Who Did What? Active vs Passive Voice (Advanced) for Class 8

This Grade 8 worksheet helps students distinguish between active and passive voice and understand when and why each is used. Through multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, true or false, identification tasks, and sentence transformation exercises, learners develop the ability to recognise voice, convert sentences between active and passive forms, and choose the most appropriate voice for clarity and impact in their writing.

Why Active vs Passive Voice Matters in Grammar?

Voice determines whether the subject of a sentence performs the action or receives it. For Grade 8 learners, this topic is important because:
1. Active voice is preferred for clarity and directness in most writing.
2. Passive voice shifts focus to the receiver of the action and is used in formal and scientific writing.
3. Converting between voices requires understanding of subject, verb, and object relationships.
4. Proper use of voice improves sentence variety and writing sophistication.

What's Inside This Worksheet?

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

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students choose the correct answer about passive voice construction, including identifying the receiver of action, recognising auxiliary verbs, and understanding when passive voice is preferred. Example: "Passive voice shifts focus to the __________." Answer: receiver.

Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks
Students complete ten passive voice sentences using a word bank of past participle verbs (maintained, inaugurated, celebrated, discovered, performed, appreciated, demolished, constructed, recognised, investigated). Example: "The bridge was constructed last year."

Exercise 3 – True or False
Students evaluate ten statements about active and passive voice, such as whether active voice always uses a helping verb (False), whether passive voice can always be used (False), and whether passive voice is preferred in science (True). Example: "The poem was recited by Pooja today." Answer: True.

Exercise 4 – Underline the Agent and Circle the Main Verb
Students identify the agent (doer of the action) and the main verb in passive voice sentences, reinforcing their understanding of passive structure. Example: "The homework was done by Anjali."

Exercise 5 – Sentence Writing
Students convert sentences between active and passive voice on various topics including school events, cricket, forts, and festivals. Answers may vary for student-generated sentences.

Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
1. b) receiver
2. a) decorated
3. c) directness
4. a) constructed
5. b) auxiliary
6. c) abandoned
7. a) recipient
8. b) appreciated
9. c) performer
10. a) distributed

Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks
1. constructed
2. discovered
3. appreciated
4. celebrated
5. demolished
6. inaugurated
7. investigated
8. performed
9. maintained
10. recognised

Exercise 3 – True or False
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. True
6. False
7. False
8. True
9. True
10. False

Exercise 4 – Underline the Agent and Circle the Main Verb
1. Underline: by Anjali | Circle: done
2. Underline: by Aarav | Circle: read
3. Underline: by our team | Circle: won
4. Underline: by Rohan | Circle: sent
5. Underline: by the artist | Circle: given
6. Underline: by Nisha | Circle: baked
7. Underline: by a musician | Circle: made
8. Underline: on that day | Circle: planted
9. Underline: on Monday | Circle: sent
10. Underline: by the principal | Circle: given

Exercise 5 – Rewritten Sentences
Answers may vary.
1. A letter was written by Rahul to his grandfather last week.
2. The annual day celebration was organised by the students and teachers with great enthusiasm.
3. The batsman hit a six over the boundary in the final over of the cricket match.
4. The old machine was used by the factory workers until it broke down completely.
5. The ancient fort was built by the kings of Jaipur several centuries ago.
6. The fields were flooded by heavy monsoon rains that lasted for three continuous days.
7. People across India celebrate the festival of lights by lighting diyas and sharing sweets.
8. The train was delayed by two hours due to heavy fog on the railway tracks.
9. The village market is visited by hundreds of people every Sunday for fresh vegetables and fruits.
10. The school captain addressed the assembly and reminded everyone about the upcoming sports day.

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