Free Active and Passive Voice MCQs with Answers
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Active voice presents the doer as the subject, while passive voice presents the receiver of the action and uses an appropriate form of “be” with the past participle. Questions cover tense changes, modal verbs, omitted agents and sentences that cannot be passivized because they lack a suitable object.
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- A. By whom were you taught English?
- B. By whom are you taught English?
- C. English is taught by whom?
- D. By whom will you be taught English?
Explanation: ''By whom are you taught English?", is a passive voice construction that asks the same question, emphasizing the person being taught (you)…
Correct answer: By whom are you taught English?- A. This work will have been finished tomorrow.
- B. This work will be finished by tomorrow.
- C. This work will finished tomorrow.
- D. This work will have been finished by tomorrow.
Explanation: "This work will have been finished by tomorrow", is a passive voice construction that conveys the same meaning, emphasizing the work and…
Correct answer: This work will have been finished by tomorrow.- A. He had been seen leaving the house.
- B. He was seen to be leaving the house.
- C. Leaving the house he was seen by me.
- D. He was seen leaving the house by me.
Explanation: "He was seen leaving the house by me", is a passive voice construction that conveys the same meaning, emphasizing the person who was seen…
Correct answer: He was seen leaving the house by me.- A. The Independence Day is celebrated by the residents.
- B. The Independence day was celebrated by the residents.
- C. The Independence Day has been celebrated by the residents.
- D. Celebration of Independence Day was done by the residents.
Explanation: "The Independence day was celebrated by the residents", is a passive voice construction that conveys the same meaning, emphasizing the day…
Correct answer: The Independence day was celebrated by the residents.- A. They were laughing at the clown.
- B. They were laughing on the clown.
- C. They laughed at the clown.
- D. The clown was laughed at by them.
Explanation: ''They were laughing at the clown", is the active voice equivalent, indicating that they performed the action of laughing at the clown.
Correct answer: They were laughing at the clown.- A. Carthage was expected to be conquered by the Romans.
- B. The Romans were expected to conquer Carthage.
- C. It was expected by the Romans that they would conquer Carthage.
- D. The Romans expected to have conquered Carthage.
Explanation: "Carthage was expected to be conquered by the Romans", is a passive voice construction that conveys the same meaning, emphasizing the city…
Correct answer: Carthage was expected to be conquered by the Romans.- A. They have his pocket picked.
- B. Picking has been done to his pocket.
- C. Picked has been his pocket.
- D. Someone has picked his pocket.
Explanation: This is an active voice sentence. The subject "Someone" is performing the action of "picking" on the object "his pocket." This sentence…
Correct answer: Someone has picked his pocket.- A. The boys who had not done their homework had been punished by their teacher.
- B. The boys were punished by their teacher who had not done their homework.
- C. The boys who had not done their homework were punished by the teacher.
- D. The boys who had not done their homework were being punished by the teacher.
Explanation: The passive voice is in simple past tense which matches the original meaning.
Correct answer: The boys who had not done their homework were punished by the teacher.- A. Let us thank God for all the good things.
- B. God must be thanked for all the good things.
- C. God could be thanked for all the good things.
- D. God must be thanked by us.
Explanation: This sentence correctly reflects the passive transformation of the original one and conveys the same message.
Correct answer: God must be thanked for all the good things.- A. The last day's play of India and Sri Lanka was disrupted by rain.
- B. India and Sri Lanka's play of the last day was disrupted by rain.
- C. The last day's play between India and Sri Lanka was disrupted by rain.
- D. The last day's play between India and Sri Lanka were disrupted by rain.
Explanation: This option accurately reflects the original sentence and conveys the same message in passive voice formation.
Correct answer: The last day's play between India and Sri Lanka was disrupted by rain.- A. I was offered all the money at his command.
- B. I am being offered all the money at his command.
- C. I had been offered all the money at his command.
- D. I have been offered all the money at his command.
Explanation: This is the correct passive transformation of the original sentence, accurately reflecting the past action.
Correct answer: I was offered all the money at his command.- A. New bridges were built by the government.
- B. New bridges are building by the government.
- C. New bridges have been built by the government.
- D. New bridges are being built by the government.
Explanation: This is the correct passive transformation, preserving the present continuous tense and meaning of the original sentence.
Correct answer: New bridges are being built by the government.- A. He is known by me.
- B. He was known to me.
- C. He has been known by me.
- D. He is known to me.
Explanation: This is the correct passive transformation and reflects the natural usage of English for the given context
Correct answer: He is known to me.- A. When will my books be returned?
- B. When my books will be returned?
- C. When are my books returned by you?
- D. When will my books return?
Explanation: This is the correct passive transformation of the original sentence, maintaining both the question format and tense.
Correct answer: When will my books be returned?- A. The book may be choose by you.
- B. The book may be chosen by you.
- C. The book may choose by you.
- D. The book is chosen by me.
Explanation: This is the correct passive transformation of the original sentence, maintaining both meaning and grammatical accuracy.
Correct answer: The book may be chosen by you.- A. A little mouse may even help a lion.
- B. Even a little mouse may help a lion.
- C. A little mouse can even help a lion.
- D. Even a little mouse ought to help a lion.
Explanation: This correctly maintains the emphasis that a small creature, like a mouse, can still help a lion, aligning closely with the original…
Correct answer: Even a little mouse may help a lion.- A. Drivers drive big cars very carefully.
- B. Drivers have to drive big cars carefully.
- C. Drivers are driving big cars carefully.
- D. Drivers must drive big cars very carefully.
Explanation: This correctly maintains the original meaning with the passive structure converted into an active sentence while preserving the sense of…
Correct answer: Drivers must drive big cars very carefully.- A. In the competition Robin would have to draw a picture.
- B. A picture in the competition would have been drawn by Robin
- C. In the competition Robin would be drawn a picture.
- D. A picture would be drawn by Robin in the competition.
Explanation: This is the correct passive transformation, preserving the future conditional tense and the original meaning.
Correct answer: A picture would be drawn by Robin in the competition.- A. The letter has been posted by Das.
- B. The letter was posted by Das.
- C. The letter had been posted by Das.
- D. The letter have been posted by Das.
Explanation: This is the correct passive transformation in the present perfect tense, which matches the original sentence's tense.
Correct answer: The letter has been posted by Das.- A. The match is hoped to be won.
- B. Match winning is our hope.
- C. It is hoped that the match will be won by us.
- D. Winning the match is hoped by us.
Explanation: This is the correct passive transformation, maintaining the original meaning and using the future tense appropriately.
Correct answer: It is hoped that the match will be won by us.