This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Voice > Passives – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Passives Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Thanksgiving ..... (celebrate) by the Americans on the fourth Thursday in November every year. A) Is celebrated. B) Are celebrated. C) Is been celebrated. D) Be celebrated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is celebrated. 2. I am in trouble because A) I have punished three times this week. B) I have being punished three times this week. C) I am being punished three times this week. D) I have been punished three times this week. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I have been punished three times this week. 3. I was shocked ..... / ..... how harsh reality can be A) At/ on. B) At/ by. C) At/ in. D) By/ on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At/ by. 4. Evelyn ..... here when you come. She has just gone to school. A) Will not be. B) Was not. C) Is not. D) Haven't been. E) Doesn't be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will not be. 5. It has been ..... how spiders are able to travel across the sea. A) Discovered. B) Said. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Discovered. 6. The flowers were planted in March. A) Active. B) Passive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Passive. 7. One teaspoonful of salt ..... into the water. A) Is sprinkled. B) Sprinkle. C) Are sprinkled. D) Sprinkles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is sprinkled. 8. Victoria writes articles to the local newspaper. Articles ..... by Victoria. A) Is written. B) Writes. C) Are written. D) Written. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are written. 9. It is ..... to employ 500 people in the factory. A) Expected. B) Intended. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intended. 10. The students' questions are ..... by the teacher. A) Answer. B) Answers. C) Answered. D) Answereded. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Answered. 11. Eventually a crowdfunding campaign ..... to finance a documentary. A) Is launch. B) Was launched. C) Were launched. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was launched. 12. The government must ..... strong measures against crime. A) Be seen to be taking. B) Be seen be taking. C) Seen to take. D) See to be taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be seen to be taking. 13. Today there are more than 700 million iPhones used around the world, and newer versions of the phone ..... for future release. A) Were prepared. B) Are preparing. C) Are being prepared. D) Have prepared. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are being prepared. 14. ..... that students who study every day get better grades. A) Thought. B) It's well known. C) It's thinking. D) It's considered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's well known. 15. 6 The Rosetta Stone ..... in the British Museum. A) IS DISPLAYED. B) DISPLAYS. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) IS DISPLAYED. 16. The first game was called 'Pong', and it ..... based on table tennis. A) -. B) Is. C) Was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 17. The windows were ..... A) Brokened. B) Broke. C) Broken. D) Break. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Broken. 18. Because my visa had expired, I ..... from re-entering the country. A) Had been prevented. B) Was prevented. C) Prevented. D) Has prevented. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was prevented. 19. People warned us not to go out alone. A) We weren't warned to go out alone. B) We were warned not going out alone. C) We were warned not to go out alone by people. D) We were warned not to go out alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We were warned not to go out alone. 20. They published the book five years ago. The book ..... five years ago. A) Is published. B) Was published. C) Publish. D) Published. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was published. 21. Your online Christmas book order ..... as soon as possible. A) Had been sent. B) Was sent. C) Are sent. D) Will be sent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will be sent. 22. According to the UNESCO statistics more than 2, 2 million book titles ..... every year around the world. A) Have been published. B) Were published. C) Are published. D) Are being published. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are published. 23. People don't bring up children properly these days. Children ..... properly these days. A) Weren't brought up. B) Aren't brought up. C) Didn't bring up. D) Aren't bringing up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aren't brought up. 24. Nobody ..... what was happening. (tell) A) Was told. B) Were told. C) Told. D) Were tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was told. 25. My office ..... by Mrs Smith every Friday evening. A) Are cleaned. B) Is cleaned. C) Is being cleaned. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is cleaned. 26. Your mother used to visit you quite often, ..... ? A) Wouldn't she. B) Didn't she. C) Doesn't she. D) Hadn't she. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Didn't she. 27. Which Latin word is present passive, meaning 'he/she/it is carried'? A) Portabat. B) Portat. C) Portatur. D) Portaverat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Portatur. 28. "They say the company is choosing a new manager" . A) The company is said to be choosing a new manager. B) The company is being said to choose a new manager. C) The company is said to choose a new manager. D) It is said that the new manager is chosen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The company is said to be choosing a new manager. 29. Which is the corresponding passive form of this sentence:If you act out your teacher may give you detention A) The teacher may give you detention if you act out. B) If you act out you will be given detention. C) Detention will be given to you if you act out. D) If you act out you may be given detention. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If you act out you may be given detention. 30. The new bridge ..... before the end of next month. A) Completes. B) Will be completed. C) Will complete. D) Is completed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will be completed. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPassives Quiz 1Passives Quiz 2Passives Quiz 3Passives Quiz 4Passives Quiz 5Passives Quiz 6Passives Quiz 7Passives Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books