Hi Judy,
Passer devant can be to pass by or lit. to pass in front of -
In the writing exercise, you mention
https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/my-languages/french/exercises/overview/62
Nous sommes passés devant un champ = We passed in front of a field
I don't see a reflexive pronoun there and neither in the first part of the lesson which is devoted to the verb passer.