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Unit 5: Active Passive Voice - Practice Quiz

PEL545 — Intermediate Communication Skills 60 Questions
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1 What is the main focus of an active voice sentence?

Rules of active and passive voice Easy
A. The time of the action
B. The person or thing doing the action
C. The place of the action
D. The person receiving the action

2 What is the main focus of a passive voice sentence?

Rules of active and passive voice Easy
A. The place of the action
B. The person doing the action
C. The time of the action
D. The action or its receiver

3 Which sentence is in the active voice?

Rules of active and passive voice Easy
A. The letter had been written.
B. The letter is being written.
C. The letter was written by Sara.
D. Sara wrote the letter.

4 Which sentence is in the passive voice?

Rules of active and passive voice Easy
A. The dog chased the cat.
B. The cat was chased by the dog.
C. The cat chased the dog.
D. The dog is chasing the cat.

5 Which helping verb is commonly used in the passive voice?

Rules of active and passive voice Easy
A. Do
B. Have
C. Can
D. Be

6 Which verb form is usually used after a form of "be" in the passive voice?

Rules of active and passive voice Easy
A. Past participle
B. Infinitive
C. Present participle
D. Base form

7 Choose the passive form of: "The chef cooks the meal."

Rules of active and passive voice Easy
A. The meal is cooked by the chef.
B. The meal was cooking the chef.
C. The meal cooked the chef.
D. The chef is cooked by the meal.

8 Choose the active form of: "The window was broken by Tom."

Rules of active and passive voice Easy
A. The window broke Tom.
B. Tom is breaking by the window.
C. Tom was broken by the window.
D. Tom broke the window.

9 In changing an active sentence to passive voice, what usually happens to the object?

Rules of active and passive voice Easy
A. It is removed.
B. It changes into a verb.
C. It becomes the subject.
D. It becomes an adverb.

10 Which sentence correctly uses the past simple passive voice?

Rules of active and passive voice Easy
A. The cake baked by Mina.
B. The cake has bake by Mina.
C. The cake was baked by Mina.
D. The cake is baking by Mina.

11 When is active voice generally preferred?

Usage of active and passive voice Easy
A. When the sentence has no action
B. When the object must come first
C. When the doer must always be hidden
D. When the writer wants clear and direct writing

12 When is passive voice useful?

Usage of active and passive voice Easy
A. When the doer is always known
B. When every sentence needs a short subject
C. When the verb must be removed
D. When the receiver of the action is important

13 Which voice is often used in scientific and formal writing to focus on processes?

Usage of active and passive voice Easy
A. Active voice
B. Question voice
C. Informal voice
D. Passive voice

14 Which sentence best emphasizes the person who completed the work?

Usage of active and passive voice Easy
A. The work was completed by Asha.
B. Asha completed the work.
C. The work is being completed.
D. The work was completed.

15 Which sentence is useful when the doer of the action is unknown?

Usage of active and passive voice Easy
A. I stole my bicycle.
B. The thief stole my bicycle.
C. My bicycle was stolen.
D. Someone stole my bicycle.

16 Which sentence sounds more direct and natural in everyday communication?

Usage of active and passive voice Easy
A. The report is being prepared by Lee.
B. The report had been prepared by Lee.
C. Lee prepared the report.
D. The report was prepared by Lee.

17 Which sentence focuses on the result rather than the person who did the action?

Usage of active and passive voice Easy
A. The wall was painted.
B. The workers painted the wall.
C. The workers will paint the wall.
D. The workers are painting the wall.

18 Which sentence is most suitable for a notice about a completed action when the doer is unimportant?

Usage of active and passive voice Easy
A. The hall was cleaned.
B. The staff are cleaning the hall.
C. The staff will clean the hall.
D. The staff cleaned the hall.

19 Which sentence clearly identifies the person responsible for the decision?

Usage of active and passive voice Easy
A. The decision is being made.
B. The decision was made.
C. The manager made the decision.
D. The decision had been made.

