In- Class Worksheet (STUDENT’S COPY)

LEVEL CODE MODULE WEEK TYPE THEME / UNIT

BEYKOZ UNIVERSITY B1-B1+ 2 5&6 Grammar Unit 8
SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Source: Misc.
2019-2020
Adapted / Prepared by: Mediha BANBAL

PART A: Active or Passive sentence? Use the notes to write sentences about American history. Put the
underlined information at the end of the sentence.

1. Britain- rule- the American colonies.

______________________________________________________________________________.
2. the colonies- win- their independence- 1783.
______________________________________________________________________________.
3. Washington- become- President- 1789.
______________________________________________________________________________.
4. buy- Louisiana-from France.
______________________________________________________________________________.
5. discover- gold- California.
______________________________________________________________________________.
6. the North- win- the Civil War.
______________________________________________________________________________.
7. black people- want- equal rights.
______________________________________________________________________________.
8. shoot- Kennedy- 1963.
______________________________________________________________________________.

___/8 pts.

PART B: Change the sentences from active to passive and vice versa. (i.e. Active to Passive, or
Passive to Active)

1. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.

______________________________________________________________________________.
2. “To the Lighthouse” was written by Virginia Woolf.
______________________________________________________________________________.
3. Do people speak Spanish in Peru?
______________________________________________________________________________?
4. People grow rice in India.
______________________________________________________________________________.
5. At the soccer game yesterday, the winning goal was not kicked by Luigi.
______________________________________________________________________________.

___ / 5 pts.
 In- Class Worksheet (STUDENT’S COPY)
LEVEL CODE MODULE WEEK TYPE THEME / UNIT
BEYKOZ UNIVERSITY B1-B1+ 2 5&6 Grammar Unit 8
SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Source: Misc.
2019-2020
Adapted / Prepared by: Mediha BANBAL

PART C: Complete the sentences with the given words. Some of the sentences are passive and
some are active. Use any appropriate tense.

1. A: Where a. ___________________________(you /buy) that beautiful necklace?

B: I b. __________________(buy, not) it. It c. __________________(give) to me for my birtday.
d. ___________________ (you /like) it?
2. The crocodiles at the zoo look like statues. They a._______________(lie) perfectly stil for hours
at a time. They have no need to move because they don’t have to hunt for their food. They
b.__________ (feed) regularly by the zookeepers.
3. Bananas a.___________(originate) in Asia. They b.____________(introduce) to the Americas in
1516. Until the 1860s, bananas c. ____________ (eat) principally by people of the tropics. Today,
bananas d.______________(export) to all parts of the world, and they e.__________(enjoy) by
people who live in all climates.
4. A person named Carl Gauss a.____________(recognize) as a mathematical genius at the age of
10. One day a professor b._____________ (decide) to pose an arithmetic problem to Carl. Carl
c.________________ (ask) to add up all the numbers from 1 to 100 (1+2+3+4+5, etc.). It
d. ___________ (take)him eight seconds to solve the problem. How?
5. The sun is just one of the billions of stars in the universe. As it a._________(travel) through
space, it b. _______ (circle) by many othe celestial bodies. The nine known planets
c.___________ (hold) in orbit by the sun’s gravitational field. The planets, in turn,
d._____________ (circle) by their own satellites, or moons.
6. Captain Cook, a British navigator, was the first European to reach Australia’s east coast. While his
ship was lying off Australia, his sailors a.____________ (bring) a strange animal on board. Cook
wanted to know the name of this unusual creature, so he b. ___________ (send) his men ashore
to ask the native inhabitants. When the natives c. ____________(ask) to name the animal, they
said, “Kangaroo.” The sailors, of course, believed “ kangaroo” was the animal’s name. Years later,
truth d._______________ (discover) . “Kangaroo” means “I don’ t understand.” But today the
animal e.__________________ (call, stil) a kangaroo in English.

____ /24 x (0.5) = ________ /12 pts.

 In- Class Worksheet (STUDENT’S COPY)
LEVEL CODE MODULE WEEK TYPE THEME / UNIT
BEYKOZ UNIVERSITY B1-B1+ 2 5&6 Grammar Unit 8
SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Source: Misc.
2019-2020
Adapted / Prepared by: Mediha BANBAL

ANSWER KEY

PART A: Active or Passive sentence? Use the notes to write sentences about American history. Put the
underlined information at the end of the sentence.

