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COMPULSORY CLASS CHAPTER 4

GRADE 10
Instruction:
1. Write your answer on a proper piece of paper.
2. Put your name and class on the top left or right.
3. Use pen and correction tape (if needed).
4. Submit your answer at the end of session.

!! DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING ON THIS QUESTION PAPER !!

TOPIC: PASSIVE
Activity 1 Read the following sentences and choose whether they are in active
or passive.

Sentence Active / Passive

1. The earthquake injured thousands.
2. Susan broke the washing machine.
3. The game was stopped because of the rain.
4. A letter was written to her some days ago.
5. The car is standing at the garage.
6. The grapes are grown in California.
7. The ship has left the harbor.
8. We have lost our keys.
9. The first fast food restaurants were opened in USA in 1916.
10. The black bike is being repaired at the moment.

Activity 2 Choose the correct form (active or passive) of the verbs in brackets.
Fiat (started / was started) by a group of Italian businessmen in 1899. In 1903, Fiat, (produced
/ was produced) 132 cars. Some of these cars (exported / were exported) by the company to
the United States and Britain. In 1920, Fiat (started / was started) making cars at a new factory
at Lingotto, near Turin. There was a track on the roof where the cars (tested / were tested) by
technicians. In 1936, Fiat launched the Fiat 500. This car (called / was called) the Topolino – the
Italian name for Mickey Mouse. The company grew, and in 1963 Fiat (exported / was exported)
more than 300,000 vehicles. Today, Fiat is based in Turin, and its cars (sold / are sold) all over
the world.

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Activity 3 Complete the following sentences with the correct passive form.
1. The teacher closes the window.
The window ___ by the teacher.
2. He lost his key yesterday.
His key ___ by him yesterday.
3. The Government is planning a new road near my house.
A new road ___ by the government near my house.
4. People were spending less money on cars last year this time.
Less money___ by people on cars last year this time.
5. He has prepared great slides for the presentation.
Great slides ___ by him for the presentation.
6. She had finished the job.
The job ___ by her.
7. Jane is singing the new song.
The new song ___ by Jane.
8. Amar had made a big mistake.
A big mistake ___ by Amar.

Activity 4 Convert the following sentences into passive.

1. They don’t understand Spanish.
2. He lost his key yesterday.
3. John did not clean the room.
4. Does the mechanic repair the car?
5. They had received the parcel.
6. Jane is singing the new song.
7. Megha was writing a poem.

Activity 5 Rewrite the following texts into passive.

Text 1
Somebody has stolen a bus from outside the school. Some children saw the thief. The police are
searching for the bus now.

Text 2
Some people saw a UFO in the sky above London last night. They reported it to the police. The
army sent a helicopter to look at it closer. The UFO shot the helicopter down and killed both men
in it. People have given photographs of the UFO to the police. Experts are looking at them now.

Text 3
Someone broke into a local jewelry shop yesterday. The owner had just locked up the shop when
a robber with a gun threatened him. The robber told him to unlock the shop and give him all the
diamonds in the safe. Then the robber tied him up. The police have organized a search for the
robber. They hope they will find him in a few days. Doctors are treating the owner of the shop for
shock.

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