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Passive Voice – Test 1

B2 Upper-intermediate GrammarEnglish

This B2 grammar test checks how well learners form and use the passive voice in English. It covers all main tenses, negatives and questions, modal and infinitive passives, impersonal structures such as 'It is said that…', 'get' passives and 'have something done', and ends with a reading text. It suits upper-intermediate learners, exam candidates and teachers who need a ready-made revision or assessment sheet.

Questions
30
Time
30 min
PDF
5 pages
Answer key
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Part 1: Passive forms in different tenses

Choose the correct passive form to complete each sentence, or answer the question.

  1. According to the city council, the new bridge _____ next year.

  2. Right now, the meeting room _____, so we'll have to use the café.

  3. By the time we arrived at the stadium, all the tickets _____.

  4. _____ the results been announced yet?

  5. The invitations _____ because the printer was broken.

  6. Choose the correct sentence.

  7. Thousands of photos _____ to social media every minute.

  8. When I phoned the garage, my car _____, so I couldn't drive it home.

  9. Since 2015, the festival _____ by over a million people.

  10. Find the mistake: The winners will announced at the end of the evening.

Part 2: Modals, infinitives and special structures

Choose the option that correctly completes each sentence or question.

  1. All application forms must _____ before Friday.

  2. This problem should _____ months ago – now it's too late.

  3. I really hate _____ what to do all the time.

  4. Lena expects _____ to the final interview next week.

  5. It _____ that the painting is worth over a million euros.

  6. The suspect is thought _____ the country last week.

  7. We _____ our kitchen redecorated next month.

  8. My bike _____ outside the station last night, so I walked home.

  9. Choose the correct question.

  10. This medicine _____ to children under twelve.

Part 3: The passive in context

Read the text and choose the correct option for each gap (21–26). Then answer questions 27–30 about the text.

The Riverside Library first opened its doors in 1962. The building (21) ___ by a local architect, Amara Okafor, who wanted it to feel like a public living room. For decades, thousands of books (22) ___ every week, and the library became the heart of the neighbourhood.

In 2019, however, serious damage was discovered in the roof, and the library had to (23) ___ for almost two years. During that time, the old shelves were removed, new lighting was installed and a children's area was added. Local residents were asked for their opinions, and many of their ideas (24) ___ into the final design.

These days, the building is used not only for borrowing books but also for workshops, language cafés and homework clubs. The library is now said (25) ___ one of the most welcoming public spaces in the city. Next year, a small garden (26) ___ behind the building, and volunteers are currently being trained to look after it.

  1. Gap 21: The building _____ by a local architect, Amara Okafor.

  2. Gap 22: For decades, thousands of books _____ every week.

  3. Gap 23: The library had to _____ for almost two years.

  4. Gap 24: Many of their ideas _____ into the final design.

  5. Gap 25: The library is now said _____ one of the most welcoming public spaces in the city.

  6. Gap 26: Next year, a small garden _____ behind the building.

  7. Why does the writer use the passive in 'serious damage was discovered in the roof'?

  8. Which sentence from the text is NOT in the passive voice?

  9. What does 'volunteers are currently being trained to look after it' mean?

  10. Which is the correct passive version of 'Residents asked the council to keep the library open'?

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About this test

This B2 grammar test checks how well learners form and use the passive voice in English. It covers all main tenses, negatives and questions, modal and infinitive passives, impersonal structures such as 'It is said that…', 'get' passives and 'have something done', and ends with a reading text. It suits upper-intermediate learners, exam candidates and teachers who need a ready-made revision or assessment sheet.

Topics covered

Passive tensesNegatives and questionsModal passivesPassive infinitives and gerundsImpersonal passiveHave something doneGet passiveReading in context

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  2. Answer every question without a dictionary or time pressure.
  3. Check your answers and note the topics you need to review.

Notes for teachers

Use Part 1 to check basic form across tenses, Part 2 for the more advanced B2 structures, and Part 3 to see whether students recognise and use the passive in a real text. Typical errors targeted include missing 'be' (will announced), wrong participle forms (was build), active forms with the wrong meaning (are uploading), and confusion between 'It is said that…' and 'X is said to…'. As a follow-up, ask students to rewrite a short news article, changing active sentences into the passive where the agent is unknown or unimportant.