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English Language: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Verbs (Active and Passive Voice) (Questions)

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In English, when the subject of the verb is performing the action then the sentence is written in the active voice as in 'The dog bit the cat'. The sentence 'Dogs are cat biters' uses the passive voice! This is difficult so be warned!

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Which sentence uses the passive voice?

[ ]	Cakes are made with flour and eggs
[ ]	Flour and eggs make cakes
[ ]	Gran uses flour and eggs to make cakes
[ ]	You use flour and eggs to make cakes

Which sentence uses the passive voice?

[ ]	Degrees measure temperature levels
[ ]	One type of temperature measurement is degrees C.
[ ]	Temperatures are measured in degrees
[ ]	Weather forecasters measure temperatures in degrees

Which sentence uses the passive voice?

[ ]	A form for the trip can be collected from the office
[ ]	The forms for the trip are in the office
[ ]	The office has the forms for the trip
[ ]	You can collect a form for the trip from the office

Which sentence uses the passive voice?

[ ]	A letter of permission is needed for the trip
[ ]	You can collect a letter of permission from me
[ ]	You need a letter of permission to take part in the trip
[ ]	Your parents must sign a letter of permission for the trip

Which sentence uses the passive voice?

[ ]	Bananas are eaten by the monkeys
[ ]	Monkeys eat bananas
[ ]	The monkeys eat what the zookeeper provides
[ ]	The zookeeper gives the monkeys bananas to eat

Which sentence uses the active voice?

[ ]	Spring months are followed by summer months
[ ]	Summer months are followed by autumn months
[ ]	Summer months follow spring months
[ ]	Winter months are followed by spring months

Which sentence uses the active voice?

[ ]	The gymnast vaults over the high box
[ ]	The high box is used for vaults by the gymnasts
[ ]	The high box is vaulted over by the gymnast
[ ]	The high boxes are vaulted over by the gymnasts

Which sentence uses the active voice?

[ ]	Mom carefully puts the icing on the cake
[ ]	The cake is carefully iced by mom
[ ]	The carefully iced cake is eaten at the party
[ ]	The icing is carefully put on the cake by mom

Which sentence uses the active voice?

[ ]	Mom takes the children to tennis
[ ]	The children are taken to tennis at midday
[ ]	The children are taken to tennis by car
[ ]	The children are taken to tennis by mom

10.

Which sentence uses the active voice?

[ ]	The teacher tunes the violins
[ ]	The violins are already tuned
[ ]	The violins are tuned by the teacher
[ ]	The violins were tuned by the teacher

English Language: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Verbs (Active and Passive Voice) (Answers)

Which sentence uses the passive voice?

[x]	Cakes are made with flour and eggs
[ ]	Flour and eggs make cakes
[ ]	Gran uses flour and eggs to make cakes
[ ]	You use flour and eggs to make cakes

'You use', 'Gran uses' and 'flour and eggs make' all use the active voice - we therefore call them active sentences

Which sentence uses the passive voice?

[ ]	Degrees measure temperature levels
[ ]	One type of temperature measurement is degrees C.
[x]	Temperatures are measured in degrees
[ ]	Weather forecasters measure temperatures in degrees

Which sentence uses the passive voice?

[x]	A form for the trip can be collected from the office
[ ]	The forms for the trip are in the office
[ ]	The office has the forms for the trip
[ ]	You can collect a form for the trip from the office

Using the passive voice is an impersonal, more formal way of writing

Which sentence uses the passive voice?

[x]	A letter of permission is needed for the trip
[ ]	You can collect a letter of permission from me
[ ]	You need a letter of permission to take part in the trip
[ ]	Your parents must sign a letter of permission for the trip

Here again the passive voice makes this more formal in tone

Which sentence uses the passive voice?

[x]	Bananas are eaten by the monkeys
[ ]	Monkeys eat bananas
[ ]	The monkeys eat what the zookeeper provides
[ ]	The zookeeper gives the monkeys bananas to eat

Which sentence uses the active voice?

[ ]	Spring months are followed by summer months
[ ]	Summer months are followed by autumn months
[x]	Summer months follow spring months
[ ]	Winter months are followed by spring months

If the sentence contains 'are' then it is probably written in the passive voice

Which sentence uses the active voice?

[x]	The gymnast vaults over the high box
[ ]	The high box is used for vaults by the gymnasts
[ ]	The high box is vaulted over by the gymnast
[ ]	The high boxes are vaulted over by the gymnasts

Focus on what 'The gymnast' does and you will see that this is active voice

Which sentence uses the active voice?

[x]	Mom carefully puts the icing on the cake
[ ]	The cake is carefully iced by mom
[ ]	The carefully iced cake is eaten at the party
[ ]	The icing is carefully put on the cake by mom

It is 'Mum' who does the verb and this again is active voice

Which sentence uses the active voice?

[x]	Mom takes the children to tennis
[ ]	The children are taken to tennis at midday
[ ]	The children are taken to tennis by car
[ ]	The children are taken to tennis by mom

10.

Which sentence uses the active voice?

[x]	The teacher tunes the violins
[ ]	The violins are already tuned
[ ]	The violins are tuned by the teacher
[ ]	The violins were tuned by the teacher

If you have found this quiz difficult then don't worry. The great majority of adults have no idea whether a sentence is written in the active or passive voice!