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 #281
Deliver the parcel to this address.
A. The parcel should be delivered to this address.
B. You are ordered to deliver the parcel to this address.
C. Let the parcel be delivered to this address.
D. Let the parcel delivered to this address.

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Imperative → Let + object + be + V3.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #282
Who inspired you to become an artist?
A. By whom was you inspired to become an artist?
B. By whom had you been inspired to become an artist?
C. Who were you inspired by to become an artist?
D. By whom were you inspired to become an artist?

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
‘Who’ → ‘By whom’. ‘You’ requires ‘were’.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #283
What are you searching for?
A. What has been searched for by you?
B. What is searched for by you?
C. What are being searched for by you?
D. What is being searched for by you?

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Present continuous interrogative: What + are + S + V-ing → What + is + being + V3 + by + S.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #284
When will they announce the result?
A. When will the result announced by them?
B. When will be the result announced by them?
C. When will the result be announced by them?
D. When the result will be announced by them?

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Wh‑word future → When + will + object + be + V3 + by + subject.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #285
Why did she refuse the invitation?
A. Why was the invitation refuse by her?
B. Why was the invitation refused by her?
C. Why had the invitation been refused by her?
D. Why did the invitation refused by her?

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Wh‑question past simple → Why + was/were + object + V3.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #286
Do not pluck the flowers.
A. You are forbidden to pluck the flowers.
B. Let not the flowers be plucked.
C. Let the flowers not be plucked.
D. The flowers should not be plucked.

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Negative imperative: Do not + V1 + object → Let not + object + be + V3.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #287
Please help the poor.
A. You are requested to help the poor.
B. Let the poor be helped.
C. You are ordered to help the poor.
D. The poor are requested to be helped.

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Polite imperative: Please + V1 → You are requested to + V1.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #288
Kindly lend me your book.
A. I am requested to be lent your book.
B. You are requested to lend me your book.
C. Let me be lent your book.
D. You are ordered to lend me your book.

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
‘Kindly’ indicates polite request → ‘You are requested to’.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #289
They say that the world is round.
A. It was said that the world is round.
B. That the world is round is said.
C. It is said that the world is round.
D. The world is said to be round.

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Impersonal passive: They say → It is said.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #290
People believe that he will win the election.
A. He was believed that he will win the election.
B. He is believed to win the election.
C. It is believed that he will win the election.
D. It was believed that he will win the election.

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
People believe → It is believed.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #291
Everyone knows that she is a talented singer.
A. That she is a talented singer is known.
B. It was known that she is a talented singer.
C. She is known to be a talented singer.
D. It is known that she is a talented singer.

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Everyone knows → It is known.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #292
The principal granted me permission.
A. I am granted permission by the principal.
B. Permission had been granted to me by the principal.
C. Permission was granted to me by the principal.
D. I was granted permission by the principal.

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Past simple; indirect object as subject.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #293
The company offered him a good package.
A. He has been offered a good package by the company.
B. A good package was offered to him by the company.
C. A good package is offered to him by the company.
D. He was offered a good package by the company.

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Past simple; indirect object subject.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #294
He promised me his support.
A. His support was promised to me by him.
B. I am promised his support by him.
C. I was promised his support by him.
D. His support had been promised to me by him.

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Past simple → was/were + V3.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #295
She told us a fascinating story.
A. We are told a fascinating story by her.
B. A fascinating story was told to us by her.
C. A fascinating story had been told to us by her.
D. We were told a fascinating story by her.

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Past simple; indirect object as subject.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #296
I taught him the basics of coding.
A. The basics of coding had been taught to him by me.
B. The basics of coding were taught to him by me.
C. He is taught the basics of coding by me.
D. He was taught the basics of coding by me.

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Past simple; ‘He was taught’.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #297
They asked me numerous questions.
A. Numerous questions were asked to me by them.
B. Numerous questions had been asked to me by them.
C. I am asked numerous questions by them.
D. I was asked numerous questions by them.

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Past simple; indirect object subject.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #298
Someone sent her a gift.
A. She was sent a gift.
B. She is sent a gift.
C. A gift was sent to her.
D. A gift had been sent to her.

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Agent omitted; past simple passive with indirect object subject.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #299
The university awarded her a scholarship.
A. She has been awarded a scholarship by the university.
B. A scholarship had been awarded to her by the university.
C. She was awarded a scholarship by the university.
D. A scholarship was awarded to her by the university.

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Past simple, subject ‘she’.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #300
We saw her dancing at the party.
A. She had been seen dancing at the party by us.
B. She was seen to dance at the party by us.
C. She is seen dancing at the party by us.
D. She was seen dancing at the party by us.

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
See + object + present participle → passive retains -ing form.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice