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 this was done?
- B. By whom were this done?
- C. By whom was this done?
- D. By whom was that done?
Explanation: This option correctly forms the passive question with proper word order and subject-verb agreement.
Correct answer: By whom was this done?- A. He is pleasing with his son
- B. He is pleases with his son
- C. He is pleased with his son
- D. He is pleased of his son
Explanation: This option correctly uses the passive form "is pleased" to convey the meaning that the subject (him) feels pleased by the action related…
Correct answer: He is pleased with his son- A. A lesson is to be learning by me
- B. A lesson is to be learned by me
- C. A lesson is to learned by me
- D. A lesson is to being learned by me
Explanation: This option correctly uses the passive structure with "is to be learned" and includes the agent "by me," which accurately transforms the…
Correct answer: A lesson is to be learned by me- A. He was made by king
- B. He was made king
- C. He was being made king
- D. He was made to king
Explanation: This option correctly uses the passive voice without the need for an additional preposition.
Correct answer: He was made king- A. Our work has been done us
- B. My work has been done by I
- C. My work has been done by me
- D. My work has done by me
Explanation: This option correctly uses the passive voice with the appropriate pronoun "me" and accurately reflects the meaning of the original sentence.
Correct answer: My work has been done by me- A. They were beating them
- B. Us were being beaten by them
- C. We were beaten by them
- D. We were being beaten by they
Explanation: This option correctly uses the passive voice and properly changes the sentence to reflect the original meaning in passive form.
Correct answer: We were beaten by them- A. These kittens can played with quite safely
- B. These kittens can play with you quite safely
- C. These kittens can be played with you quite safely
- D. These kittens can be played with quite safely
Explanation: The original sentence "You can play with these kittens quite safely" is in active voice, where the subject "you" performs the action of…
Correct answer: These kittens can be played with quite safely- A. Let the work be hard
- B. Work be hard
- C. Let you work be hard
- D. You are advised to work hard
Explanation: - The original sentence "Work hard" is an imperative sentence, which is a command or instruction.- To convert it to a declarative sentence…
Correct answer: You are advised to work hard- A. The bottle should be opened about three hours before using.
- B. The bottle should be opened by you three hours before use.
- C. The bottle should opened about three hours before used
- D. The bottle should be opened about three hours before it is used
Explanation: D is the most accurate passive voice construction of the original sentence, as it clearly conveys the intended meaning and maintains the…
Correct answer: The bottle should be opened about three hours before it is used- A. Was that piece really enjoyed by the choir?
- B. Had that piece been really enjoyed by the choir?
- C. Was that piece be really enjoyed by the choir?
- D. Has that piece been really enjoyed by choir?
Explanation: A is the correct passive voice construction of the original sentence, which asks about the piece's reception by the choir.
Correct answer: Was that piece really enjoyed by the choir?- A. The team will have celebrated their victory tomorrow.
- B. The team is going to celebrate their victory tomorrow.
- C. The team celebrates their victory tomorrow.
- D. The team will celebrate their victory tomorrow.
Explanation: - The original sentence "The victory will be celebrated by the team tomorrow" is in passive voice, where the subject "victory" receives…
Correct answer: The team will celebrate their victory tomorrow.- A. Sugar cane in Hawaii was not raised by some people.
- B. Sugar cane is not raised by some people in Hawaii.
- C. Sugar cane in Hawaii does not raise by some people.
- D. Sugar cane has not been raised by some people in Hawaii.
Explanation: - The original sentence "Some people do not raise sugar cane in Hawaii" is in active voice, where the subject "some people" performs the…
Correct answer: Sugar cane is not raised by some people in Hawaii.- A. For the bake sale, two dozen cupcakes will be baked by Susan.
- B. For the bake sale, two dozen cupcakes will have been baked by Susan.
- C. For the bake sale, two dozen cupcakes will bake by Susan.
- D. For the bake sale, two dozen cupcakes will have baked by Susan.
Explanation: - The original sentence "Susan will bake two dozen cupcakes for the bake sale" is in active voice, where the subject "Susan" performs the…
Correct answer: For the bake sale, two dozen cupcakes will be baked by Susan.- A. The players were watched to playing by us.
- B. The players are watched to play by us.
- C. The players were watched to be played by us.
- D. The players were watched to play by us.
Explanation: - The original sentence "We watched the players play" is in active voice, where the subject "we" performs the action of watching.- To…
Correct answer: The players were watched to play by us.- A. She wished a poem should be written.
- B. She wish a poem to be written.
- C. She wished a poem to be written.
- D. She wished that a poem to be written.
Explanation: - The original sentence "She wished to write a poem" is in active voice, where the subject "she" performs the action of wishing and…
Correct answer: She wished a poem to be written.- A. Why a lie told by you?
- B. Why is a lie be told by you?
- C. Why is a lie told by you?
- D. Why is a lie being told you?
Explanation: - The original sentence "Why do you tell a lie?" is in active voice, where the subject "you" performs the action of telling a lie.- To…
Correct answer: Why is a lie told by you?- A. I shall be invited by her.
- B. I will invited by her.
- C. I shall being invited by her.
- D. I will been invited by her.
Explanation: - The original sentence "She will invite me" is in active voice, where the subject "she" performs the action of inviting.- To convert it…
Correct answer: I shall be invited by her.- A. Was a zoo being visited by you?
- B. Was a zoo be visited by you?
- C. Was a zoo been visited by you?
- D. Was a zoo visited by you?
Explanation: - The original sentence "Did you visit a zoo?" is in active voice, where the subject "you" performs the action of visiting.- To convert it…
Correct answer: Was a zoo visited by you?- A. Why the duties neglected by an officer?
- B. Why are the duties neglected by an officer?
- C. Why is the duties neglected by an officer?
- D. Why are the duties neglect by an officer.
Explanation: - The original sentence "Why does an officer neglect the duties?" is in active voice, where the subject "an officer" performs the action…
Correct answer: Why are the duties neglected by an officer?- A. Has a rest been taken by you?
- B. Have a rest taken by you?
- C. Had a rest taken by you?
- D. Have a rest be take by you?
Explanation: - The original sentence "Have you taken a rest?" is in active voice, where the subject "you" performs the action of taking a rest.- To…
Correct answer: Has a rest been taken by you?