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Passive Voice True or False Quiz

B2 Level ESL Quiz

This quiz tests your understanding of Passive Voice concepts and rules.

Read each statement carefully and decide if it's True or False!

Statement 1
In the passive voice, the object of the active sentence becomes the subject.
Correct Answer: True
In passive voice, what was the object becomes the subject. Example: Active: "John wrote the book" → Passive: "The book was written by John".
Statement 2
The passive voice always requires the verb "to be" + past participle.
Correct Answer: True
Passive voice is formed with a form of "be" (is, are, was, were, been, etc.) + past participle of the main verb.
Statement 3
The sentence "People speak Portuguese in Brazil" can be rewritten as "Portuguese speaks in Brazil."
Correct Answer: False
Incorrect! The correct passive form is "Portuguese is spoken in Brazil" (not "speaks"). You need "is" + past participle "spoken".
Statement 4
We can use the passive with intransitive verbs like "happen" or "arrive".
Correct Answer: False
Passive is only possible with transitive verbs (verbs that take an object). Intransitive verbs like "happen" or "arrive" cannot be made passive.
Statement 5
The agent ("by someone") can always be omitted in a passive sentence if it's not important or obvious.
Correct Answer: True
The agent can be omitted when it's unknown, unimportant, or obvious. Example: "The house was built in 1990" (we don't need to say who built it).
Statement 6
The sentence "The homework was done by the students" is passive.
Correct Answer: True
This is passive voice: "was done" (be + past participle). The homework receives the action.
Statement 7
The sentence "The students did the homework" is passive.
Correct Answer: False
This is active voice, not passive. The students perform the action. Passive would be: "The homework was done by the students".
Statement 8
"Get" can sometimes be used instead of "be" in informal English passives, e.g., "He got fired from his job."
Correct Answer: True
"Get" + past participle is used in informal English for passive. Examples: "get paid", "get hurt", "get arrested", "get fired".
Statement 9
The sentence "The results will announce tomorrow" is correct passive.
Correct Answer: False
Incorrect! The correct passive is "The results will be announced tomorrow". You need "will be" + past participle.
Statement 10
The sentence "This room has been cleaned" is present perfect passive.
Correct Answer: True
This is present perfect passive: "has been" + past participle "cleaned". It shows a completed action with present relevance.

Review the explanations above to understand passive voice rules better.