All Free English MCQs with Answers

171. I eat mangoes.

• A. Mangoes are ate by me.
• B. Mangoes is eaten by me.
• C. Mangoes are eaten by me.
• D. Mangoes has eaten by me.

Explanation: In the passive voice, the object “mangoes” becomes the plural subject, so it takes “are eaten.” “Is” and “has” do not agree with the plural subject, and “ate” is not the required past participle.

172. When ________ invented?

• A. The microwave was
• B. Was the microwave
• C. Was a microwave
• D. Were microwave

Explanation: The question uses passive voice because the microwave receives the action: “the microwave was invented.” In a question, the auxiliary was comes before the subject, giving “When was the microwave invented?”

173. Passive of "Why did you disobey your parents?

• A. Why do your parents was disobey by you?
• B. Why were your parents disobeyed by you?
• C. Why your parents was disobeyed by you?
• D. Why your parents were disobey by you?History

Explanation: In the passive, “your parents” becomes the subject, “did disobey” becomes “were disobeyed,” and “you” follows “by.” The passive question is therefore “Why were your parents disobeyed by you?”

174. Passive voice of "Who taught you English"?

• A. By whom was English taught to you?
• B. Who was taught English to you?
• C. Who was teaches you English?
• D. By whom is English is taught to you?

Explanation: The object “English” becomes the passive subject, while the question word “who” changes to the agent phrase “by whom.” The past-tense passive is “was English taught to you?”

175. Rome was not built in a day.

• A. They did not build Rome in a day.
• B. They could not build Rome in a day.
• C. The Romans did not build Rome in a day.
• D. They have not built Rome in a day.

Explanation: The passive subject “Rome” becomes the object, while the implied builders become the active subject “the Romans.” Thus the active form is “The Romans did not build Rome in a day.”

176. The traitors should be shot dead.

• A. They should have shot the traitors dead.
• B. They shall shoot the traitors dead.
• C. They should shoot the traitors dead.
• D. They shot the traitors dead.

Explanation: The passive subject “the traitors” becomes the object after the verb in the active form, while “should” remains unchanged. Thus, “They should shoot the traitors dead” preserves both the meaning and modal tense.

177. They greet me cheerfully every morning.

• A. Every morning I was greeted cheerfully.
• B. I am greeted cheerfully by them every morning.
• C. I am being greeted cheerfully by them every morning.
• D. Cheerful greeting is done by them every morning to me.

Explanation: The active object me becomes the passive subject I, and the present-simple verb greet becomes am greeted. The adverbs every morning and cheerfully remain in the sentence.

178. Who is creating this mess?

• A. Who has been created this mess?
• B. By whom has this mess been created?
• C. By whom this mess is being created?
• D. By whom is this mess being created?Downloading Interactive Party Trivia Games

Explanation: The present continuous active form is creating, so the passive form must be is being created; the agent is introduced by by whom. This gives: By whom is this mess being created?

179. I remember my sister taking me to the museum.

• A. I remember I was taken to the museum by my sister.
• B. I remember being taken to the museum by my sister.
• C. I remember myself being taken to the museum by my sister.
• D. I remember taken to the museum by my sister.

Explanation: After remember, the gerund phrase my sister taking me can be changed to the passive form being taken by my sister. The natural transformation is therefore I remember being taken to the museum by my sister.

180. You must obey your parents.

• A. Your parents must obeyed by you.
• B. Your parents must been obeyed by you.
• C. Your parents must be obeyed by you.
• D. Your parents must being obeyed by you.

Explanation: After the modal must, the passive form is must be plus the past participle: “must be obeyed.” The other options use incorrect forms of be.