Active and Passive Voice MCQs

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Active and Passive Voice MCQs

Practice Active and Passive Voice MCQs with answers and detailed explanations. Learn voice transformation rules, sentence conversion techniques, and the correct use of active and passive voice through multiple choice questions designed for SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC, JKSSB, Police, Teaching and other competitive exams.

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Question #241
Shut the door.
A. You are ordered to shut the door.
B. The door should be shut.
C. Let the door shut.
D. Let the door be shut.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Imperative → Let + object + be + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #242
They say that she is a great dancer.
A. It was said that she is a great dancer.
B. She is said that she is a great dancer.
C. She is said to be a great dancer.
D. It is said that she is a great dancer.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Impersonal passive: They say → It is said.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #243
People think that he escaped through the window.
A. He is thought to have escaped through the window.
B. It was thought that he escaped through the window.
C. It is thought that he escaped through the window.
D. He was thought that he escaped through the window.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
People think → It is thought.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #244
Everyone knows that the sun rises in the east.
A. It was known that the sun rises in the east.
B. That the sun rises in the east is known.
C. It is known that the sun rises in the east.
D. The sun is known to rise in the east.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Everyone knows → It is known.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #245
The librarian gave me a very old book.
A. A very old book had been given to me by the librarian.
B. I am given a very old book by the librarian.
C. I was given a very old book by the librarian.
D. A very old book was given to me by the librarian.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past simple; indirect object ‘me’ as subject.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #246
The firm offered her a high-paying job.
A. A high-paying job is offered to her by the firm.
B. She has been offered a high-paying job by the firm.
C. She was offered a high-paying job by the firm.
D. A high-paying job was offered to her by the firm.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past simple; indirect object subject.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #247
They are repairing the car now.
A. The car is repaired by them now.
B. The car has been repaired by them now.
C. The car is being repaired by them now.
D. The car was being repaired by them now.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present continuous → is/am/are + being + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #248
The teacher will have checked the papers by Monday.
A. The papers will have been checked by the teacher by Monday.
B. The papers would have been checked by the teacher by Monday.
C. The papers have been checked by the teacher by Monday.
D. The papers will be checked by the teacher by Monday.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Future perfect → will have been + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #249
Did the police catch the thief?
A. Was the thief caught by the police?
B. Was the thief catch by the police?
C. Did the thief caught by the police?
D. Had the thief been caught by the police?
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past simple interrogative → Was/Were + object + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #250
Close the window immediately.
A. You are ordered to close the window immediately.
B. The window should be closed immediately.
C. Let the window closed immediately.
D. Let the window be closed immediately.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Imperative → Let + object + be + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #251
People expect that the new player will break the record.
A. It was expected that the new player will break the record.
B. That the new player will break the record is expected.
C. It is expected that the new player will break the record.
D. The new player is expected to break the record.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Impersonal passive can use ‘It is expected that’ or ‘subject + is expected to + V1’. Option B is also correct; question tests the form without 'It'.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #252
My grandfather gave me a pocket watch.
A. A pocket watch was given to me by my grandfather.
B. I am given a pocket watch by my grandfather.
C. A pocket watch had been given to me by my grandfather.
D. I was given a pocket watch by my grandfather.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past simple; when indirect object is not preferred as subject, direct object takes the subject position.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #253
Does the noise disturb you?
A. Are you being disturbed by the noise?
B. Is the noise disturbing you?
C. Do you disturbed by the noise?
D. Are you disturbed by the noise?
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple present interrogative: Does + subject + V1 → Is/Am/Are + subject + V3 + by + agent.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #254
The gardener waters the plants every evening.
A. The plants have been watered by the gardener every evening.
B. The plants are watered by the gardener every evening.
C. The plants are being watered by the gardener every evening.
D. The plants were watered by the gardener every evening.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple present habitual action → is/am/are + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #255
She is reading a novel.
A. A novel is being read by her.
B. A novel is read by her.
C. A novel has been read by her.
D. A novel was being read by her.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present continuous → is/am/are + being + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #256
The workers have completed the building.
A. The building was completed by the workers.
B. The building has been completed by the workers.
C. The building had been completed by the workers.
D. The building is completed by the workers.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present perfect → has/have + been + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #257
The company will send the goods tomorrow.
A. The goods will be sent by the company tomorrow.
B. The goods will sent by the company tomorrow.
C. The goods are sent by the company tomorrow.
D. The goods would be sent by the company tomorrow.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Future simple → will be + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #258
The choir was singing a hymn.
A. A hymn had been sung by the choir.
B. A hymn was being sung by the choir.
C. A hymn is being sung by the choir.
D. A hymn was sung by the choir.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Past continuous → was/were + being + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #259
The children had eaten all the ice cream before dinner.
A. All the ice cream was eaten by the children before dinner.
B. All the ice cream has been eaten by the children before dinner.
C. All the ice cream had been eaten by the children before dinner.
D. All the ice cream had eaten by the children before dinner.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past perfect → had been + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #260
Someone has left the door unlocked.
A. The door was left unlocked.
B. The door has been left unlocked.
C. The door had been left unlocked.
D. The door is left unlocked.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Unknown agent omitted; present perfect → has been + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

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