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Passive Voice: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 3 written questions with worked solutions. All on Passive Voice.

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Question 1
1 mark

Many trees __________ in the mangroves to preserve the natural habitat last year.

Question 2
1 mark

Change this active sentence into the passive voice:
"The polar bear teachers will teach you how to skate."

Question 3
1 mark

_______ all the invitations _______ to the guests before the party started yesterday?

Question 4
1 mark

Complete the sentence about the 9th Hong Kong Winter World Festival using the passive voice:

The opening hours __________ on the information brochure.

Question 5
1 mark

Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence:

Many beautiful posters __________ by the students for the school assembly last Friday.

Question 6
2 marks

Rewrite the following sentence in the passive voice:
"The gardener waters the flowers every morning."

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Question 7
4 marks

Rewrite the following sentence in the passive voice and identify the verb tense used:
"Somebody has stolen my bicycle."

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Question 8
8 marks

Imagine you are a young reporter for your school newspaper, and your task is to write a news summary about recent events. You need to use the passive voice to make your report sound more formal and to focus on the events themselves, rather than who performed the actions.


a) Read the following active sentences about school events. Rewrite each sentence in the passive voice. Make sure to include the original doer of the action only if it adds important information.

  1. The students will organise the annual Sports Day next month.
  2. Our art teacher recently painted a beautiful mural on the library wall.
  3. During the storm, strong winds damaged several trees in the school garden.
  4. The school principal is announcing the new uniform policy today.

b) Choose two of your rewritten passive sentences from part (a). For each chosen sentence, explain in one sentence why the passive voice is a more suitable choice for a news report compared to the active voice.


c) Now, think of two other important events that might happen at your school. For each event, write one sentence in the passive voice to report it in the school newspaper. Then, briefly explain why the passive voice is effective for reporting each specific event.

  1. Event 1: (Your passive sentence)
    Explanation:
  2. Event 2: (Your passive sentence)
    Explanation:

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