This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Voice > Passives – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Passives Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The first smartphone ..... in 1992 by IBM. A) Was invented. B) Is invented. C) Were invented. D) Invests. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was invented. 2. Lessons ..... online next week A) Are still taught. B) Are still teached. C) Will still be taught. D) Will still teach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will still be taught. 3. '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. 4. The door is opened by him.Which words form the subject? A) The door. B) Is opened. C) By. D) Him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The door. 5. "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. 6. By the end of the year, everybody who ..... unemployed for over two years ..... on a training scheme. A) Is/will be sending. B) Was/had been sending. C) Has been/will have been sent. D) Had been/has been sent. E) Will be/is going to send. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has been/will have been sent. 7. Select the best passive voice option:Australia ..... by Captain Cook in 1770. A) Is discover. B) Is discovered. C) Was discovered. D) Were discover. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was discovered. 8. The house ..... painted A) . B) Was. C) Were. D) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 9. Right now Roberto is in the hospital. He (treat) ..... for a bad burn on his arm. A) Is be treated. B) Is being treated. C) Is treating. D) Being treat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is being treated. 10. 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. 11. They don't serve dinner until 7.00 pm.Dinner ..... until 7.00pm. A) Is served. B) Wasn't served. C) Isn't served. D) Was served. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Isn't served. 12. 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. 13. $^{They translated the book into three languages.}$ A) The book was translated into three languages. B) The book translated into three languages. C) The books is translated into three languages. D) The book be translated into three languages. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The book was translated into three languages. 14. 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. 15. Is this site ..... by many people? A) Visits. B) Visited. C) Visit. D) Visiteds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Visited. 16. The Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary also has a ..... which helps you find words with similar meanings. A) Manual. B) Thesaurus. C) Comic. D) Play. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thesaurus. 17. $^{They recycled paper in this factory}$ 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. 18. The benefits programme ..... in the next few months. A) Had changed. B) Were changed. C) Will be changed. D) Changed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will be changed. 19. The water ..... into a large pot. A) Is chopped. B) Is poured. C) Are chopped. D) Are poured. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is poured. 20. In the UK, alcohol ..... to anyone under 18. It's against the law. A) Wasn't sold. B) Aren't sold. C) Isn't sold. D) Were sold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Isn't sold. 21. The cats ..... by Ann before she went to the cinema. A) Was fed. B) Were fed. C) Have been fed. D) Had been fed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been fed. 22. Many people claim that crossing your fingers will give you luck. A) It claimed that crossing your fingers will give you luck. B) Crossing your fingers is claimed to will give you luck. C) Crossing your fingers is claimed to give you luck. D) It's claim that crossing your fingers will give you luck. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crossing your fingers is claimed to give you luck. 23. Your passport ..... It is invalid without your signature . A) Is supposed to sign. B) Is supposed to be signed. C) Was supposed to sign. D) Was supposed to be signed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is supposed to be signed. 24. Active:A famous author wrote these letters.Passive:These letters ..... by a famous author. A) Are wrote. B) Is written. C) Was written. D) Were written. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were written. 25. He broke the vases. A) The vases had been broken by him. B) The vases was broken. C) The vases were broken. D) The vases broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The vases were broken. 26. 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. 27. I ..... John in the cafetaria. You need to chase him right away. A) Have just seen. B) Just see. C) Was just seeing. D) Am just seeing. E) Have just been seeing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have just seen. 28. 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. 29. Which US President was killed in a theatre? A) Lincoln. B) Kennedy. C) Eisenhower. D) Nixon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lincoln. 30. Active:His mother packed the bag.Passive:The bag ..... by his mother A) Was packed. B) Were packed. C) Is packed. D) Are packed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was packed. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPassives Quiz 1Passives Quiz 3Passives Quiz 4Passives Quiz 5Passives Quiz 6Passives Quiz 7Passives Quiz 8Passives Quiz 9Passives Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books