Active and Passive Voice Quiz

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8th graders:
You will take this quiz in CLASS on Friday. Do not submit the quiz early.

Mrs. Hauptsteen

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Active and Passive Voice Quiz

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Which "voice" do strong writers use? *
• passive
• active
Is the following sentence active or passive? *
The students were writing in their notebooks.
• active
• passive
What is the best way to change the following sentence from passive to active? *
The lunch ladies were cooking lunch.
• The lunch ladies cooked lunch.
• The lunch ladies were cooking.
• The lunch ladies were making lunch.
• The sentence already uses active voice.
Passive voice happens when writers use too many... *
• action verbs
• linking verbs
• nouns
• prepositions
Common linking verbs are... *
• run, jump, skip
• before, after, yesterday
• is, are, was
• to, too, two
The verb is the only thing that's different between passive and active voice. *
• TRUE
• FALSE
In addition to changing verbs, what else needs to change when switching from passive to active. *
• sentence structure
• nouns
• pronouns
• You only need to change verbs.
What is the best way to change the following sentence so it's active? *
The ball was passed from Tyler to Brian.
• The ball passed from Tyler to Brian.
• Tyler passed the ball to Brian.
• The ball is passing from Tyler to Brian.
• The sentence is already in active voice.
Who or what in the sentence does the action in ACTIVE voice? *
• the object
• the preposition
• the pronoun
• the subject
Why should writers use active voice whenever possible? *
• It makes sentences weaker.
• It makes sentences stronger.
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