
Exploring Active and Passive Voice with Zombies

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6th - 10th Grade
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Amelia Wright
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is required for a verb to be considered transitive?
It must describe an action without a direct object.
It must not have a direct object.
It must take a direct object.
It must be a 'being' verb.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.1A
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.2.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of an intransitive verb?
Zombies wanting brains.
Zombies shambling aimlessly.
Zombies chasing people.
Zombies eating brains.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.1A
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.2.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is the passive voice constructed?
By making the verb active.
By turning the direct object into the subject.
By removing the direct object.
By adding a 'by' phrase at the beginning.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.1B
CCSS.L.8.1D
CCSS.L.8.3A
CCSS.L.2.1F
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the 'by zombies' trick help to identify?
Passive voice sentences.
Intransitive verbs.
Direct objects.
Active voice sentences.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.1B
CCSS.L.8.1D
CCSS.L.8.3A
CCSS.L.2.1F
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence is correctly identified as passive?
The village seemed uneasy -- by zombies.
Zombies shambling -- by zombies.
The hunters were cowards -- by zombies.
The hunters were scared away -- by zombies.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.1B
CCSS.L.8.1D
CCSS.L.8.3A
CCSS.L.2.1F
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why can't 'The village seemed uneasy -- by zombies' be considered passive?
Because it directly assigns responsibility.
Because it involves an intransitive verb.
Because it makes logical sense.
Because it's too wordy.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.1B
CCSS.L.8.1D
CCSS.L.8.3A
CCSS.L.2.1F
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is NOT a characteristic of intransitive verbs?
They can be 'being' verbs.
They are always passive.
They do not take a direct object.
They describe actions not done to something.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.1A
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.2.6
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