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 #401
Choose the correct active voice of: 'The letter was posted yesterday.'
A. They had posted the letter yesterday.
B. Someone posted the letter yesterday.
C. They were posting the letter yesterday.
D. The letter posted yesterday.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Passive without agent → active with unknown subject 'Someone posted the letter yesterday'.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #402
Select the correct passive voice of: 'We expect good news.'
A. Good news was expected by us.
B. Good news is being expected by us.
C. Good news has been expected by us.
D. Good news is expected by us.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple present: Object + is/am/are + past participle + by + subject.
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Question #403
Choose the correct active voice of: 'A new hospital is being built in the town.'
A. They have built a new hospital in the town.
B. They build a new hospital in the town.
C. They were building a new hospital in the town.
D. They are building a new hospital in the town.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present continuous passive 'is being built' → active 'They are building a new hospital'.
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Question #404
Select the correct passive voice of: 'She will cook dinner tonight.'
A. Dinner was cooked by her tonight.
B. Dinner would be cooked by her tonight.
C. Dinner is cooked by her tonight.
D. Dinner will be cooked by her tonight.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple future: Object + will + be + past participle + by + subject.
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Question #405
Choose the correct active voice of: 'The match has been cancelled due to rain.'
A. They had cancelled the match due to rain.
B. They have cancelled the match due to rain.
C. They cancelled the match due to rain.
D. They are cancelling the match due to rain.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present perfect passive 'has been cancelled' → active 'They have cancelled the match'.
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Question #406
Select the correct passive voice of: 'We had already taken lunch.'
A. Lunch has already been taken by us.
B. Lunch had already been taken by us.
C. Lunch had already taken by us.
D. Lunch was already taken by us.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Past perfect: Object + had + been + past participle + by + subject.
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Question #407
Choose the correct active voice of: 'By the time we arrived, the play had been started.'
A. By the time we arrived, they had started the play.
B. By the time we arrived, they were starting the play.
C. By the time we arrived, they started the play.
D. By the time we arrived, they have started the play.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past perfect passive 'had been started' → active 'they had started the play'.
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Question #408
Select the correct passive voice of: 'The children were flying kites.'
A. Kites were flying by the children.
B. Kites were flown by the children.
C. Kites had been flown by the children.
D. Kites were being flown by the children.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past continuous: Object + was/were + being + past participle + by + subject. Note 'fly' → 'flown'.
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Question #409
Choose the correct active voice of: 'The patient was being examined by the doctor.'
A. The doctor examined the patient.
B. The doctor had examined the patient.
C. The doctor is examining the patient.
D. The doctor was examining the patient.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past continuous passive → active 'The doctor was examining the patient'.
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Question #410
Select the correct passive voice of: 'We should respect our elders.'
A. Our elders must be respected.
B. Our elders should be respected by us.
C. Our elders should be respected.
D. Our elders should respected.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Modal 'should': Object + should + be + past participle. Agent 'by us' is optional but both forms valid. Option D explicitly includes 'by us', which matches original subject. Both A and D are acceptable, but exam often expects 'by us' if not a universal statement. However, 'Our elders should be respected' is also correct. I'll keep D as correct to match full transformation. But note: Usually 'Our elders should be respected' is preferred. I'll choose D to be safe, but I'll make A also plausible. Let's re-evaluate: many exams accept without agent. To make it unambiguous, I'll set question with universal truth where agent can be omitted. Better choose sentence 'We must obey the laws.' and passive 'The laws must be obeyed.' But with 'We', agent can be omitted. I'll adjust: 'We should respect our elders.' Passive: 'Our elders should be respected.' (A) is correct, often. I'll set correct_answer A. D would be 'should be respected by us' also correct but wordy. I'll pick A. I'll craft options: A: Our elders should be respected. B: Our elders should be respect. C: Our elders must be respected. D: Our elders should respected. So A is correct. That's fine.
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Question #411
Choose the correct active voice of: 'You are requested not to smoke.'
A. You should not smoke.
B. You are ordered not to smoke.
C. Do not smoke.
D. Please do not smoke.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Passive 'You are requested to' → active 'Please do not smoke'.
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Question #412
Select the correct passive voice of: 'Post this letter.'
A. Let this letter be posted.
B. You are ordered to post this letter.
C. Let this letter posted.
D. This letter be posted.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Imperative: Let + object + be + past participle. 'Let this letter be posted.'
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Question #413
Choose the correct active voice of: 'Let the window not be opened.'
A. Let not the window opened.
B. You are forbidden to open the window.
C. Do not open the window.
D. Not open the window.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Passive negative imperative 'Let...not be opened' → active 'Do not open the window'.
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Question #414
Select the correct passive voice of: 'Someone saw him picking a wallet.'
A. He had been seen picking a wallet.
B. He is seen picking a wallet.
C. He was seen pick a wallet.
D. He was seen picking a wallet.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple past, the complement 'picking a wallet' remains. 'He was seen picking a wallet.'
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Question #415
Choose the correct active voice of: 'She is known to be a good dancer.'
A. They know she is a good dancer.
B. Everybody knows her to be a good dancer.
C. She knows to be a good dancer.
D. People know her to be a good dancer.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Passive 'She is known to be' → active 'People know her to be a good dancer'.
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Question #416
Select the correct passive voice of: 'They made him confess the crime.'
A. He was made to confess the crime.
B. He had been made to confess the crime.
C. He made to confess the crime.
D. He was made confess the crime.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Verb 'make' in active without 'to', in passive 'made to' + base form. 'He was made to confess the crime.'
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Question #417
Choose the correct active voice of: 'The students were made to stand in the sun.'
A. They had made the students stand in the sun.
B. The students made to stand in the sun.
C. They made the students to stand in the sun.
D. They made the students stand in the sun.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Passive 'were made to stand' → active 'made the students stand' (bare infinitive).
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Question #418
Select the correct passive voice of: 'I know him.'
A. He was known to me.
B. He is known to me.
C. He is known with me.
D. He is known by me.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Know' often takes 'to' in passive: 'He is known to me'.
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Question #419
Choose the correct active voice of: 'The mouse was killed by the cat.'
A. The cat had killed the mouse.
B. The cat killed the mouse.
C. The cat kills the mouse.
D. The cat was killing the mouse.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple past passive → active 'The cat killed the mouse'.
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Question #420
Select the correct passive voice of: 'They say that honesty is the best policy.'
A. It is said that honesty is the best policy.
B. Both A and B.
C. It was said that honesty is the best policy.
D. Honesty is said to be the best policy.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Both impersonal 'It is said that...' and 'Honesty is said to be...' are correct passive constructions.
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