Passive Voice

Multiple-Choice Questions

1. Where did Joanne work?

a) an advertising agency
b) a vet's surgery
c) a Mercedes dealer's office
d) the text does not say

2. Why was she angry at the beginning of the story?

a)She was lost.
b)She had lost a client at work.
c)She was stuck in a traffic jam.
d)Her dog was sick.

3. Why did she take the dog to Dr. Sterne's surgery?

a) It was time for Sheba's checkup.
b) The dog couldn't breathe properly.
c) She wanted to get her out of the house.
d) The doctor had asked to see her.

4. Why did she leave the dog at the surgery and drive home again?

a) She wanted to catch a burglar.
b)The dog was too sick to come home.
c)The doctor wanted to keep her.
d)Joanne wanted to change her clothes.

5. How long did it take Joanne to drive home from the surgery?

a)two minutes
b)ten minutes
c)an hour
d)the text does not say

6. What happened as she arrived home for the second time?

a)The police arrived.
b)The phone rang.
c)The dog died.
d)A burglar was just escaping.

7. Why did the doctor tell her to get out of the house?

a)There was a dangerous dog in there.
b)It was on fire.
c)He knew there was a burglar inside.
d)He wanted to meet her outside.

8. Why did the burglar look very sick?

a)The police had caught him, and he would probably have to go to prison.
b)He had caught a disease from the dog.
c)He hadn't found any valuable things to steal.
d)The dog had bitten off his fingers.

9. The story says that the dog "gazed up at Joanne helplessly". "Gazed" means

a)stared
b)cried
c)barked
d)laughed

10. A "vet's surgery" is probably

a)a serious operation
b)a minor operation
c)an animal doctor's office
d)a police station