Quick Switch: Active and Passive Voice Quiz Quiz

Challenge your knowledge on converting sentences between active and passive voice. This quiz covers key concepts, examples, and rules for transforming English sentences while reinforcing your understanding of voice usage.

1. Identify the Passive Voice

   Which of the following sentences is written in the passive voice?

   1. Lisa will bake the cake.
   2. Lisa is baking cakes.
   3. Lisa bakes the cake.
   4. The cake was baked by Lisa.

   Explanation: The correct answer is 'The cake was baked by Lisa.' because the subject (the cake) receives the action. The other options describe Lisa performing the action, which is characteristic of active voice. Phrases like 'was baked' indicate passive construction, while options B, C, and D use active forms.

2. Convert to Passive Voice

   Choose the correct passive voice form for: 'The gardener waters the plants.'

   1. The gardener are watered by the plants.
   2. The plants are watered by the gardener.
   3. The plants is watered the gardener.
   4. The plants was watered by the gardener.

   Explanation: The correct passive structure is 'The plants are watered by the gardener.' since the plural 'plants' pairs with 'are watered.' The second option is incorrect due to a missing 'by' phrase and incorrect verb form. The third option incorrectly switches the subject and uses the wrong verb structure, and the fourth uses 'was' instead of 'are' for a present tense sentence.

3. Active Voice Example

   In which sentence does the subject perform the action (active voice)?

   1. The essay was read by the teacher.
   2. The essay was written yesterday.
   3. The window was broken by the wind.
   4. The wind broke the window.

   Explanation: Active voice means the subject acts; 'The wind broke the window.' fits this, as the wind does the breaking. The other options use passive forms, shifting focus to the object. For instance, 'was broken' and 'was read' mean the action happened to the subject rather than by it.

4. Converting Future Tense

   Select the correct passive voice for 'They will deliver the package tomorrow.'

   1. They are delivering the package tomorrow.
   2. The package was delivered tomorrow.
   3. The package will be delivered tomorrow.
   4. The package is delivered by them tomorrow.

   Explanation: In the passive future tense, 'will be delivered' is the correct form. The second option mixes tenses, the third incorrectly uses past tense with 'tomorrow', and the fourth remains in active voice. Only the first option shifts focus to 'the package' while maintaining future tense.

5. Identifying Incorrect Passive Form

   Which option is NOT a correct passive transformation of 'She cleans the kitchen every day.'?

   1. The kitchen is being cleaned by her every day.
   2. The kitchen are cleaned by her every day.
   3. The kitchen is cleaned by her every day.
   4. The kitchen is cleaned every day.

   Explanation: 'The kitchen are cleaned by her every day' is incorrect; 'kitchen' is singular, so 'is' should be used. The first and third options correctly use 'is cleaned', and the second is grammatically correct (though implies continuous action), but all except option D use proper subject-verb agreement.

6. Passive for Present Continuous

   Choose the passive form of: 'People are watching the movie.'

   1. The movie was watched by people.
   2. The people are watched the movie.
   3. The movie is being watched by people.
   4. The movie are watched by people.

   Explanation: 'Is being watched' correctly indicates present continuous passive. Option A incorrectly gives the past tense, option C has incorrect subject-verb agreement, and D is ungrammatical. Option B accurately reflects the continuous action occurring right now.

7. Omitting the Agent

   Which passive sentence correctly omits the agent ('by' phrase) from 'Someone repaired the car.'?

   1. The car is being repaired someone.
   2. The car repaired by someone.
   3. The car was repaired.
   4. Someone was repaired the car.

   Explanation: 'The car was repaired.' is a correct passive sentence without mentioning who performed the action. Option B leaves out the verb 'was', C switches the subject and makes the meaning unclear, and D lacks 'by' and uses an incorrect verb form.

8. Choosing the Correct Passive

   Select the passive form of: 'The chef cooks the meal.'

   1. Cooked meal by the chef.
   2. The meal are cooked the chef.
   3. The chef cooked the meal.
   4. The meal is cooked by the chef.

   Explanation: The answer is 'The meal is cooked by the chef.', which follows passive voice structure. The second option does not have 'by' and uses 'are' with singular 'meal', while the third remains in active voice, and the fourth is grammatically incomplete.

9. Past Simple Passive Construction

   How would you convert 'Tom painted the fence.' into the passive voice?

   1. The fence painted by Tom.
   2. Tom was painted the fence.
   3. The fence is painted by Tom.
   4. The fence was painted by Tom.

   Explanation: 'The fence was painted by Tom.' is the correct past simple passive form. Option B omits 'was', option C is incorrect in meaning and structure, and option D uses present tense instead of past tense, which is required for the original sentence.

10. Passive Form for Modal Verbs

    What is the passive voice of: 'You must return the book.'?

    1. The must be book returned.
    2. Must be returned the book.
    3. The book must be returned.
    4. The book must returned.

    Explanation: The correct passive form with a modal verb is 'must be returned.' Option B omits 'be', option C incorrectly orders the words, and option D is ungrammatical. Only the first option uses the required structure: modal + be + past participle.