Exercise 1: Passive Voice | Practice Test Online

Question 1:  Which sentence is written in the passive voice?

(A) She sings beautifully

(B) They are cooking dinner

(C) The cake was baked by Mary

(D) He will finish the project

Correct Answer: 1C

Question 2:  What is the structure of a passive voice sentence?

(A) Subject + Verb + Object

(B) Object + Verb + Subject

(C) Verb + Subject + Object

(D) Subject + Object + Verb

Correct Answer: 2B

Question 3:  In passive voice, the focus is on:

(A) The subject performing the action

(B) The action itself

(C) The object receiving the action

(D) The tense of the verb

Correct Answer: 3C

Question 4:  Which of the following sentences is NOT in passive voice?

(A) The letter was mailed yesterday

(B) The window was broken by the storm

(C) She will be driving to the airport

(D) The book was read by him last night

Correct Answer: 4C

Question 5:  When should passive voice be used in writing?

(A) To emphasize the subject

(B) To make sentences clearer

(C) To vary sentence structure

(D) To highlight the action or the object

Correct Answer: 5D

Question 6:  Which sentence is NOT an example of passive voice?

(A) The report was submitted by the deadline

(B) The house was built in 1950

(C) The cat was chased by the dog

(D) The movie was watched by millions of people

Correct Answer: 6C

Question 7:  What is the primary reason for using passive voice in writing?

(A) To avoid using pronouns

(B) To make sentences shorter

(C) To focus on the action rather than the subject

(D) To add complexity to sentences

Correct Answer: 7C

Question 8:  Which of the following sentences is written in passive voice?

(A) She wrote a novel last year

(B) The car was repaired by the mechanic

(C) He will finish the project tomorrow

(D) They are playing football in the park

Correct Answer: 8B

Question 9:  In passive voice, the object of the action becomes the:

(A) Subject of the sentence

(B) Verb of the sentence

(C) Adjective in the sentence

(D) Preposition in the sentence

Correct Answer: 9A

Question 10:  What is a common use of passive voice in writing?

(A) To create suspense

(B) To clarify complex ideas

(C) To simplify sentences

(D) To avoid using verbs

Correct Answer: 10B