Passive Voice: Quick Quiz

Test your knowledge of the passive voice with this quick quiz. Choose the correct answers to learn more about how and when to use passives.

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Part 1: Multiple Choice

Choose the single best answer for each question.

1. Passives are used more in

speaking writing

2. In a passive sentence, the doer of the action (subject) is

the most important the least important

3. In an active sentence, the doer of the action (subject) is

the most important the least important

4. In a passive sentence, the subject is

receiving the action doing the action

5. We form the passive by using

the verb ‘to be’ only the verb ‘to be’ and a past participle

Part 2: Multiple Select

You may tick more than one answer for these questions.

1. Passive can be used with which of the following?

only present tense only past and present tense modals all tenses

2. The passive is more frequently used when...

we don’t know who did an action when the ‘doer’ doesn’t want to take responsibility it is not important who did the action the doer is the most important part

3. Information texts often use the passive voice when...

it is not known who or what did something when what is done is more important than who did it when it is obvious who or what did it

Part 3: Active or Passive

Indicate whether each sentence is in the Active or Passive voice.

1. I ate the cake.

active passive

2. The cake was eaten.

active passive

3. I made a mistake.

active passive

4. Mistakes were made.

active passive

5. A lot of money was stolen from the bank.

active passive

6. I stole a lot of money from the bank.

active passive

7. The house was built in 1821.

active passive

8. My grandfather built the house in 1821.

active passive