Instructions: Answer all questions in your notebook. Choose the correct option or fill in the blanks.
Section A: Identify Active or Passive (8 Questions)
Identify if sentence is Active or Passive:
1. The cat chased the mouse.
a) Active b) Passive
a) Active b) Passive
2. The mouse was chased by the cat.
a) Active b) Passive
a) Active b) Passive
3. She writes letters.
a) Active b) Passive
a) Active b) Passive
4. Letters are written by her.
a) Active b) Passive
a) Active b) Passive
5. They built this house.
a) Active b) Passive
a) Active b) Passive
6. This house was built by them.
a) Active b) Passive
a) Active b) Passive
7. The teacher teaches the students.
a) Active b) Passive
a) Active b) Passive
8. The students are taught by the teacher.
a) Active b) Passive
a) Active b) Passive
Section B: Change Active to Passive (8 Questions)
Change these active sentences to passive:
9. She cooks food. → Food ________ by her.
10. They paint the walls. → The walls ________ by them.
11. He writes a letter. → A letter ________ by him.
12. We clean the room. → The room ________ by us.
13. I help my brother. → My brother ________ by me.
14. She sings a song. → A song ________ by her.
15. They play cricket. → Cricket ________ by them.
16. He reads books. → Books ________ by him.
Section C: Tenses in Passive Voice (9 Questions)
17. She is writing a letter. (Change to passive)
a) A letter is written by her.
b) A letter is being written by her.
a) A letter is written by her.
b) A letter is being written by her.
18. She wrote a letter. (Change to passive)
a) A letter was written by her.
b) A letter is written by her.
a) A letter was written by her.
b) A letter is written by her.
19. She will write a letter. (Change to passive)
a) A letter will be written by her.
b) A letter is written by her.
a) A letter will be written by her.
b) A letter is written by her.
20. She has written a letter. (Change to passive)
a) A letter has been written by her.
b) A letter was written by her.
a) A letter has been written by her.
b) A letter was written by her.
21. She had written a letter. (Change to passive)
a) A letter had been written by her.
b) A letter has been written by her.
a) A letter had been written by her.
b) A letter has been written by her.
22. Which tense CANNOT be made passive?
a) Present Perfect b) Present Perfect Continuous
a) Present Perfect b) Present Perfect Continuous
23. "The work can be done by him" has:
a) Modal in passive b) Active voice with modal
a) Modal in passive b) Active voice with modal
24. Passive voice is used when:
a) Doer is important b) Action is important
a) Doer is important b) Action is important
25. "My bike was stolen" (passive) is better than "Someone stole my bike" because:
a) Doer is unknown b) Doer is important
a) Doer is unknown b) Doer is important
Answer Key
Note: Try all questions first before checking answers!
Section A Answers:
| Q.No. | Answer | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | a) Active | Subject does action |
| 2 | b) Passive | Subject receives action |
| 3 | a) Active | Subject does action |
| 4 | b) Passive | Subject receives action |
| 5 | a) Active | Subject does action |
| 6 | b) Passive | Subject receives action |
| 7 | a) Active | Subject does action |
| 8 | b) Passive | Subject receives action |
Section B Answers:
| Q.No. | Answer | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | is cooked | Simple Present passive |
| 10 | are painted | Simple Present passive |
| 11 | is written | Simple Present passive |
| 12 | is cleaned | Simple Present passive |
| 13 | is helped | Simple Present passive |
| 14 | is sung | Simple Present passive |
| 15 | is played | Simple Present passive |
| 16 | are read | Simple Present passive |
Section C Answers:
| Q.No. | Answer | Tense in Passive |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | b) A letter is being written by her. | Present Continuous passive |
| 18 | a) A letter was written by her. | Simple Past passive |
| 19 | a) A letter will be written by her. | Simple Future passive |
| 20 | a) A letter has been written by her. | Present Perfect passive |
| 21 | a) A letter had been written by her. | Past Perfect passive |
| 22 | b) Present Perfect Continuous | No passive form |
| 23 | a) Modal in passive | Modal + be + past participle |
| 24 | b) Action is important | Use of passive voice |
| 25 | a) Doer is unknown | When doer unknown → passive |
Scoring:
22-25 Correct: Excellent!
17-21 Correct: Good! Review mistakes.
Below 17: Revise the main guide.
