This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Voice > Passives – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Passives Quiz 1 (25 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) Made. B) Got. C) Had. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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 practice will be explain by the teacher. C) The practice will be explained by the teacher. D) The teacher explains the practice. 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 been. B) Were. C) Have had. D) Has been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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) Was accepted. B) Is accepted. C) Has accepted. D) Accepted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accepted. 9. She is heavily involved ..... politics. A) With. B) In. C) For. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 10. Choose another passive that means exactly the same'Money for research was promised the scientists' A) The Government has promised the scientists money for research. B) Money for research will be given to the scientists. C) The scientists were promised money for research. D) Money for research was given to the scientists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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) Was watched. B) Is watched. C) Were watched. D) Was watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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 by somebody of stealing money. B) I was accused of stealing money by somebody. C) I was accused of stealing money. D) I was accused stealing money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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) Are controlled/are determined. C) Is controlled/are determined. D) Were controlled/were determined. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are controlled/are determined. 16. Complete:Advances in science ..... people live longer and healthier lives. A) Will help. B) Be extended. C) Will bring. D) Could be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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. Amor A) I love. B) I was loving. C) I will love. D) I am being loved. E) I was being loved. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I am being loved. 19. 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. 20. Active:The staff cleans all the hotel rooms daily.Passive:The hotel rooms ..... daily. A) Were cleaned. B) Are cleaned. C) Is cleaned. D) Was spoken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are cleaned. 21. The advantage of high street clothes stores is that the clothes can be ..... on. A) Done. B) Introduced. C) Tried. D) Returned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tried. 22. Active:Jane flew the kitePassive:The kite ..... by Jane A) Was flewn. B) Was flown. C) Was flew. D) Was flyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was flown. 23. The secretary ..... by the manager this morning. A) Isn't phoned. B) Wasn't phoned. C) Hadn't phoned. D) Hadn't been phoned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wasn't phoned. 24. The coffee was ..... A) Done. B) Made. C) Did. D) Maken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Made. 25. 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. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPassives Quiz 2Passives 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