Test 1 Past Simple Passive (Close Book)

Name: Class: 9A Date:

A. Change the sentences into passive form!
1. They evacuated the town in six hours.
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2. The teacher punished the students.
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3. We learn new words everyday.
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4. Did the tall boxer beat the short one?
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5. They always help the victims.
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6. Did they change the name of the street?
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7. The police arrested the burglars last night.
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8. Does she wash her car once a week?
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9. Marry didn’t answer the question yesterday.
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10. My father paid the bill yesterday.
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11. My grandmother sold her old house last week.
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12. Joana doesn’t write story clearly.
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13. The cat ate the meat while the woman was outside.
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14. Someone stole my wallet two days ago.
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15. They don’t drink alcohol.
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B. Complete the text. Use past simple (active) or Past simple passive form of the verbs in
brackets!

Indonesia has many volcanoes. One of the famous is Krakatoa, a small island volcano in the sea between
Java and Sumatra. On the night of 26 August 1883, Krakatoa16 ..................... (erupt). Here are some facts
about the eruption:
1. Before the eruption, Krakatoa was an island of about 47 km2, and people17 ............. (live) there. After
the eruption, it was only 16 km2, and now no one can live there.
2. Before 1883, Krakatoa was one island, but after the eruption, a small island18 .................... (appear). It
19
................ (push) out of the sea by the force explosion. The second island 20 .................. (give) the name
Anak Krakatoa, which means ‘child of Krakatoa’ in Indonesia.
3. Thousands of people 21 ................... (kill), but we don’t know exactly how many.
4. There was also an earthquake under the sea. It 22 .......................... (produce) by a tsunami wave that was
almost 15 m high. The wave 23 ........................... (travel) nearly 13.000 km!
5. The explosion 24 ...................... ((make) a very loud noise – It 25 .................. (hear) by people in
Australia!
6. Millions of tonnes of volcanic dust 26 ........................... (throw) into the atmosphere, and the result was
some of the most beautiful sunsets that ever been seen.
7. In 1927, Krakatoa 27 ............................. (produce) some small eruptions. Since then, the island has been
quiet. But who knows when the next eruption will be?

C. Circle the correct words!

28. Many people are killed / were killed in the World War 2.
29. Televison isn’t invented / wasn’t invented until 1946
30. Many houses are damaged / were damaged by the earthquake every year.