TED Ankara College English Department
2024-2025 Academic Year
7th GRADE TERM II / ENGLISH I
CLASSWORK
NAME: CLASS: 7/ May 2025
A. Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice. Omit the agent when it is not necessary.
1. Mrs. Simpson is teaching us English this year.
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2. People all over the world use Instagram these days.
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3. Someone damaged a priceless painting yesterday.
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4. Nadia is going to release a new album next year.
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5. She hasn’t washed her new T-shirt yet.
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6. We can see the Great Wall of China from space.
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7. Someone is designing new apps for our mobile phones.
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8. My father may donate the heirloom to a museum.
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9. Thousands of people visited the castle museum last year.
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10. They have exported Japanese porcelain to Europe since the 1800s.
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B. Choose the correct form of the verbs to complete the sentences.
1. Millions of letters _______________ every day.
a. be posted b. are posted c. are post d. being posted
2. We _________________some free tickets for the concert last Saturday.
a. are given b. been given c. have been given d. were given
3. The film star _____________ everywhere by paparazzi on her last visit here.
a. is being followed b. was followed c. has followed d. has been followed
4. He ____________ the prize for the Best Artist next week.
a. is going to be awarded b. is awarded c. has been awarded d. was awarded
5. The house ______________ this week.
a. had been painted b. is being painted c. is painted d. is painting
6. The criminals ____________ in the area several days earlier before the robbery.
a. had seen b. were being seen c. will be seen d. had been seen
7. I am sure they _______________ back after their recent bad behaviour at the party.
a. won’t be invited b. won’t invite c. aren’t being invited d. haven’t been invited
8. Do you know if our history tests _______________ yet?
a. marked [Link] being marked c. have been marking d. have been marked
C. Write passive questions for the underlined words. Use one of the question words below.
HOW MANY - WHAT – WHEN – WHERE – WHO
Example: When was the Temple of Luxor built?
The Temple of Luxor was built in 1400 BCE.
1. ____________________________________________________________?
The Northern Lights can be seen in Norway.
2. ____________________________________________________________?
My favourite actor has been mentioned on the national news!
3. ____________________________________________________________?
800 languages are spoken in New York.
4. ____________________________________________________________?
A new sports centre is being opened in the town tomorrow.
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D. Complete the text using the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.
Smartphones
Frequently asked questions
How many smartphones are there in the world today?
It 0. is estimated (estimate) that there are 7.21 billion
smartphones in the world today. This number continues
to rise as more people around the world gain access to
mobile technology.
How often do people change their smartphones?
Smartphones 1. ____________________ (improve) by companies all the time so people always
want the latest model. On average, individuals replace their phones every 18 months. This means
that every year about 15 million phones 2. ____________________ (replace) in Britain alone.
What do people do with their old phones?
Unfortunately, thousands of phones 3. ___________________ (already/throw) away, contributing to
electronic waste and harming the environment. However, more phones 4. __________________
(recycle) these days, with a growing number of people choosing to recycle their old devices. The
recycled phones 5. ______________ (often/send) to developing countries, where they can be reused.
Will smartphones continue to be the most important device of the future?
Smartphones offer a wide range of features that make them essential to many people’s daily lives.
However, scientists predict that smartphones 6. ___________________ (eventually/replace) by more
advanced technology, such as smart contact lenses, in the future.
E. Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice.
1. You can only see these particles through a microscope.
These particles ______________________________________.
2. The critics gave the play good reviews.
The play ____________________________________________.
3. They are going to knock down the old theatre.
The old theatre _______________________________________.
4. A Greek architect is designing the new concert hall.
The new concert hall ___________________________________.
5. Two million people have already seen the exhibition.
The exhibition ________________________________________.
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F. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs, using either the active or passive voice in
the appropriate tense.
Shakespeare, where are you now?
William Shakespeare 1. _____________ (born) on 26th April 1564. He was
raised in Stratford-upon-Avon. At the age of 18, he 2. _____________ (marry)
Anne Hathaway and they 3. ____________ (have) three children: Susanna,
Hamlet, and Judith, who 4. ___________ (be) twins. Between 1585 and 1592,
he 5. ______________ (begin) a successful career in London as an actor and
writer. He 6. _______________ (return) to Stratford around 1613. He 7. ____________ (die) there three
years later.
But who was Shakespeare?
Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright who 8. ______________ (consider) the greatest writer
in the English language. He 9. ________________ (often/call) England’s national poet. His surviving works
10. _______________ (consist) of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several
other poems. His plays 11. _________________ (translate) into every major living language since then.
Even today, his plays 12. _______________ (perform) more often than those of any other playwright.
During the late 1500s, Shakespeare’s plays 13. _________________
(often/perform) at the Globe Theatre in London. That is why theatre
lovers in England 14. __________________ (never/forget) the Globe.
They 15. _______________ (open) the new Globe in 1999 after the
restoration work 16. _______________ (do). It has won many awards
as one of the best tourist attractions in Europe. Since the new theatre
opened, hundreds of people 17. _______________ (attend) Shakespearean performances such as A
Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It, and Hamlet. Shakespeare, where are you now? At the Globe,
of course!
G. Put these questions into the passive.
1. Did they give up the search after three hours?
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2. Can we solve the problem?
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3. Are you going to tell her the whole truth?
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4. Did anyone ask you any questions?
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5. Has anyone ever called you a fool before?
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