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. Why has this jug been broken by you?
- B. Why have this jug been broken by you?
- C. Why this jug has been broken by you?
- D. Why had that jug been broken by you?
Explanation: The correct passive form of the sentence is 'Why has this jug been broken by you?'.
Correct answer: Why has this jug been broken by you?- A. A lion is not killed by you in the forest.
- B. A lion was not killed by you in the forest.
- C. A lion is killed not by you in the forest.
- D. A lion has not killed by you in the forest
Explanation: The correct passive form of the sentence 'You did not kill a lion in the forest.' is 'A lion was not killed by you in the forest.' This…
Correct answer: A lion was not killed by you in the forest.- A. Was a car bought by him yesterday?
- B. Has a car been bought by him yesterday?
- C. Is a car bought by him the other day?
- D. Had a car been bought by him yesterday?
Explanation: The correct answer is Option A: 'Was a car bought by him yesterday?' The original sentence 'Did he buy a car yesterday?' is in the simple…
Correct answer: Was a car bought by him yesterday?- A. In the fridge the butter is kept by me.
- B. By me is the butter dept in the fridge.
- C. The butter is kept by me in the fridge.
- D. Dept in the fridge by me is the butter.
Explanation: A verb is in the passive voice when the subject of the sentence is acted on by the verb.
Correct answer: The butter is kept by me in the fridge.- A. The top floor of the building got destroyed by fire
- B. By fire was destroyed the top floor of the building.
- C. Destroyed by fire was the top floor of the building.
- D. The top floor of the building was destroyed by fire.
Explanation: Option D is correct because it adheres to the rules of forming passive voice: the object of the active sentence ('the top floor of the…
Correct answer: The top floor of the building was destroyed by fire.- A. He was arrested for dangerous driving by the police
- B. He was arrested by the police for dangerous driving
- C. For dangerous driving he was arrested by the polic
- D. By the police was he arrested for dangerous driving
Explanation: This is the correct passive voice. The subject ("he") becomes the object of the sentence, and the object ("police") becomes the subject.
Correct answer: He was arrested for dangerous driving by the police- A. He will be ruin by his bad friends.
- B. He is ruined by his bad friends.
- C. He will be ruined by his bad friends.
- D. He is being ruined by his bad friends.
Explanation: This highlights the correct structure of the passive voice where the subject is being affected.
Correct answer: He will be ruined by his bad friends.- A. Clothes are not being washed by her on Fridays.
- B. Clothes were not washed by her on Fridays.
- C. Clothes were not being washed by her on Fridays.
- D. Clothes are not washed by her on Fridays.
Explanation: "She does not wash..." is present tense, thus the passive form of this sentence must also be in present tense, so A, B, and C are…
Correct answer: Clothes are not washed by her on Fridays.- A. Will your bicycle be given to me by you?
- B. Shall you be given to me by your bicycle?
- C. I shall be given your bicycle by you?
- D. Your bicycle will be given to me by you?
Explanation: In an active sentence, the subject (you) comes before the object (bicycle) but in a passive sentence, the object comes before the subject.
Correct answer: Will your bicycle be given to me by you?- A. The old man and the young boy were washing the dishes together.
- B. The old man and the young boy together washed the dishes.
- C. The dishes were washed by the old man and the young boy together.
- D. Together, the old man and the young boy wash the dishes.
Explanation: In the original active voice sentence, 'Together the old man and the young boy washed the dishes,' the subjects (the old man and the young…
Correct answer: The dishes were washed by the old man and the young boy together.- A. A tremendous revolution has been brought by communication technology in modern societies.
- B. In modern societies, a tremendous revolution has been brought in communication technology.
- C. A tremendous revolution has brought in communication technology in modern societies.
- D. Communication technology has tremendous revolution brought in modern societies.
Explanation: The original sentence "Communication technology has brought a tremendous revolution in modern societies" is in the active voice, with…
Correct answer: A tremendous revolution has been brought by communication technology in modern societies.- A. Why has such a strong disciplinary action taken by your supervisor when you were innocent ?
- B. Why was such a strong disciplinary action being taken by your supervisor when you were innocent ?
- C. Why was such a strong disciplinary action taken by your supervisor when you were innocent ?
- D. Why such a strong disciplinary action was taken by your supervisor when you were innocent?
Explanation: The only correct option is C. Students should note that in option A, 'has' is incorrect, in option B 'being taken' is incorrect while in…
Correct answer: Why was such a strong disciplinary action taken by your supervisor when you were innocent ?- A. Passenger was forbidden by the rules to cross the railway line.
- B. Passenger are being forbidden by the rules to cross the railway line.
- C. Passengers are forbidden by the rules to cross the railway line.
- D. Passenger is forbid by the rules to cross the rail way line.
Explanation: Option C has the correct indirect form of the sentence with passengers being plural, followed by 'are'
Correct answer: Passengers are forbidden by the rules to cross the railway line.- A. The flat tire was changed by Zara.
- B. The flat tire is changed by Zara.
- C. The flat tire has been changed by Zara.
- D. The flat tire had changed by Zara.
Explanation: The passive voice is used here, indicating that the subject (the flat tire) is having the action of being changed performed on it by the…
Correct answer: The flat tire was changed by Zara.- A. He was seen opening the door.
- B. He has been opening the door.
- C. He was seen opened the door.
- D. He is seen opening the door.
Explanation: Was seen said as an expression of approval or agreement, or when seeking confirmation of an utterance.
Correct answer: He was seen opening the door.- A. A car driven by him when the accident occur.
- B. A car was driven by him when the accident occur.
- C. A car was been driven by him when the accident occurred.
- D. A car was being driven by him when the incident occurred.
Explanation: "A car was being driven by him when the incident occurred" is correct because it uses the passive voice to emphasize the action of the car…
Correct answer: A car was being driven by him when the incident occurred.- A. The cat chased the mouse.
- B. The mouse was chased by the cat.
- C. She will write a novel.
- D. They have finished the work.
Explanation: In the passive voice, the subject of the sentence receives the action instead of performing it.
Correct answer: The mouse was chased by the cat.