Question 1
In traditional bread-making, the dough _____ to rise for at least an hour before it can be shaped into loaves.
Options: must be allowed, must allow, must be allowing
Passive Voice - Processes and How Things Are Made
Choose the passive or active wording that best fits the process description, focus, register, agent information, and sequence. Use only the passive patterns taught on the page, including reporting and modal passives.
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Question 2
A present-day encyclopedia describes the current consensus: it _____ that cacao was first cultivated by the ancient Maya over 3,000 years ago.
Options: believes, is widely believed, was believed
Question 3
The safety standard makes inspection compulsory: during manufacturing, each component _____ by a quality-control specialist.
Options: should be inspected, must inspect, must be inspected
Question 4
A step-by-step manual focuses on the dough; the routine operator adds no useful information: “After mixing, the dough _____ into equal portions.”
Options: is divided, divides, is divided by a worker
Question 5
The regulation states a strict requirement, not a recommended practice: the wine _____ in oak barrels for at least twelve months.
Options: must age, must be aged, should be aged
Question 6
To keep an objective process description focused on the materials rather than the suppliers, choose: “_____ from certified farms.”
Options: Suppliers source the raw materials, The raw materials source, The raw materials are sourced
Question 7
During overnight storage, the safety cover _____.
Options: must keep on, must be kept on, must be keeping on
Question 8
A technical overview keeps fermentation as its topic and leaves the experts unnamed: “The fermentation stage _____ to be the most critical step in producing high-quality yogurt.”
Options: widely considers, is widely considered, it is widely considered
Question 9
A museum panel must credit the inventor because her identity is historically important: “The low-water dyeing process was developed _____.”
Options: with Dr Amara Okafor, by someone, by Dr Amara Okafor
Question 10
After the failure, it _____ that the cooling system had contaminated the whole batch.
Options: reported, is reporting, was reported
Question 11
Before the product can be released to the market, it _____ through multiple rounds of safety testing.
Options: must put, must be put, should be put
Question 12
A profile aims to foreground and credit the makers rather than only the finished objects: “_____.”
Options: Each basket is woven by hand, Artisans weaves each basket by hand, Artisans weave each basket by hand
Practise Passive Voice - Processes and How Things Are Made with this interactive fill-in-the-blank exercise of 12 questions. Choose the option that correctly completes each sentence, then submit to check your answers and get instant feedback on every choice.
Practising grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Passive Voice - Processes and How Things Are Made in everyday English.
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