10 questions🇬🇧English
🔄 Active & Passive Voice – Year 6
English · Year 6 (KS2) — practises recognising and rewriting sentences in the active and passive voice
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Questions
Which sentence is written in the passive voice?
The ball had broken the window.
The ball broke the window.
The ball is breaking the window.
The window was broken by the ball.
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In the sentence 'The dog chased the cat.', what is the subject?
the cat
the dog
chased the cat
chased
20s
Which sentence is written in the active voice?
A poem was written by Mia.
Mia wrote a poem.
A poem is being written by Mia.
The poem was written.
20s
Which is the passive version of 'The chef cooked the pasta.'?
The pasta is cooked by the chef.
The pasta was cooked by the chef.
The pasta cooked the chef.
The chef was cooked by the pasta.
30s
In a passive sentence, which word usually introduces who or what did the action?
by
from
to
with
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Which is the active version of 'The letter was posted by Grandad.'?
Grandad has posted the letter.
The letter posted Grandad.
Grandad was posting the letter.
Grandad posted the letter.
30s
Which sentence is passive but does not say who did the action?
Tom smashed the vase.
The vase was smashed.
The vase was smashed by Tom.
Tom was smashing the vase.
30s
A science report says: 'The water was heated to 100 °C.' Why is the passive voice used here?
It shows that the action is happening now
It tells the reader who heated the water
It focuses on the action, not on who did it
It makes the sentence sound more exciting
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Which is the passive version of 'The cat is chasing the mice.'?
The mice are chased by the cat.
The mice were chased by the cat.
The mice are being chased by the cat.
The mice is being chased by the cat.
30s
Which passive sentence means the same as 'Someone has stolen my bike.' without saying who did it?
My bike is being stolen.
My bike has stolen.
My bike has been stolen.
My bike had been stolen.
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