1. Britain- rule- the American colonies.

__THE AMERICAN COLONIES WERE RULED BY BRITAIN_____________________
2. the colonies- win- their independence- 1783.
__THE COLONIES WON THEIR INDEPENDENCE IN 1783________________________
3. Washington- become- President- 1789.
__WASHINGTON BECAME PRESIDENT IN 1789________________________________
4. buy- Louisiana-from France.
___LOUSIANA WAS BOUGHT FROM FRANCE__________________________________
5. discover- gold- California.
___GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN CALIFORNIA.______________________________
6. the North- win- the Civil War.
___THE CIVIL WAR WAS WON BY THE NORTH_________________________________
7. black people- want- equal rights.
___BLACK PEOPLE WANTED EQUAL RIGHTS_____________________________
8. shoot- Kennedy- 1963.
___KENNEDY WAS SHOT IN 1963___________________________________________

___/8 pts.

PART B: Change the sentences from active to passive and vice versa. (i.e. Active to Passive, or
Passive to Active)

1. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.

__THE TELEPHONE WAS INVENTED BY A.G.B._______________________________
2. “To the Lighthouse” was written by Virginia Woolf.
___V.W. WROTE “TO THE LIGHTHOUSE_____________________________________
3. Do people speak Spanish in Peru?
__IS SPANISH SPOKEN IN PERU?________________________________
4. People grow rice in India.
__RICE IS GROWN IN INDIA______________________________________
5. At the soccer game yesterday, the winning goal was not kicked by Luigi.
__LUIGI DIDN’T KICK THE WINNING GOAL___________________________________

___ / 5 pts.
 In- Class Worksheet (STUDENT’S COPY)
LEVEL CODE MODULE WEEK TYPE THEME / UNIT
BEYKOZ UNIVERSITY B1-B1+ 2 5&6 Grammar Unit 8
SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Source: Misc.
2019-2020
Adapted / Prepared by: Mediha BANBAL

PART C: Complete the sentences with the given words. Some of the sentences are passive and
some are active. Use any appropriate tense.

1. A: Where a. DID YOU BUY (you /buy) that beautiful necklace?

B: I b. DIDN’T BUY (buy, not) it. It c. WAS GIVEN (give) to me for my birtday. d. DID YOU LIKE (you
/like) it?
2. The crocodiles at the zoo look like statues. They a. LIE (lie) perfectly still for hours at a time. They
have no need to move because they don’t have to hunt for their food. They b.ARE FED (feed)
regularly by the zookeepers.
3. Bananas a.ORIGINATED (originate) in Asia. They b.WERE INTRODUCED (introduce) to the
Americas in 1516. Until the 1860s, bananas c. WERE EATEN (eat) principally by people of the
tropics. Today, bananas d.ARE EXPORTED (export) to all parts of the world, and they e.ARE
ENJOYED (enjoy) by people who live in all climates.
4. A person named Carl Gauss a.WAS RECOGNIZED (recognize) as a mathematical genius at the age
of 10. One day a professor b.DECIDED (decide) to pose an arithmetic problem to Carl. Carl c.WAS
ASKED (ask) to add up all the numbers from 1 to 100 (1+2+3+4+5, etc.). It d. TOOK (take)him
eight seconds to solve the problem. How?
5. The sun is just one of the billions of stars in the universe. As it a.TRAVELS (travel) through space,
it b. IS CIRCLED (circle) by many othe celestial bodies. The nine known planets c.ARE HELD (hold)
in orbit by the sun’s gravitational field. The planets, in turn, d.ARE CIRCLED (circle) by their own
satellites, or moons.
6. Captain Cook, a British navigator, was the first European to reach Australia’s east coast. While his
ship was lying off Australia, his sailors a.BROUGHT (bring) a strange animal on board. Cook
wanted to know the name of this unusual creature, so he b. SENT (send) his men ashore to ask
the native inhabitants. When the natives c. WERE ASKED (ask) to name the animal, they said,
“Kangaroo.” The sailors, of course, believed “ kangaroo” was the animal’s name. Years later,
truth d.WAS DISCOVERED (discover) . “Kangaroo” means “I don’ t understand.” But today the
animal e.IS STILL CALLED (call, stil) a kangaroo in English.

____ /24 x (0.5) = ________ /12 pts.