Active and Passive Voice MCQs with Answers and Explanations for Competitive Exams

Question #181

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We heard her singing a melodious song.

A. She is heard singing a melodious song by us.

B. She had been heard singing a melodious song by us.

C. She was heard singing a melodious song by us.

D. She was heard to sing a melodious song by us.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Hear + object + present participle → passive keeps -ing form.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

Question #182

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Whom did you meet at the airport?

A. Whom was met by you at the airport?

B. Who had been met by you at the airport?

C. Who were met by you at the airport?

D. Who was met by you at the airport?

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
‘Whom’ as object → ‘Who’ becomes subject in passive; past simple: was + V3.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

Question #183

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Let us organize a blood donation camp.

A. A blood donation camp should be organized by us.

B. We suggest that a blood donation camp be organized.

C. Let a blood donation camp organized by us.

D. Let a blood donation camp be organized by us.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Imperative with ‘Let us’ → ‘Let + object + be + V3’.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

Question #184

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I expect him to finish the work soon.

A. He is expected to finish the work soon.

B. He is expected to be finished the work soon.

C. It is expected that he will finish the work soon.

D. The work is expected to finish by him soon.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Expect + object + to‑infinitive → passive: subject + is expected + to‑infinitive.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

Question #185

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She handed me a glass of water.

A. A glass of water was handed to me by her.

B. I am handed a glass of water by her.

C. A glass of water had been handed to me by her.

D. I was handed a glass of water by her.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past simple; indirect object ‘me’ as subject.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

Question #186

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The company will launch the product in the next quarter.

A. The product will launched by the company in the next quarter.

B. The product is launched by the company in the next quarter.

C. The product would be launched by the company in the next quarter.

D. The product will be launched by the company in the next quarter.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Future simple → will be + V3.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

Question #187

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Nobody has answered this question correctly.

A. This question has been answered correctly by nobody.

B. This question has not answered correctly by anybody.

C. This question was not answered correctly by anybody.

D. This question has not been answered correctly by anybody.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present perfect; ‘nobody’ → ‘not… by anybody’.

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Question #188

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We used to call him the genius of our class.

A. He used to be called the genius of our class by us.

B. He was used to be called the genius of our class by us.

C. He used to called the genius of our class by us.

D. He was called the genius of our class by us.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
‘used to + V1’ → ‘used to be + V3’.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

Question #189

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The workers are pulling down the old building.

A. The old building was being pulled down by the workers.

B. The old building is being pulled down by the workers.

C. The old building has been pulled down by the workers.

D. The old building is pulled down by the workers.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present continuous + phrasal verb → is being pulled down.

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Question #190

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I remember somebody giving me a chocolate on my birthday.

A. I remember somebody being given a chocolate on my birthday.

B. I remember to be given a chocolate on my birthday.

C. I am remembered to be given a chocolate on my birthday.

D. I remember being given a chocolate on my birthday.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Remember + object + gerund → remember + being + V3.

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Question #191

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Did they inform you about the change in schedule?

A. Are you informed about the change in schedule by them?

B. Have you been informed about the change in schedule by them?

C. Was you informed about the change in schedule by them?

D. Were you informed about the change in schedule by them?

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past simple interrogative → Were/Were + subject + V3.

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Question #192

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She will have typed all the letters by 5 pm.

A. All the letters will be typed by her by 5 pm.

B. All the letters will have been typed by her by 5 pm.

C. All the letters have been typed by her by 5 pm.

D. All the letters would have been typed by her by 5 pm.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Future perfect → will have been + V3.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

Question #193

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The students should learn the rules by heart.

A. The rules should be learn by heart by the students.

B. The rules should be learned by the students by heart.

C. The rules must be learned by heart by the students.

D. The rules should be learned by heart by the students.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Should + V1 → should be + V3.

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Question #194

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Why did you not complete the work yesterday?

A. Why did the work not completed by you yesterday?

B. Why was the work not complete by you yesterday?

C. Why was the work not completed by you yesterday?

D. Why had the work not been completed by you yesterday?

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Wh‑question past negative → Why + was/were + object + not + V3.

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Question #195

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The principal refused him admission owing to low marks.

A. Admission was refused him by the principal owing to low marks.

B. He is refused admission by the principal owing to low marks.

C. He had been refused admission by the principal owing to low marks.

D. He was refused admission by the principal owing to low marks.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past simple: indirect object as subject.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

Question #196

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The government will soon announce the exam dates.

A. The exam dates would soon be announced by the government.

B. The exam dates are soon announced by the government.

C. The exam dates will soon be announced by the government.

D. The exam dates will soon announced by the government.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Future simple → will be + V3.

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Question #197

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We have not invited her to the party.

A. She had not been invited to the party by us.

B. She was not invited to the party by us.

C. She has not been invited to the party by us.

D. She has not been invited to the party.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present perfect negative → has not been + V3.

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Question #198

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What did you have for dinner?

A. What did have by you for dinner?

B. What was had by you for dinner?

C. What had been had by you for dinner?

D. What was had for dinner by you?

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Interrogative past: What + did + S + have → What + was + had + by + S.

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Question #199

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They have to submit the report by tomorrow.

A. The report is to be submitted by them by tomorrow.

B. The report have to be submitted by them by tomorrow.

C. The report has to be submit by them by tomorrow.

D. The report has to be submitted by them by tomorrow.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Have to + V1 → has/have to be + V3 (singular object).

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Question #200

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The old man told us an interesting tale.

A. An interesting tale was told to us by the old man.

B. We are told an interesting tale by the old man.

C. An interesting tale had been told to us by the old man.

D. We were told an interesting tale by the old man.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past simple; indirect object ‘us’ as subject.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

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