Action Overdone: Passive Voice Mastery for Class 7

This Grade 7 worksheet helps students identify and construct sentences in the passive voice, shifting the focus from the doer to the action. With engaging activities like multiple choice, true/false, fill in the blanks, sentence rewriting, and paragraph completion, learners become more fluent in structuring sentences for formal and descriptive writing.

Why Passive Voice Matters in Grammar?

Passive voice is a crucial tool for varying sentence structure and emphasis in writing. For Grade 7 learners, this topic is important because:
1. It shifts focus to the action rather than the doer.
2. It is essential for formal, scientific, and objective writing.
3. It helps students understand the relationship between subject and object.
4. It improves sentence variety in essays and reports.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet includes five grammar-rich activities that build fluency with passive voice:

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students identify the correct passive voice sentence from a pair of options. This reinforces the structure of 'object + verb + by + subject'.

Exercise 2 – True and False
Students analyze sentences to determine if they are in the passive voice or not. This sharpens their recognition of passive forms versus active forms.

Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks
Students complete sentences about the rules and formation of passive voice using key grammar terms like 'to be', 'by', and past participles.

Exercise 4 – Sentence Rewriting
Students transform active voice sentences into passive voice. This practical exercise applies the grammatical rules to real sentence structures.

Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing
Students fill in blanks in a narrative paragraph with the correct passive verb forms based on contextual hints. This tests their ability to use passive voice in continuous text.

Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise No. 1 Choose the correct answer from the options.
1. b) The letter was posted by Anjali.
2. a) The pudding is stirred by Pooja now.
3. b) The field was flooded by monsoon rain.
4. b) The song is sung by the school choir.
5. a) The fort was built by the emperor.
6. a) The parcel is delivered by the postman.
7. b) The windows were broken by the storm.
8. a) The medals are distributed by the principal.
9. a) The saree was woven by the weavers.
10. b) The homework is checked by the teacher.

Exercise No. 2 Tick T if the statement is Passive or F if the statement is not Passive.
1. An apple was eaten by Sneha. T
2. The poem was recited by Diya at the event. T
3. The mangoes were plucked by the farmer. T
4. The bridge was built by the Mughal rulers. T
5. The clothes were washed by him. T
6. Rahul drives the school bus every day. F
7. The injured player was taken to the hospital. T
8. He dances elegantly. F
9. Neha baked the cookies for the festival. F
10. Aryan wrote the essay on Indian monuments. F

Exercise No. 3 Fill in the blanks with the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.
1. The subject receives the action in Passive.
2. The cake was baked by Nisha yesterday.
3. Passive Voice uses a form of the verb to be.
4. The match was cancelled by the referee.
5. The temple is visited by many devotees.
6. The doer is introduced by by in Passive.
7. The story was narrated by the grandmother.
8. The chairs were arranged by the students.
9. The trophy was lifted by the team captain.

Exercise No. 4 Rewrite the following sentences according to the directions given on the right.
1. Pooja paints a beautiful rangoli every morning. -> A beautiful rangoli is painted by Pooja every morning.
2. The principal announced the results yesterday. -> The results were announced by the principal yesterday.
3. Nisha sweeps the classroom every afternoon. -> The classroom is swept by Nisha every afternoon.
4. Arjun scored the winning goal for the team. -> The winning goal was scored by Arjun for the team.
5. The children decorated the hall for the festival. -> The hall was decorated by the children for the festival.
6. Rohan drives the tractor on the farm. -> The tractor is driven by Rohan on the farm.
7. Anjali submitted the project on time. -> The project was submitted by Anjali on time.
8. The monsoon rain filled the river to the brim. -> The river was filled to the brim by the monsoon rain.
9. The chef prepares biryani for the wedding. -> Biryani is prepared by the chef for the wedding.
10. Kartik solved the puzzle in five minutes. -> The puzzle was solved by Kartik in five minutes.

Exercise No. 5 Read the paragraph and fill in the blanks with the correct words using the hints given below.
The school hall was decorated by the students of Grade Seven with colourful paper streamers. Beautiful banners were hung from the ceiling by Rohan and his helpful friends early that morning. The stage was painted in bright and attractive colours by the art club members. Formal invitations were sent to every single parent by the school office well in advance. The microphone and speakers were tested by Aryan before the cultural show began in the evening. A stunning backdrop of the sunset was prepared by the drama team over the entire weekend. The seating arrangement for guests was managed by the prefects on duty very efficiently. Fresh marigold flowers were placed on the stage by the gardeners early that morning. The chief guest for the event was welcomed by the principal with a warm speech.

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