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Active and Passive Voice

English · Grammar & Punctuation · ages 10-11
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  1. Which word introduces Mia as the doer in this passive sentence? 'The sandwiches were made ___ Mia.'

    • but
    • by
    • and

  2. In the sentence "The song was sung by the choir," the choir is the subject of the sentence.

    Circle one:   True   False

  3. In the sentence "The cat chased the mouse," which part receives the action?

    • Chased
    • The mouse
    • The cat

  4. Which sentence is in passive voice?

    • The dog chases the ball every day.
    • The dog chased the ball.
    • The ball was chased by the dog.

  5. Change this sentence to passive voice: "The workers fixed the roads."

    • The roads were fixed by the workers.
    • The workers were fixed by the roads.
    • The roads was fixed by the workers.

  6. A news report includes these sentences. Which one is in active voice?

    • The bridge was reopened by the council on Monday.
    • The bridge was closed by the council after the flood.
    • Engineers repaired the bridge in one week.

  7. Which sentence from a science report is written in passive voice?

    • The scientists measured the temperature.
    • The temperature was measured every hour.
    • We measured the temperature every hour.

  8. Change this sentence to active voice: "The goal was scored by Amara."

    • The goal scored Amara.
    • Amara was scored by the goal.
    • Amara scored the goal.

  9. Ben wants to tell his teacher clearly and directly who broke the class globe. Which sentence should he use?

    • I broke the globe by accident.
    • The globe was broken by accident.
    • The class globe was broken somehow.

  10. Zara does not know who planted the first seeds. She wants to focus on those seeds without naming a doer. Which sentence fits?

    • Someone planted the first seeds long ago.
    • The first seeds were planted long ago.
    • I guess somebody planted some seeds.
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Active and Passive Voice W1-mt_gbTyzvnWzr-s1

  1. by · In a passive sentence, the word "by" introduces the doer: "The sandwiches were made by Mia."
  2. False · The song is the subject of was sung and receives the singing. The choir is the doer named after by.
  3. The mouse · The mouse is on the receiving end of the chase. The cat does the chasing, and chased is the action word itself.
  4. The ball was chased by the dog. · In "The ball was chased by the dog," the subject, the ball, receives the action instead of doing it.
  5. The roads were fixed by the workers. · The roads become the passive subject. Roads is plural and the action is past, so use were fixed, not was fixed.
  6. Engineers repaired the bridge in one week. · The engineers do the repairing, and they are the subject. The other two sentences put the bridge first as the receiver.
  7. The temperature was measured every hour. · The temperature is the subject and receives the measuring. Was measured is a passive verb, and the doer is not named.
  8. Amara scored the goal. · Amara is the doer and becomes the active subject. Was scored changes to scored, keeping the action in the past.
  9. I broke the globe by accident. · 'I broke the globe by accident' names Ben as the doer through I, the active subject. The other choices do not say who broke it.
  10. The first seeds were planted long ago. · 'The first seeds were planted long ago' makes the seeds the subject and does not name a doer.
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