Passive Voice Test 1

1. The Remembrance Day and the Veteran’s Day ___ on 7. The inspector is not in the town. He ___ to another
the 11th of November every year. place some days ago.

A) celebrated A) was sent

B) are celebrated B) sent
C) will be celebrated C) will be sent
D) was celebrated D) will send
E) is celebrated E) sends
2. I hope that the truth ___ very soon. 8. This story ___ to everybody as the name of the first
space pioneer ___ in the heart of people all over the
A) will find out world.
B) will be finding out
A) knows / lives
C) is found out
B) knew / lived
D) will be found out
C) is known / is lived
E) shall find out
D) is known / lives
3. Everything ___ before you came.
E) knows / is lived
A) is done 9. The business letter ___ just ___ .
B) was done
A) is / written
C) has done
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B) has / been written

D) had been done
C) was / written
E) has been done
D) were / written
4. - Did the company test the equipment yesterday?
E) is / going to write
- Yes it _____. 10. Business letters ___ usually on special forms.

A) has tested A) will be written

B) had been tested B) are written
C) had tested C) are being written
D) was tested D) is written
E) tested E) write
5. People go to the tomb of the Unknown Soldier to 11. Sometimes a lot of guests ___ to his birthday party.
stand in silence for a minute to honour the memory
of those who ___ in wars. A) had invited
B) was invited
A) is killed
C) were inviting
B) will be killed
D) are invited
C) was killed
E) is inviting
D) are killed
12. The business letters ___ tomorrow.
E) were killed
6. The sports competitions which ___ on Sunday ___ by a A) are sent
lot of people.
B) is sent
A) are held / will be visited C) will be sent
B) was held / will visit D) will send
C) will held / will visit E) would be sent
D) have been held / have visited 13. All the business letters ___ yesterday. They ___ to the
post office immediately.
E) will be held / will be visited
A) answered / take
B) were answered / took
C) are answered / were taken
D) answered / took
E) were answered / were taken

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14. The special information ___ in an hour or so, that’s 17. You can’t use this textbook now. It ___ by your friend.
why it ___ in the newspapers yesterday.
A) takes
A) brings / didn’t publish B) has been taken
B) will bring / don’t publish C) took
C) will be brought / wasn’t published D) were taken
D) will be brought / didn’t publish E) had taken
E) brought / wasn’t published
18. Many modern apartments ___ in Berlin since 1980.
15. Houses ___ very quickly now.
A) are built
A) builds B) are building
B) are building C) were built
C) built D) have been built
D) are built E) has been built
E) were built
19. The new film ___ in all the big theatres of the city.
16. In 1834 the Houses of Parliament, with the exception
of Westminster Hall, ___ by fire, they ___ later. A) is demonstrated
B) was being demonstrated
A) destroyed / was rebuilt
C) is being demonstrated
B) was being destroyed / rebuilt
D) would be demonstrated
C) were destroyed / were rebuilt
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E) had been demonstrated

D) is destroyed / has been rebuilt
20. Nobody likes ___ for at night.
E) destroys / rebuilds
A) be sent
B) is sent
C) was sent
D) to be sent
E) sent

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Answer Key:

1: B 11: D
2: D 12: C
3: D 13: E
4: D 14: C
5: E 15: D
6: E 16: C
7: A 17: B
8: D 18: D
9: B 19: C
10: B 20: D

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