Passive Voice Quiz - Practice & Common Mistakes

1. Choose the correct passive form: "Someone cleans the office every day." →

a) The office is cleaned every day.

b) The office cleaned every day.

c) The office is clean every day.

d) The office was cleaned every day.

2. Which sentence correctly uses the passive voice? "Shakespeare wrote Hamlet." →

a) Hamlet is written by Shakespeare.

b) Hamlet written by Shakespeare.

c) Hamlet was written by Shakespeare.

d) Hamlet was wrote by Shakespeare.

3. Identify the mistake: "The car stolen last night."

a) Should be "The car was stealing"

b) Missing "was" - should be "The car was stolen"

c) Should be "The car stole"

d) The sentence is correct

4. When should you include "by + doer" in a passive sentence?

a) Always, in every passive sentence

b) Never, it's not needed

c) Only when the doer is important, surprising, or adds useful information

d) Only in formal writing

5. Which is the correct passive form? "They will announce the results tomorrow." →

a) The results will announce tomorrow.

b) The results will be announced tomorrow.

c) The results are announced tomorrow.

d) The results will announced tomorrow.

6. What's wrong with this sentence? "The book is liked by me."

a) Wrong verb form

b) Missing past participle

c) Wrong tense

d) Active voice ("I like the book") is more natural here

7. Complete the passive sentence: "The window _______ by a ball yesterday."

a) is broken

b) broke

c) was broken

d) has broken

8. Which sentence is correct?

a) English is spoke here.

b) English is spoken here.

c) English spoken here.

d) English is speak here.

9. Should "by + doer" be included? "My car was stolen ___."

a) No - we don't know who stole it, so leave it out

b) Yes - add "by someone"

c) Yes - add "by thieves"

d) Yes - add "by people"

10. Convert to passive: "Someone has stolen my bike." →

a) My bike is stolen.

b) My bike was stolen.

c) My bike has stolen.

d) My bike has been stolen.

11. What is the first step when converting active to passive?

a) Add "be"

b) Change the verb to past participle

c) Find the object - it becomes the new subject

d) Add "by"

12. Correct the question: "The room cleaned every day?"

a) Does the room cleaned every day?

b) Is the room cleaned every day?

c) The room is cleaned every day?

d) Has the room cleaned every day?

13. Choose the correct form: "The project _______ by Friday."

a) will complete

b) will be completed

c) will completed

d) is completed

14. Should you keep "by Picasso"? "This painting was created by Picasso."

a) Yes - Picasso is important information and the whole point

b) No - it's obvious who created it

c) No - "by" is never needed

d) No - the doer is unknown

15. What's the error? "The work is did yesterday."

a) Missing "by"

b) Wrong tense of "be"

c) "did" is past simple, not past participle - should be "done", and "is" should be "was"

d) The sentence is correct

16. Choose the correct passive: "People grow rice in Asia." →

a) Rice grows in Asia.

b) Rice is grown in Asia.

c) Rice was grown in Asia.

d) Rice is grow in Asia.

17. Which sentence correctly uses present continuous passive?

a) The building is repairing right now.

b) The building repairs right now.

c) The building was being repaired right now.

d) The building is being repaired right now.

18. Complete: "The report _______ yet." (present perfect passive, negative)

a) hasn't finished

b) hasn't been finished

c) isn't finished

d) wasn't finished

19. Which sentence should NOT use passive voice?

a) The thief was arrested yesterday.

b) Spanish is spoken in Mexico.

c) This pizza is tasted delicious!

d) The house was built in 1920.

20. Complete with the correct form: "The problem can _______ easily."

a) solve

b) be solved

c) solved

d) is solved