Question

Fill in the sentences with the present passive or the past passive forms. 1 The flag of the United Kingdom... (call) the Union Jack. 2 Thanksgiving... (celebrate) in November. 3 The Civil War ... (fight) between 1860 and 1865. 4 Bagpipes... (make) of sheepskin. They... (play) in Scotland. 5 Abraham Lincoln... (shoot) in the theatre. 6 The Declaration of Independence... (sign) on July 4th, 1774. 7 The Washington Monument... (dedicate) to the first president of the USA. 8 The World Trade Center ... (destroy) in a terrorist attack on September 11th, 2001. 9 The Statue of Liberty... (give) to the Americans by the French. 10 The Metropolitan Museum (visit) by millions of art lovers every year. 11 Australia... (call) Down Under. 12 Hockey... (invent) in Canada. 13 Computers and silicon chips... (produce) in Silicon Valley.4 Fill in the sentences with the present passive or the past passive forms. 1 The flag of the United Kingdom... (call) the Union Jack. 2 Thanksgiving... (celebrate) in November. 3 The Civil War ... (fight) between 1860 and 1865. 4 Bagpipes... (make) of sheepskin. They... (play) in Scotland. 5 Abraham Lincoln... (shoot) in the theatre. 6 The Declaration of Independence... (sign) on July 4th, 1774. 7 The Washington Monument... (dedicate) to the first president of the USA. 8 The World Trade Center ... (destroy) in a terrorist attack on September 11th, 2001. 9 The Statue of Liberty... (give) to the Americans by the French. 10 The Metropolitan Museum (visit) by millions of art lovers every year. 11 Australia... (call) Down Under. 12 Hockey... (invent) in Canada. 13 Computers and silicon chips... (produce) in Silicon Valley.​

Answer 1

1. The flag of the United Kingdom is called the Union Jack.

2. Thanksgiving is celebrated in November.

3. The Civil War was fought between 1860 and 1865.

4. Bagpipes are made of sheepskin. They are played in Scotland.

5. Abraham Lincoln was shot in the theatre.

6. The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4th, 1774.

7. The Washington Monument was dedicated to the first president of the USA.

8. The World Trade Center was destroyed in a terrorist attack on September 11th, 2001.

9. The Statue of Liberty was given to the Americans by the French.

10. The Metropolitan Museum is visited by millions of art lovers every year.

11. Australia is called Down Under.

12. Hockey was invented in Canada.

13. Computers and silicon chips are produced in Silicon Valley.