Identifying Active and Passive Voice
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English
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Revise the sentence by changing the active voice to the passive voice:
"Taylor Swift's fans adore her."
Taylor Swift's fans used to adore her.
Taylor Swift is adored by her fans.
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.8.1B
CCSS.L.8.1D
CCSS.L.8.3A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the following sentence as active voice or passive voice:
"The kicker missed the point after the touchdown."
active
passive
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.8.1B
CCSS.L.8.1D
CCSS.L.8.3A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the following sentence as active voice or passive voice:
"The guest speaker told the audience about the South Pole."
active
passive
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.8.1B
CCSS.L.8.1D
CCSS.L.8.3A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Revise the sentence by changing the active voice to the passive voice:
"A sudden storm ruined the wheat crop."
A sudden storm is going to ruin the wheat crop.
The wheat crop was ruined by a sudden storm.
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.8.1B
CCSS.L.8.1D
CCSS.L.8.3A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Revise the sentence by changing the passive voice to active:
"A bus was taken by Grandpa to get to Martin's family."
Grandpa took the bus to get to Martin’s family.
Grandpa was taken by bus to get to Martin's family.
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.8.1B
CCSS.L.8.1D
CCSS.L.8.3A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Select the sentence that uses the passive voice.
Several people were arrested by the police.
The police arrested several people.
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.8.1B
CCSS.L.8.1D
CCSS.L.8.3A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the following sentence as active voice or passive voice:
"The old sofa was hauled down to the basement by Barney."
active
passive
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.8.1B
CCSS.L.8.1D
CCSS.L.8.3A
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