20 Why might a writer choose passive voice in a formal report?

Usage of active and passive voice Easy
A. To make every sentence informal
B. To avoid using any verb
C. To show that grammar is unnecessary
D. To emphasize the process or result

21 Choose the correct passive form of: The committee is reviewing the proposal.

Rules of active and passive voice Medium
A. The proposal is being reviewed by the committee.
B. The proposal was being reviewed by the committee.
C. The proposal has been reviewed by the committee.
D. The proposal is reviewed by the committee.

22 Choose the correct passive form of: The manager had approved the request before noon.

Rules of active and passive voice Medium
A. The request was approved by the manager before noon.
B. The request had been approved by the manager before noon.
C. The request has been approved by the manager before noon.
D. The request was being approved by the manager before noon.

23 Choose the correct active form of: The final results will be announced by the principal tomorrow.

Rules of active and passive voice Medium
A. The principal announced the final results tomorrow.
B. The principal will announce the final results tomorrow.
C. The principal will be announcing the final results tomorrow.
D. The principal announces the final results tomorrow.

24 Which sentence correctly changes Someone has stolen my bicycle into the passive voice?

Rules of active and passive voice Medium
A. My bicycle is being stolen.
B. My bicycle had been stolen.
C. My bicycle has been stolen.
D. My bicycle was stolen.

25 Choose the correct passive form of: They must complete the inspection today.

Rules of active and passive voice Medium
A. The inspection must be completed today.
B. The inspection must being completed today.
C. The inspection must complete today.
D. The inspection must have completed today.

26 Choose the correct passive form of the command: Close all the windows before leaving.

Rules of active and passive voice Medium
A. Let all the windows closed before leaving.
B. Let all the windows be closed before leaving.
C. All the windows let be closed before leaving.
D. Let all the windows being closed before leaving.

27 Which sentence is a correct passive transformation of The teacher gave the students extra time?

Rules of active and passive voice Medium
A. The students gave extra time by the teacher.
B. The students were given extra time by the teacher.
C. The students had given extra time by the teacher.
D. The students were giving extra time by the teacher.

28 Choose the correct passive form of: The audience laughed at the inexperienced speaker.

Rules of active and passive voice Medium
A. The inexperienced speaker was laughed at by the audience.
B. The inexperienced speaker had laughed at the audience.
C. The inexperienced speaker was being laughed by the audience.
D. The inexperienced speaker was laughed by the audience.

29 Which sentence cannot normally be changed into the passive voice?

Rules of active and passive voice Medium
A. The athlete ran quickly in the stadium.
B. The guests admired the new painting.
C. The child opened the wooden box.
D. The mechanic repaired the damaged engine.

30 Choose the correct passive form of: They were repairing the bridge when the storm began.

Rules of active and passive voice Medium
A. The bridge was being repaired when the storm began.
B. The bridge was repaired when the storm began.
C. The bridge has been repaired when the storm began.
D. The bridge had been repaired when the storm began.

31 Choose the correct active form of: The suspect is believed to have left the country.

Rules of active and passive voice Medium
A. People believe that the suspect left the country.
B. People had believed that the suspect leaves the country.
C. People believe that the suspect is leaving the country.
D. People believed that the suspect leaves the country.

32 Select the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement in the passive voice.

Rules of active and passive voice Medium
A. The documents is being signed by the director.
B. The documents was signed by the director.
C. The documents were signed by the director.
D. The documents has been signed by the director.

33 A laboratory report focuses on the procedure rather than the researcher. Which sentence is most appropriate?

Usage of active and passive voice Medium
A. We heated the solution to 80°C.
B. The solution was heated to 80°C.
C. Someone heated the solution to 80°C.
D. The researcher had heated the solution to 80°C.

34 Which sentence is most suitable for a clear workplace instruction when the responsible person is known?

Usage of active and passive voice Medium
A. The weekly report should have been submitted.
B. The weekly report should be submitted by you.
C. It is expected that the report be submitted.
D. You should submit the weekly report.

35 Which sentence best reports an event when the person responsible is unknown?

Usage of active and passive voice Medium
A. The office window was broken last night.
B. A person was breaking the office window last night.
C. They had broken the office window last night.
D. Someone broke the office window last night.

