Global MCQ Practice
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Impersonal Passive It Is Said ThatSet 2

1Vienna is ..... to be the most liveable city in the world.
2It ..... that drinking water is good for digestion.
3Advanced passive structures may include introductory phrases such as It is believed that .....
4Identify the correct use of the passive voice in an advanced structure:
5The missing painting ..... to be worth millions of euros.
6Global warming is thought ..... by pollution.
7It ..... that we have only five senses.
8People believe that the dolphins have died due to water pollution.
9Impersonal passive of: People say he is a genius.
10The telephone is said to ..... by Alexander G. Bell.
11It is announced clearly.
12Fill in blank:"It ..... that the painting is a fake."
13It is ..... that many people are homeless after the floods.
14It (expect) that we will have more than a dozen guests this evening.
15How does the impersonal passive differ from the regular passive voice?
16It / forecast / that / terrible / storm / come.
17It ..... that the company will go to the beach together at the weekend.
18People know that there is no life on Mars.
19It is the voice of the speaker you hear when reading a poem.
20What is the effect of using the impersonal passive in academic writing?
21..... last year, the temple is thought to be thousands of years old. a. having discovered b. discovering c. discovered d. was discovered e. having been discovered
22It ..... that the first temple was built on the current site of Thien Tru in the 15th century during the reign of Le Thanh Tong.
23A mysterious object ..... to have fallen from the sky last night.
24Gunpowder was said ..... by the Chinese several centuries ago.
25Change to Passive Sentence:People know that there is no life on Mars.
26Active: "The chef prepares the meal every day."Impersonal Passive: .....
27Use the passive report structures to rewrite this sentence:People often say that children find it easy to learn a new language.
28It is believed that this practice ..... to larger insurance companies like United Healthcare and may be a common practice throughout the health insurance industry.
29People believe that San Francisco is a warm city.
30True or False:-We use active voice to be impersonal in a scientific or technical process.
31Print newspapers ..... to be losing popularity.
32Change to Passive Sentence:No one expected that I would fail the final exam.
33What is the main purpose of using the impersonal passive?
34Passive Report Structures: The company is said ..... more than 100 million dollars only last month.
35Reporting clauses in the passive; is used to report a general claim or opinion.
36It is often ..... that drinking coffee improves concentration, but the evidence is mixed.
37Choose the correct form:This book is said ..... out already.
38True or false?The passive voice is often used with reporting verbs when we want to avoid mentioning subjects such as 'people' and 'everybody'.
39Change into " It passive construction"People think that Harry Potter is an honest person
40They claim the criminal is living abroad.impersonal passive: .....
41It ..... that the road through the national park will not affect the environment and living habitat of wild animals there.
42It ..... that oceans will contain more plastic than fish by 2050.
43People believe that they robbed that bank.
44Choose the correct impersonal passive: It ..... that the strike will end soon.
45..... that violent computer games can cause young people to become more aggressive.
46It ..... that supplies of oil and natural gas may be exhausted in under 100 years.
47What is the correct impersonal passive construction for 'People believe that the thieves have left the country'?
48Can the impersonal passive be used in informal writing? Why or why not?
49It ..... that human actions are increasing the negative effects of climate change.
50Rewrite the following sentence using an impersonal passive structure: 'People believe that he is guilty.'
51People say that German are the most punctual nationChange into "It passive construction"
52Choose passive structure. People say that students started the riot.
53..... that by the 2010s the world will be suffering from an energy crisis.
54It ..... that the documentary will raise many questions.
55Nowadays, it ..... that the Vikings ..... the Americas about 500 years before Columbus' arrival there in 1492
56It ..... that the company will go bankrupt soon.
57Which voice is the sentence below written in?It is time for the bell to be rung.
58Change the following sentence into active voice:"John is said to be the brightest student in class."
59Who said it?
60The following sentence is an example of Impersonal Passive:It is said that the housemaid took the money.
61Common verbs used with the impersonal passive include: assume, believe, claim, consider, estimate, know, recommend, report, say, think and understand.