SHS English Language · Year 2
Active and Passive Voice, Speech Writing and Imagery practice questions
Identifying active and passive voice, argumentative/persuasive speech writing (debate), and imagery in narrative, drama and poetry.
18 questions in this topic: 8 recall, 7 applying skills and concepts and 3 strategic thinking. Every one carries a written explanation.
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- Question 1Recall
A verb is said to be in the passive voice when
- athe subject receives the action of the verb, rather than performing it
- bthe subject performs the action of the verb directly
- cthe sentence has no verb at all
- dthe object of the sentence is omitted entirely
- Question 2Skills & concepts
According to the section, the basic structure of a passive voice sentence is
- aSubject (the object in the active) + verb (be + past participle) + by + agent
- bSubject + verb + object, exactly as in the active voice
- cVerb + by + agent, with no subject at all
- dAgent + subject + verb, with by placed at the very end
- Question 3Strategic thinking
An argumentative essay is best distinguished from persuasive writing by the fact that an argumentative essay
- auses evidence to support a position, while persuasive writing targets the reader's opinion
- bnever uses any evidence to support its position, unlike persuasive writing
- cis always shorter in length than any piece of persuasive writing
- dcannot be used to discuss any controversial topic
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