Mayan _____ in many regions in Guatemala and southern Mexico.

a. speaks
b. is spoke

c. is spoken

➪ People speak Mayan (active); Mayan is spoken (passive).

➪ The passive consists of the verb be (is) and the past participle of the verb
(spoken).

2 The match _____ by 4.1 million people.

a. was watched

b. was watch
c. watched

➪ 4.1 million people watched the match (active); the match was watched
(passive).

3 Manchego cheese _____ in La Mancha, Spain.

a. produced

b. is produced

c. produces

➪ Someone produces Manchego cheese (active); Manchego cheese is

produced (passive).

4 The authorities _____ them about the incident.

 a. informed

b. were informed
c. were inform

➪ The authorities informed them (active); the authorities were informed

(passive).
➪ We cannot say 'the authorities were informed them' because we cannot have
an object after a passive verb.

5 Who _____ this novel?

a. was written

b. wrote

c. did write

➪ This is a subject question and who is the subject.

➪ Who wrote this novel (active); Who was this novel written by? (passive)

6 A lot of celebrities _____ to the party.

a. invited

b. were invited

c. were invite

➪ Someone invited a lot of celebrities (active); A lot of celebrities were invited

(passive).
➪ The passive consists of the verb be (were) and the past participle of the verb
(invited).
 7 It's important that residents _____ the water for three minutes before drinking
it.

a. are boiled
b. were boiled

c. boil

➪ You boil the water (active); the water is boiled (passive).

8 A rare species of insect _____ in the Amazon Rain Forest last year.

a. was discovered

b. discovered
c. was discover

➪ Someone discovered a rare species of insect (active); A rare species of insect

was discovered (passive). 
➪ The passive consists of the verb be (was) and the past participle of the verb
(discovered).

9 More than 1,500 passengers died when the Titanic _____.

a. was sunk

b. sank

c. was sink

➪ The verb is sink - sank - sunk.  

➪ The sentence is active because nobody sank the Titanic; it sank without the
action of anybody.
10 Alcohol _____ to minors or to people who are intoxicated.

a. doesn't sell

b. isn't sold

c. sells

➪ People don't sell alcohol (active); Alcohol isn't sold (passive).

➪ The passive consists of the verb be (isn't) and the past participle of the verb
(sold).