Passiv (Passive Voice) – Test 2

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1. Every December, the town's main square _____ with thousands of coloured lights.

   A is decorated B decorates C is decorating D has decorated

2. Please wait outside – the patient _____ by the doctor.

   A is examining B is being examined C is been examined D has examined

3. The first email _____ in 1971, long before most people had a computer at home.

   A was sent B is sent C has been sent D was sending

4. Don't worry about the dishes – they _____.

   A have already been washed B have already washed C are already washing D had already been wash

5. The road was closed for a week because a new water pipe _____ underneath it.

   A was being installed B was installing C is installed D has been installing

6. Before the guests arrived, the tables _____ and the candles had been lit.

   A had been set B have been set C had set D were setting

7. The old cinema _____ into a supermarket – the plans were approved yesterday.

   A is going to be turned B is going to turn C will turned D is turning being

8. Which part of the sentence is wrong? 'English is spoke in many countries as a second language.'

   A is B spoke C in D as

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9. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

   A The accident was happened late at night. B The accident happened late at night. C The accident has been happened late at night. D The accident was happening by the driver late at night.

10. A: 'Why are you walking? Where's your car?' B: '_____'

    A It's been towed away – I parked in the wrong place. B It's towed away – I parked in the wrong place. C It has towed away – I parked in the wrong place. D It was towing away – I parked in the wrong place.

11. The parcel _____ yet, so I can't tell you what's inside.

    A hasn't been opened B hasn't opened C isn't been opened D didn't open

12. You want to know when a famous novel was written. Which question is correct?

    A When was this novel written? B When was written this novel? C When did this novel written? D When this novel was written?

13. Where _____ the conference _____ held next spring?

    A will / be B will / being C is / been D does / be

14. This jacket _____ in a washing machine – it has to be dry-cleaned.

    A can't be washed B can't wash C can't been washed D can't be washing

15. The fire alarm went off, but there was no fire. It _____ by steam from the shower.

    A must have been triggered B must be triggered C must have triggered D must had been triggered

16. Which sentence is correct?

    A The letter was written by a pen. B The letter was written with a pen by my grandfather. C The letter was written from my grandfather. D The letter was written of my grandfather.

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17. Which part of the sentence is wrong? 'The new rules haven't been explain to the staff yet.'

    A haven't B been C explain D to

18. Don't worry, your dog will be well _____ while you're away.

    A looked after B looked C looked after it D after looked

19. Why _____ the staff _____ about the changes earlier?

    A weren't / told B didn't / told C weren't / tell D hadn't / telling

20. Active: 'The company gave each employee a bonus.' Which passive sentence is correct?

    A Each employee was given a bonus. B Each employee was gave a bonus. C Each employee given a bonus. D Each employee was given by a bonus.

21. People claim that the castle is haunted. → The castle is claimed _____ haunted.

    A to be B being C to have D that is

22. Where do you usually _____ your hair cut?

    A have B make C let D do

23. The singer is used to _____ by fans everywhere she goes.

    A being recognised B recognising C be recognised D been recognised

24. Be careful with that vase – it could easily _____ broken.

    A get B got C getting D gets

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25. According to the text, before last spring people believed that the map _____ in a fire.

    A had been destroyed B had destroyed C was destroying D had been destroying

26. Which sentence means the same as 'the museum had the map restored by a specialist team'?

    A A specialist team restored the map for the museum. B The museum restored the map itself. C The museum had already restored the map before. D A specialist team asked the museum to restore the map.

27. 'It is believed to be the only surviving record...' Which sentence has the same meaning?

    A People believe that it is the only surviving record. B People believed that it had been the only surviving record. C The map believes that it is the only surviving record. D People are believed it is the only surviving record.

28. What does 'a student who was being paid to sort through the museum's archives' tell us?

    A The museum was paying her for this work at that time. B She paid the museum so that she could see the archives. C She was paid in advance but never did the work. D She will be paid when the exhibition opens.

29. Which phrase from the text contains a passive with a modal verb?

    A copies can be ordered online B it was found by chance C the map is now being displayed D the map was drawn in 1874

30. Which question about the text is grammatically correct?

    A Where had the box of papers been kept? B Where had the box of papers kept? C Where had been kept the box of papers? D Where was the box of papers been kept?