Active vs. Passive Voice Quiz with Answers: Test Your Knowledge

📚 Quick Study Guide

🔍 Active voice: The subject performs the action. Example: The dog chased the ball. ✍️ Passive voice: The subject receives the action. Example: The ball was chased by the dog. 🔑 Key identifier: Look for forms of 'to be' (is, are, was, were, been, being) followed by a past participle in passive voice. 💡 Tip: Active voice is generally more direct and concise. 🔄 Transforming active to passive: Subject becomes the object, object becomes the subject, and the verb changes form (often using a 'to be' verb).

Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following sentences is in the active voice?
   1. The window was broken.
   2. The cat chased the mouse.
   3. The letter was written by John.
   4. Mistakes were made.
2. Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice?
   1. The chef cooked the meal.
   2. The car was driven by Sarah.
   3. The bird sang a song.
   4. The students studied hard.
3. Identify the sentence in active voice:
   1. The cake was eaten.
   2. The report was finished by the team.
   3. The sun warms the earth.
   4. The dishes were washed.
4. Which sentence is written in passive voice?
   1. The artist painted the picture.
   2. The song was sung beautifully.
   3. The wind howled loudly.
   4. The children played outside.
5. Choose the active voice version of: "The book was read by her."
   1. She reads the book.
   2. She is reading the book.
   3. She had read the book.
   4. She read the book.
6. Choose the passive voice version of: "The dog buried the bone."
   1. The bone buries the dog.
   2. The bone was buried by the dog.
   3. The bone is burying the dog.
   4. The bone will bury the dog.
7. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of passive voice?
   1. Use of a form of 'to be'.
   2. The subject receives the action.
   3. The subject performs the action.
   4. Often includes 'by' followed by the actor.