10. Passive Voice

Test 1

Choose the right variant:

1. The telegram … on Monday.

a) was received b) received

2. George … his work in two hours.

a) will be finished b) will finish

3. The cat … food three times a day.

a) is given b) gives

4. This story … by granny.

a) was told b) told

5. Their children … too much ice-cream.

a) are eaten b) eat

6. Our room … every day.

a) is cleaned b) cleaned

7. This church … soon.

a) will be restored b) will restore

8. We … them to the party yesterday.

a) were invited b) invited

9. Cakes … of flour, eggs and milk.

a) are made b) made

10. They … this machine very often.

a) are used b) use

Test 2

Choose the right variant:

1. Butter … of milk.

a) is made b) are made c) is make

2. Alan … in Edinburgh.

a) were born b) was born c) are born

3. His car … last week.

a) is stolen b) was stolen c) were stolen

4. This text … by the students at the next lesson.

a) will be translated b) will be translate c) will been translated

5. This question … now.

a) are being discussed b) is being discussed c) is being discuss

6. Her new dress … by the end of the next month.

a) will have been made b) will been have made c) will have made

7. The flowers … by Jane.

a) has just been watered b) had just been watered c) have just be watered

8. He … by the police at 5 o’clock yesterday.

a) were being interviewed b) was been interviewed c) was being interviewed

9. We were told that all the tickets … .

a) had been sold b) had be sold c) had been sell

10. A lot of pollution … by transport every year.

a) are caused b) is cause c) is caused

Test 3

Choose the right variant:

1. English … in India.

a) is spoken b) were spoken c) will be spoken

2. This room … last week.

a) is painted b) was painted c) will be painted

3. The letter … tomorrow.

a) is posted b) was posted c) will be posted

4. We … to the restaurant by Tom Jenkins yesterday.

a) are invited b) were invited c) will be invited

5. These houses … 50 years ago.

a) is built b) were built c) will be built

6. When … this church …?

a) is built b) was built c) will be build

7. Two trees … down by the storm last night.

a) are pulled b) were pulled c) will be pulled

8. The telephone … by Alexander Bell in 1876.

a) is invented b) was invented c) will be invented

9. Their children … to the Zoo next month.

a) are taken b) were taken c) will be taken

10. This work … in a week.

a) is finished b) was finished c) will be finished

Test 4

Choose the right variant:

1. That problem … at the last meeting.

a) had been discussed b) was discussed c) was being discussed

2. Usually she … her salary twice a month.

a) is paid b) is being paid c) will have been paid

3. Brian told me that he … in the street last night.

a) was robbed b) has been robbed c) had been robbed

4. These beautiful flowers … to her tomorrow.

a) will be sent b) will have been sent c) were sent

5. My husband … an interesting job in this firm.

a) was just offered b) has just been offered c) had just been offered

6. The math problem … by the students now.

a) is discussed b) is being discussed c) was discussed

7. All the books … to the library by the next month.

a) will be returned b) will have been returned c) had been returned

8. Where is my sandwich? – It … by the dog.

a) has been eaten b) was being eaten c) had been eaten

9. While the robber … by the police, he jumped out of the window and broke his leg.

a) was being chased b) was chased c) had been chased

10. Yesterday we read in the newspaper that the town … by the terrorists.

a) has been attacked b) was being attacked c) had been attacked

Test 5

Choose the right variant:

1. The composition was written … this student.

a) by b) with

2. The cake was cut … a knife.

a) by b) with

3. My desk was covered … papers.

a) by b) with

4. These photos were taken … my sister.

a) by b) with

5. These photos were taken … a very cheap camera.

a) by b) with

6. The room was filled … smoke.

a) by b) with

7. The cake was made … my aunt.

a) by b) with

8. Irish coffee is made … whisky.

a) by b) with

9. “The Old Man and the Sea” was written … Ernest Hemingway.

a) by b) with

10. That tree was planted … our grandfather.

a) by b) with

Test 6

Choose the right variant:

1. This man is always well spoken … .

a) about b) by c) of

2. That new film was much talked … .

a) about b) of c) with

3. I must go. I’m being waited … .

a) by b) with c) for

4. Yesterday mother fell ill and the doctor was sent … .

a) for b) at c) by

5. Mary was the only child in the family and so was much cared … .

a) of b) for c) at

6. Don’t worry! The child will be looked … well.

a) after b) for c) at

7. This girl enjoys to be looked … .

a) through b) about c) at

8. The book was lost and was looked … by all the family the whole evening.

a) through b) for c) on

9. Our test-papers were looked … by the teacher yesterday.

a) through b) with c) of

10. Why is he always laughed …?

a) with b) at c) about

Test 7

Choose the right variant:

1. Japan … up of a chain of more than one thousand islands.

a) make b) is made c) is making d) makes

2. They … to get married soon.

a) are expected b) is expected c) expects d) will expect

3. The Sea of Japan … Japan from Korea.

a) is separated b) separates c) separated d) is separating

4. A lot of jazz festivals … every year in America.

a) hold b) held c) are held d) are holding

5. The thief … a lot of questions at the police station.

a) asked b) asks c) was asked d) were asked

6. He … the rent for the house regularly.

a) was paid b) pay c) is paid d) pays

7. Sarah showed me the article, which … by her brother.

a) translated b) was translated c) had translated d) had been translated

8. Yesterday Mr. Brown …us to the party.

a) was invited b) were invited c) invited d) has invited

9. I … a big sum of money to buy the furniture for the office.

a) is given b) was given c) give d) gave

10. The Russian hockey team … to win at the Olympic Games in 2018.

a) will suppose b) was supposed c) is supposed d) suppose

Test 8

Choose the right variant:

1. A famous actress … now for the “Hello” magazine.

a) is interviewed b) is being interviewed c) has been interviewed

2. All tickets … before we got to the theatre.

a) were sold b) have been sold c) had been sold

3. The Loch Ness monster … to exist.

a) are said b) is said c) are being said

4. “A Farewell to Arms” … in 1929.

a) has been published b) will be published c) was published

5. Central heating … just … in Julia’s house.

a) have been installed b) has been installed c) is installed

6. The questions … by the teacher now.

a) are asked b) is asked c) are being asked

7. This novel … into many languages this year.

a) has been translated b) was translated c) had been translated

8. Their children … to bed early yesterday.

a) were put b) have been put c) had been put

9. Chicken … for dinner tomorrow.

a) is served b) will be served c) was served

10. Our students … next Friday.

a) will be examined b) is examined c) were examined