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

Question #381

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'Too many cooks spoil the broth.'

A. The broth is spoilt.

B. The broth was spoilt by too many cooks.

C. Too many cooks have spoilt the broth.

D. The broth is spoilt by too many cooks.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The given sentence is already a proverb in active voice. The passive would be 'The broth is spoilt by too many cooks.' But question asks active of a passive? Wait, the question is 'Choose the correct active voice of: 'Too many cooks spoil the broth.' That is active. I'll skip. Let's change: better choose passive of active. Rewrite: Actually I'll give a passive sentence to convert. I'll adjust: Let's do 'Select the correct passive voice of: Too many cooks spoil the broth.' Answer: The broth is spoilt by too many cooks. I'll re-arrange. I'll fix: 'Select the correct passive voice of: Too many cooks spoil the broth.' Answer: 'The broth is spoilt by too many cooks.'

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Question #382

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'The noise frightened the child.'

A. The child had been frightened by the noise.

B. The child was being frightened by the noise.

C. The child is frightened by the noise.

D. The child was frightened by the noise.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple past: Object + was/were + past participle + by + subject.

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Question #383

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The enemy was defeated by our army.'

A. Our army defeated the enemy.

B. Our army had defeated the enemy.

C. Our army defeats the enemy.

D. Our army was defeating the enemy.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Simple past passive 'was defeated' → active 'Our army defeated the enemy'.

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Question #384

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'She is telling a story.'

A. A story is told by her.

B. A story was being told by her.

C. A story has been told by her.

D. A story is being told by her.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present continuous: Object + is/am/are + being + past participle + by + subject.

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Question #385

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'A letter was being written by him.'

A. He is writing a letter.

B. He wrote a letter.

C. He was writing a letter.

D. He had written a letter.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past continuous passive 'was being written' → active 'He was writing a letter'.

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Question #386

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'They have painted the house.'

A. The house was painted by them.

B. The house has been painted by them.

C. The house is painted by them.

D. The house had been painted by them.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present perfect: Object + has/have + been + past participle.

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Question #387

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The bridge had been constructed by the engineers.'

A. The engineers constructed the bridge.

B. The engineers have constructed the bridge.

C. The engineers had constructed the bridge.

D. The engineers were constructing the bridge.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past perfect passive 'had been constructed' → active 'The engineers had constructed the bridge'.

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Question #388

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'We shall finish the project on time.'

A. The project would be finished on time by us.

B. The project shall be finished on time by us.

C. The project will be finished on time by us.

D. The project is finished on time by us.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
With 'shall' (subject 'we'), passive uses 'shall be finished'. 'The project shall be finished on time by us.'

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Question #389

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The work will have been completed by then.'

A. They have completed the work by then.

B. They will have completed the work by then.

C. They completed the work by then.

D. They will complete the work by then.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Future perfect passive 'will have been completed' → active 'They will have completed the work by then'.

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Question #390

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'Can anybody help me?'

A. Can I be helped by anybody?

B. Can I helped by anybody?

C. Could I be helped by anybody?

D. Can anybody be helped by me?

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Modal interrogative: Can + object (I) + be + past participle + by + subject? 'Can I be helped by anybody?'

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Question #391

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'By whom was this letter written?'

A. Who had written this letter?

B. Who was writing this letter?

C. Who wrote this letter?

D. Who did this letter written?

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Passive 'By whom was...written' → active 'Who wrote this letter?'

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Question #392

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'Did she break the vase?'

A. Was the vase broken by her?

B. Did the vase broken by her?

C. Had the vase been broken by her?

D. Was the vase break by her?

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Simple past interrogative: Was/Were + object + past participle + by + subject?

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Question #393

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'Were the letters delivered?'

A. Had they delivered the letters?

B. Did they deliver the letters?

C. Did the letters deliver?

D. Have they delivered the letters?

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Passive 'Were the letters delivered?' → active 'Did they deliver the letters?'

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Question #394

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'They have not done the work.'

A. The work was not done by them.

B. The work is not done by them.

C. The work had not been done by them.

D. The work has not been done by them.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present perfect negative: Object + has/have + not + been + past participle + by + subject.

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Question #395

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The meal had not been cooked by her.'

A. She has not cooked the meal.

B. She was not cooking the meal.

C. She had not cooked the meal.

D. She did not cook the meal.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past perfect negative passive → active 'She had not cooked the meal'.

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Question #396

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'Does she speak French?'

A. Is French being spoken by her?

B. Is French spoken by her?

C. Was French spoken by her?

D. Did French spoken by her?

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple present interrogative: Is/Am/Are + object + past participle + by + subject?

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Question #397

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'Are the fruits being washed by you?'

A. Do you wash the fruits?

B. Did you wash the fruits?

C. Are you washing the fruits?

D. Have you washed the fruits?

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present continuous passive 'Are...being washed' → active 'Are you washing the fruits?'

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Question #398

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'Who can trust a liar?'

A. Can a liar be trusted by whom?

B. Who can a liar be trusted?

C. By whom can a liar be trusted?

D. By who can a liar be trusted?

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Modal interrogative: By whom + modal + object + be + past participle.

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Question #399

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'What cannot be cured must be endured.'

A. We must cure what cannot be endured.

B. We must endure what we cannot cure.

C. Endure what cannot be cured.

D. What we cannot cure must be endured.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Proverb: passive 'What cannot be cured must be endured' → active 'We must endure what we cannot cure'.

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Question #400

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'The police caught the thief.'

A. The thief was caught by the police.

B. The thief is caught by the police.

C. The thief had been caught by the police.

D. The thief was being caught by the police.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Simple past: Object + was/were + past participle + by + subject.

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