36 Which revision makes the sentence more direct and concise? A decision was made by the board to postpone the launch.

Usage of active and passive voice Medium
A. It was decided by the board that the launch waited.
B. The board made a postponement of the launch.
C. The launch was decided to be postponed.
D. The board decided to postpone the launch.

37 In which sentence is the by-agent most useful and should not be omitted?

Usage of active and passive voice Medium
A. The thief was arrested by the police.
B. The novel was written by George Orwell.
C. The road was repaired by the workers.
D. The patient was examined by a doctor.

38 A company wants to avoid directly naming who caused an error. Which sentence best achieves this purpose?

Usage of active and passive voice Medium
A. Incorrect figures were entered into the system.
B. Someone from accounting entered the figures incorrectly.
C. The accountant was entering incorrect figures.
D. The accountant entered the incorrect figures.

39 Which sentence best emphasizes the person receiving an award rather than the organization presenting it?

Usage of active and passive voice Medium
A. The association presented Maya with the award.
B. Maya was presented with the award by the association.
C. The association was presenting the award to Maya.
D. The award presentation involved Maya and the association.

40 Which sentence is most appropriate as a formal public notice?

Usage of active and passive voice Medium
A. We do not allow visitors beyond this point.
B. You cannot go because we do not allow it.
C. Visitors are not allowed beyond this point.
D. The staff will stop visitors beyond this point.

41 Which passive transformation preserves both the perfect aspect and the original focus on the committee in the sentence: "People believe that the committee has overlooked two objections"?

Rules of active and passive voice Hard
A. The committee is believed to be overlooking two objections.
B. The committee has believed two objections to be overlooked.
C. The committee is believed to have overlooked two objections.
D. The committee was believed to overlook two objections.

42 Choose the grammatically correct passive form of: "The organizers gave each delegate a revised schedule."

Rules of active and passive voice Hard
A. Each delegate was given by the organizers a schedule revised.
B. Each delegate was gave a revised schedule by the organizers.
C. Each delegate was given a revised schedule by the organizers.
D. Each delegate had been given the organizers a revised schedule.

43 Which sentence correctly passivizes the prepositional verb in: "The residents will not put up with further delays"?

Rules of active and passive voice Hard
A. Further delays will not be put with by the residents.
B. Further delays will not be put up with by the residents.
C. Further delays will not put up with the residents.
D. Further delays will not have put up by the residents.

44 Select the correct passive form of: "The board elected Mira chair of the ethics committee."

Rules of active and passive voice Hard
A. Mira was elected chair of the ethics committee.
B. Mira was elected as being chair of the ethics committee.
C. Mira had elected chair of the ethics committee.
D. Chair of the ethics committee was elected to Mira.

45 Which passive sentence most exactly preserves the tense, modality, and continuous aspect of: "The technicians should have been monitoring the system continuously"?

Rules of active and passive voice Hard
A. The system should be continuously monitored by now.
B. The system should have been being monitored continuously.
C. The system should have being monitored continuously.
D. The system should have been monitored continuously.

46 Which passive transformation of "The consultant explained the procedure to the interns" is standard English?

Rules of active and passive voice Hard
A. The interns had the procedure explained from the consultant.
B. The procedure was explained the interns by the consultant.
C. The procedure was explained to the interns by the consultant.
D. The interns were explained the procedure by the consultant.

47 Choose the passive construction that correctly transforms: "People allege that the broker concealed the losses before the audit."

Rules of active and passive voice Hard
A. The broker is alleged to have concealed the losses before the audit.
B. The broker has alleged to conceal the losses before the audit.
C. The broker was alleged that he concealed the losses before the audit.
D. The broker is alleged to conceal the losses before the audit.

48 Which sentence passivizes only the embedded clause in: "The inspectors expect the contractors to finish the bridge by June"?

Rules of active and passive voice Hard
A. The inspectors expect the bridge to be finished by June.
B. The inspectors are expected to finish the bridge by June.
C. The bridge expects to be finished by the inspectors in June.
D. The contractors expect the bridge to have finished by June.

