Passive Voice (present or past simple) - Quiz

Choose the correct passive form and click the question tag (?) next to it. If your answer is correct, a smilie is shown. If it's wrong, a red cross (X) appears and you have to try as often as only one answer is left. Click on the arrow to go to the next question. You get a score which is expressed as a percentage.

1. English _______________ in many countries of the world.
1. is spoken
2. are spoken
3. was spoken
4. were spoken
2. The oldest house in the USA _______________ in 1624.
1. is built
2. are built
3. was built
4. were built
3. Two car thieves _______________ by the police last night.
1. is arrested
2. are arrested
3. was arrested
4. were arrested
4. Pizza _______________ with cheese and tomatoes.
1. is made
2. are made
3. was made
4. were made
5. Corals _______________ to make jewellery.
1. is collected
2. are collected
3. was collected
4. were collected
6. Our dog _______________ over by a car, but it is alright.
1. is run
2. are run
3. was run
4. were run
7. All the people _______________ to leave the house.
1. is told
2. are told
3. was told
4. were told
8. Hundreds of houses _______________ by the Great Fire of London.
1. is destroyed
2. are destroyed
3. was destroyed
4. were destroyed
9. Three people _______________ in the fights last night.
1. is hurt
2. are hurt
3. was hurt
4. were hurt
10. The first cars _______________ before 1900.
1. is built
2. are built
3. was built
4. were built
11. This film _______________ by Steven Spielberg.
1. is made
2. are made
3. was made
4. were made
12. Motorcycles _______________ by more men than women.
1. is bought
2. are bought
3. was bought
4. were bought
13. All my letters and postcard _______________ by the postal services.
1. is lost
2. are lost
3. was lost
4. were lost
14. Many great operas _______________ by Giuseppe Verdi.
1. is composed
2. are composed
3. was composed
4. were composed
15. Two windows ________________ during yesterday’s party.
1. is broken
2. are broken
3. was broken
4. were broken
16. Many hedgehogs _______________ by motorists every year.
1. is killed
2. are killed
3. was killed
4. were killed
17. Three young men ________________ for breaking into a car.
1. is arrested
2. are arrested
3. was arrested
4. were arrested
18. Girls and boys _______________ the same things in our school.
1. is taught
2. are taught
3. was taught
4. were taught
19. This test _______________ by a lot of students.
1. is usually passed
2. are usually passed
3. was usually passed
4. were usually passed
20. Sugar and tobacco _______________ on large fields in Brazil.
1. is grown
2. are grown
3. was grown
4. were grown
21. All the windows of the house _______________ last weekend.
1. is cleaned
2. are cleaned
3. was cleaned
4. were cleaned
22. My friend _______________ to look after her little brother.
1. is often asked
2. are often asked
3. was often asked
4. were often asked
23. “Hamlet” and “Romeo and Juliet” _______________ by William Shakespeare.
1. is written
2. are written
3. was written
4. were written
24. Nobody _______________ of the accident last week.
1. is informed
2. are informed
3. was informed
4. were informed
25. This secret information ________________ to anybody.
1. isn't given
2. aren't given
3. wasn't given
4. weren't given
26. Jenny’s brother _______________ after his grandfather.
1. is called
2. are called
3. was called
4. were called
27. English and French _______________ in Canada.
1. is spoken
2. are spoken
3. was spoken
4. were spoken
28. Many people _______________ in the Second World War.
1. is killed
2. are killed
3. was killed
4. were killed
29. Ferraris and Lamborghinis _______________ in Italy.
1. is made
2. are made
3. was made
4. were made
30. Lots of gold _______________ in South Africa.
1. is found
2. are found
3. was found
4. were found
31. The movie “Titanic” _______________ in 1997.
1. is produced
2. are produced
3. was produced
4. were produced
32. Dad’s best friend _______________ Charles.
1. is called
2. are called
3. was called
4. were called
33. The lights _______________ off at 10 o’clock.
1. is usually switched
2. are usually switched
3. was usually switched
4. were usually switched
34. Furniture ________________ by a carpenter.
1. is made
2. are made
3. was made
4. were made
35. Last Tuesday my bad tooth _______________ out by the dentist.
1. is pulled
2. are pulled
3. was pulled
4. were pulled
36. St. Paul’s Cathedral _______________ by Sir Christopher Wren.
1. is built
2. are built
3. was built
4. were built
37. Last week twenty cars _______________ in my hometown.
1. is stolen
2. are stolen
3. was stolen
4. were stolen
38. Guinea pigs and hamsters _______________ as pets.
1. is kept
2. are kept
3. was kept
4. were kept
39. Cheese _______________ from milk.
1. is made
2. are made
3. was made
4. were made
40. The windows _______________ by the girls last week.
1. is cleaned
2. are cleaned
3. was cleaned
4. were cleaned