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 #261
You must not touch the exhibits.
A. The exhibits should not be touched by you.
B. The exhibits must not touched by you.
C. The exhibits must not be touch by you.
D. The exhibits must not be touched by you.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Must not + V1 → must not be + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #262
Should they reveal the secret?
A. Should the secret revealed by them?
B. Is the secret to be revealed by them?
C. Should the secret be revealed by them?
D. Must the secret be revealed by them?
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Should + subject + V1 → Should + object + be + V3 + by + subject.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #263
The children like sweets.
A. Sweets have been liked by the children.
B. Sweets are being liked by the children.
C. Sweets were liked by the children.
D. Sweets are liked by the children.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple present → are + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #264
He is teaching me French.
A. I am being taught French by him.
B. French has been taught to me by him.
C. I am taught French by him.
D. French is being taught to me by him.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present continuous; indirect object as subject → am being taught.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #265
She has written a new novel.
A. A new novel had been written by her.
B. A new novel was written by her.
C. A new novel is written by her.
D. A new novel has been written by her.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present perfect → has been written.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #266
They will hold the meeting next week.
A. The meeting will held by them next week.
B. The meeting is held by them next week.
C. The meeting will be held by them next week.
D. The meeting would be held by them next week.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Future simple → will be + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #267
The barber cut my hair yesterday.
A. My hair was being cut by the barber yesterday.
B. My hair was cut by the barber yesterday.
C. My hair is cut by the barber yesterday.
D. My hair has been cut by the barber yesterday.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Past simple → was/were + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #268
The children were flying kites.
A. Kites had been flown by the children.
B. Kites were flown by the children.
C. Kites were being flown by the children.
D. Kites are being flown by the children.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past continuous → were being + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #269
The fire had destroyed the entire forest before the rains came.
A. The entire forest has been destroyed by the fire before the rains came.
B. The entire forest had destroyed by the fire before the rains came.
C. The entire forest was destroyed by the fire before the rains came.
D. The entire forest had been destroyed by the fire before the rains came.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past perfect → had been + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #270
The scientist will have found a cure by then.
A. A cure would have been found by the scientist by then.
B. A cure will be found by the scientist by then.
C. A cure has been found by the scientist by then.
D. A cure will have been found by the scientist by then.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Future perfect → will have been + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #271
We honour the brave.
A. The brave are honoured by us.
B. The brave have been honoured by us.
C. The brave were honoured by us.
D. The brave is honoured by us.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
‘The brave’ means brave people (plural), so ‘are honoured’.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #272
You should always speak the truth.
A. The truth must always be spoken by you.
B. The truth should always be speak by you.
C. The truth should always be spoken by you.
D. The truth should always spoken by you.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Should + V1 → should be + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #273
People grow rice in this region.
A. Rice is grown in this region.
B. Rice was grown in this region.
C. Rice is being grown in this region.
D. Rice has been grown in this region.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
General statement → simple present passive without agent.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #274
The board is reviewing the application.
A. The application has been reviewed by the board.
B. The application is being reviewed by the board.
C. The application was being reviewed by the board.
D. The application is reviewed by the board.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present continuous → is being + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #275
Somebody has broken the chair.
A. The chair is broken.
B. The chair had been broken.
C. The chair was broken.
D. The chair has been broken.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Unknown agent omitted; present perfect → has been + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #276
The court declared him innocent.
A. He is declared innocent by the court.
B. He was declared innocent by the court.
C. He has been declared innocent by the court.
D. He were declared innocent by the court.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Past simple → was + V3; complement ‘innocent’ stays.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #277
We considered her the best candidate.
A. The best candidate was considered her by us.
B. She had been considered the best candidate by us.
C. She was considered the best candidate by us.
D. She is considered the best candidate by us.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past simple; object complement stays.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #278
I saw him entering the building.
A. He was seen to enter the building by me.
B. He was seen enter the building by me.
C. He was seen entering the building by me.
D. He is seen entering the building by me.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
See + object + present participle → passive retains -ing form.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #279
The teacher made the students stand up.
A. The students were made stand up by the teacher.
B. The students are made to stand up by the teacher.
C. The students had been made to stand up by the teacher.
D. The students were made to stand up by the teacher.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Make + object + bare infinitive → passive uses to‑infinitive.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #280
Let him finish the assignment.
A. He let the assignment be finished.
B. Let the assignment finished by him.
C. Let the assignment be finished by him.
D. The assignment is let finished by him.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Imperative with ‘let’: Let + object + be + V3 + by + agent.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

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