Passive voice and causative (2)

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Intermediate English grammar Quiz on Passive voice and causative (2), created by Marina Ivanova on 08/04/2018.
Marina Ivanova
Quiz by Marina Ivanova, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Marina Ivanova about 6 years ago
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Question 1

Question
The company I work for ______ last summer.
Answer
  • was taken by an American firm over
  • was taken over by an American frim
  • was by an American firm taken over

Question 2

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When ______? Is she older than my nephew?
Answer
  • was your niece born
  • born your niece
  • your niece born

Question 3

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The Round House prison ______ the oldest building still standing in Fremantle.
Answer
  • is believed been
  • is believed to be
  • believed to be

Question 4

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That lovely diamond ring was given _______ her uncle, who didn't have any children.
Answer
  • to Lucy by
  • for Lucy to
  • for Lucy by

Question 5

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I've __________________ because I'll need it to drive to Bristol on Saturday.
Answer
  • had my car repaired
  • repair my car
  • got my car repair

Question 6

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Famous people ______ all the time, don't they? It must be so annoying.
Answer
  • were taken their photos
  • have their photos taken
  • have taken their photos

Question 7

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I think you should try listening to gentle music. It's _____ helpful when you want to relax.
Answer
  • meant to
  • supposed to be
  • meant

Question 8

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I'm going ________ my windows cleaned. It's too high for me to climb up and do them.
Answer
  • to get
  • get
  • to be

Question 9

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A man _________________ following a robbery at a bank in the city centre on Friday morning. Police are questioning him.
Answer
  • is arrested
  • needs to be arrested
  • has been arrested

Question 10

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The driver of Princess Diana's car is said _____ much faster then the speed limit.
Answer
  • to driven
  • to be driven
  • to have driven

Question 11

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The apartment looks really untidy. The floor _____ and I must polish the furniture before my parents arrive.
Answer
  • be swept
  • needs sweeping
  • needs to sweep

Question 12

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The builders have been very slow. It's July now and the pool ____ completed by May.
Answer
  • should have
  • should been
  • should have been

Question 13

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My parents ______ meet me at the University cafe, but they didn't arrive.
Answer
  • supposed to
  • were mean to
  • were supposed to
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