Instructions: Choose the correct answer.

Q1 - Wine ____ grapes.

is made by
is made from
Either could be used here.

Q2 - The bridge _____.

is still built
is still being built

Q3 - These shoes ____ of leather.

are made
were made

Q4 - I can't see it- it must ____.

be taken
have been taken

Q5 - Their house ____ last week.

was bought
has been bought

Q6 - Do you think the project _____ by Friday?

will be finished
is finished

Q7 - The tablets _____ with food.

must take
must be taken

Q8 - It ____ by courier this morning.

was sent
is sent

Q9 - It _____ with at the moment.

is dealt
is being dealt

Q10 - It ____ last week.

should be done
should have been done

Q11 - It ____ Mexico.

is imported to
is imported from

Q12 - It ____ next week.

is been published
is being published

Q13 - It ____ by next Friday.

has been done
has to be done
Q14 - She ____ promoted again.
is
has been

Q15 - They are ______ by the police at the moment.

questioned
being questioned

Instructions: Choose the correct answer.

Q1 - It has been drawn to my attention that some staff are leaving early on Friday. This shall stop
The speaker probably uses the passive as a way of not giving the name of the person who told him
The speaker uses the passive to sound clever and educated

Q2 - It is supposed to be really good

The speaker isn't certain
The speaker is certain

Q3 - The bridge is being widened

The work is finished
The work is unfinished

Q4 - The Prime Minister is rumoured to be about to resign

The speaker wants to associate themselves with the rumour
The speaker wants to put some distance between themselves and the rumour

Q5 - It might get done

GET is an informal passive construction
GET is a formal passive construction

Q6 - The pills should be taken after meals

The passive is used because it is not known who is going to take the pills
The passive is used as a way of making the instructions less like an order and more polite

Q7 - My wallet was stolen

The passive is used to focus on what is really important to the speaker; their wallet
The passive is used because the speaker does not wish to tell us who stole the wallet

Q8 - Jenny was born in North Yorkshire

We use the passive because we do not know who bore her
We use the passive to focus on Jenny rather than her Mother

Q9 - 'Catch 22' was written by Joseph Heller

The speaker is talking principally about Joseph Heller
The speaker is talking principally about 'Catch 22'

Q10 - It is said to be the best restaurant in the area

This is the speaker's opinion
This is not necessarily the speaker's opinion

Q11 - The government was elected last year

We are more interested in the government than the voters
We are as interested in the government as the voters

Q12 - The painting was sold for a fortune

 We are more interested in the buyer
We are more interested in the picture

Q13 - I was born in 1969

It is unnecessary to say who bore the speaker
We don't know who bore the speaker

Q14 - The letters are posted at five o'clock every day

It is important who posts the letters
The time they are posted is important