49 Which option correctly converts the gerund clause in "I dislike people interrupting me during presentations" to a passive construction?

Rules of active and passive voice Hard
A. I dislike people having been interrupting during presentations.
B. I dislike having interrupted during presentations.
C. I am disliked to be interrupted during presentations.
D. I dislike being interrupted during presentations.

50 Choose the correct passive form of: "The supervisor made the interns rewrite the report."

Rules of active and passive voice Hard
A. The interns had been made rewriting the report.
B. The interns were made to rewrite the report.
C. The interns were made to be rewriting the report.
D. The interns were made rewrite the report.

51 A compliance report must identify who authorized an improper payment. Which sentence best fulfills that purpose?

Usage of active and passive voice Hard
A. The payment was authorized by the finance department on 14 May.
B. Authorization of the payment occurred within finance on 14 May.
C. The payment appears to have received authorization on 14 May.
D. The finance director authorized the payment on 14 May.

52 Investigators do not yet know who accessed a server, and the next paragraph discusses damage to that server. Which opening is most appropriate?

Usage of active and passive voice Hard
A. The server was accessed without authorization overnight.
B. Someone appears to have accessed the server overnight.
C. An unidentified person accessed the server without authorization overnight.
D. Unauthorized access was something someone performed overnight.

53 A research abstract must foreground a confirmed result rather than the researchers who obtained it. Which sentence is most suitable?

Usage of active and passive voice Hard
A. Researchers in three laboratories managed to replicate the effect.
B. We confirmed that three laboratories could replicate the effect.
C. Three independent laboratories replicated the effect successfully.
D. The effect was replicated in three independent laboratories.

54 How should the voice of the sentence "This fabric washes easily" be classified?

Usage of active and passive voice Hard
A. It is a middle construction with active form and passive-like meaning.
B. It is a reduced perfect passive with an omitted participle.
C. It is an active transitive construction with an omitted object.
D. It is a passive construction with an omitted auxiliary verb.

55 What does the use of get most characteristically add in "Rina got promoted after the merger" compared with "Rina was promoted after the merger"?

Usage of active and passive voice Hard
A. A formal indication that Rina personally performed the promotion.
B. A habitual meaning showing that Rina received repeated promotions.
C. A more informal, event-focused sense of a change affecting Rina.
D. A perfect aspect showing that the promotion preceded the merger.

56 What is the correct analysis of an attempted passive transformation of "The guests arrived after midnight"?

Rules of active and passive voice Hard
A. After midnight was arrived by the guests.
B. The guests were arrived after midnight.
C. No standard passive is possible because arrive is intransitive.
D. Midnight was arrived at by the guests.

57 Which revision correctly distinguishes the agent from the instrument in the passive form of "The guard opened the gate with a coded key"?

Rules of active and passive voice Hard
A. The gate was opened by the guard with a coded key.
B. The coded key was opened by the gate with the guard.
C. The gate was opened with the guard by a coded key.
D. The guard was opened by the gate with a coded key.

58 Which revision removes the dangling modifier in "After reviewing the data, several errors were discovered" while clearly identifying the reviewer?

Usage of active and passive voice Hard
A. Reviewing the data, several errors appeared to the analysts.
B. After reviewing the data, the analysts discovered several errors.
C. After the data were reviewed, several errors were discovered.
D. Several errors were discovered after reviewing the data.

59 Which description of the construction "The final paragraph needs revising" is accurate?

Rules of active and passive voice Hard
A. It is an active clause meaning the paragraph revises something.
B. It is a finite passive with the auxiliary need.
C. It is an ungrammatical reduction of a perfect passive.
D. It is active in form but has a passive interpretation.

60 Which sentence correctly passivizes "The support team has taken care of every complaint"?

Rules of active and passive voice Hard
A. Every complaint has been taken care of by the support team.
B. Every complaint has been taken care by the support team.
C. Every complaint has taken care of by the support team.
D. Every complaint has been taking care of by the support team.
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