Passive:The bag ..... by his mother A) Was packed. B) Are packed. C) Were packed. D) Is packed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was packed. 59. I'm sorry to say that the window ..... yesterday. A) Has broke. B) Had broke. C) Is broken. D) Was broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was broken. 60. Chocolate ..... for over 4, 000 years. A) Has been produce. B) Is been produced. C) Has been produced. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has been produced. 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