Chinese food is eaten...

by two billion people every day

The Tokyo subway is used...

by nine million people every day

The pencil was invented...

by Conrad Gessner in Switzerland

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Intermediate - Passive - Fact Finder

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Multiple Choice general knowledge quiz. Match answers to questions to create phrases in the passive voice. Designed as an ESL resource for B1 level students.

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1
742 languages are spoken…
in South Africa
in Saudi Arabia
in Indonesia
by the Egyptians
2
70% of the Earth is covered…
by automobiles
by rain forest
by nine million people every day
by water
3
Chinese food is eaten...
by forty million people every day
by seven billion people every day
by two billion people every day
by nine million people every day
4
The rubber tyre was invented…
by John Dunlop in 1888
by Sergio Pininfarina
in 1896
in Indonesia
5
The first computer was made…
by John Dunlop in 1888
in Saudi Arabia
in the early 19th century
in China 2000 years ago
6
Toothpaste was invented…
in London in 1731
by the Romans in 960
in China in 1896
by the Egyptians in 1527
7
14% of the Earth’s surface is covered…
by deserts
by mountains
by rivers
by rain forest
8
The Ferrari was designed…
by Conrad Gessner
in 1896
by Sergio Pininfarina
by John Dunlop in 1888
9
Paper was invented…
in 1896
by a 14-year old
by the Romans in 960
in China 2000 years ago
10
The first underground railway was opened…
in London in 1863
in South Africa
in Indonesia
in 1896
11
More gold is mined in China than…
by the Egyptians
in Indonesia
in South Africa
in Saudi Arabia
12
Each day over 10 million barrels of oil are produced…
in Saudi Arabia
in South Africa
in China
by the Egyptians
13
The Whoopee cushion was invented...
in London in 1863
by Conrad Gessner in Switzerland
in China 2000 years ago
by a 14-year old Roman Emperor
14
Mirrors were invented…
by Sergio Pininfarina
by the Egyptians
by John Dunlop in 1888
by the Romans in 960
15
The Tokyo subway is used...
by nine million people every day
in Saudi Arabia
by automobiles
by the Egyptians
16
Pasta and ice cream were first made…
by a 14-year old
in China
in South Africa
by the Romans in 960
17
The pencil was invented...
by Conrad Gessner in Switzerland
by the Egyptians
by John Dunlop in 1888
in London in 1863
18
Almost a quarter of the land area of Los Angeles is taken up…
by water
by rain forest
by automobiles
by the Egyptians
19
The first modern Olympic Games were held…
in 1896
in China
by the Romans in 960
in Saudi Arabia

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