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

Question #621

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'Why were the students punished?'

A. Why did the teacher punish the students?

B. Why was the teacher punishing the students?

C. Why the teacher punished the students?

D. Why had the teacher punished the students?

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Simple past passive interrogative with 'why' → active 'Why did the teacher punish the students?'

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Question #622

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'We are going to hold a meeting.'

A. A meeting will be held by us.

B. A meeting is to be held by us.

C. A meeting is going to be held by us.

D. A meeting is being held by us.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Going to' future: Object + is/am/are + going to + be + past participle + by + subject.

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Question #623

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The orders were carried out by the soldiers.'

A. The soldiers had carried out the orders.

B. The soldiers carry out the orders.

C. The soldiers were carrying out the orders.

D. The soldiers carried out the orders.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple past passive with phrasal verb → active 'The soldiers carried out the orders'.

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Question #624

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'He may win the race.'

A. The race may won by him.

B. The race may be win by him.

C. The race may be won by him.

D. The race might be won by him.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Modal 'may': Object + may + be + past participle + by + subject.

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Question #625

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The letter will have been typed by the clerk by noon.'

A. The clerk will have been typing the letter by noon.

B. The clerk has typed the letter by noon.

C. The clerk will have typed the letter by noon.

D. The clerk will type the letter by noon.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Future perfect passive → active 'The clerk will have typed the letter by noon'.

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Question #626

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'People speak Portuguese in Brazil.'

A. Portuguese is being spoken in Brazil.

B. Portuguese has been spoken in Brazil.

C. Portuguese is spoken in Brazil.

D. Portuguese was spoken in Brazil.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple present, general statement: Object + is/am/are + past participle.

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Question #627

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'My wallet has been stolen.'

A. Someone has stolen my wallet.

B. Someone had stolen my wallet.

C. Someone is stealing my wallet.

D. Someone stole my wallet.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present perfect passive without agent → active 'Someone has stolen my wallet'.

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Question #628

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'She had cleaned the room before the guests arrived.'

A. The room has been cleaned by her before the guests arrived.

B. The room had been cleaned by her before the guests arrived.

C. The room was cleaned by her before the guests arrived.

D. The room had cleaned by her before the guests arrived.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Past perfect: Object + had + been + past participle + by + subject.

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Question #629

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The plants were being watered by the gardener.'

A. The gardener was watering the plants.

B. The gardener is watering the plants.

C. The gardener had watered the plants.

D. The gardener watered the plants.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past continuous passive → active 'The gardener was watering the plants'.

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Question #630

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'The teacher explained the lesson clearly.'

A. The lesson had been explained clearly by the teacher.

B. The lesson is explained clearly by the teacher.

C. The lesson was being explained clearly by the teacher.

D. The lesson was explained clearly by the teacher.

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Correct Answer: Option D

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

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Question #631

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'A rare bird was spotted in the forest.'

A. They were spotting a rare bird in the forest.

B. They had spotted a rare bird in the forest.

C. They spotted a rare bird in the forest.

D. They spot a rare bird in the forest.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple past passive → active 'They spotted a rare bird in the forest'.

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Question #632

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'The storm has uprooted many trees.'

A. Many trees are uprooted by the storm.

B. Many trees were uprooted by the storm.

C. Many trees have been uprooted by the storm.

D. Many trees had been uprooted by the storm.

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Correct Answer: Option C

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

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Question #633

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The old bridge had been demolished.'

A. They had demolished the old bridge.

B. They have demolished the old bridge.

C. They were demolishing the old bridge.

D. They demolished the old bridge.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past perfect passive 'had been demolished' → active 'They had demolished the old bridge'.

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Question #634

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'He offered her a job.'

A. She had been offered a job by him.

B. A job was offered to her by him.

C. She was offered a job by him.

D. Both A and B.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Two objects: both forms correct.

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Question #635

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'I was taught English by Mrs. Smith.'

A. Mrs. Smith teaches me English.

B. Mrs. Smith taught English to me.

C. Both A and B.

D. Mrs. Smith taught me English.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Both 'taught me English' and 'taught English to me' are correct active constructions.

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Question #636

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'They asked me my name.'

A. I had been asked my name by them.

B. My name was asked of me by them.

C. Both A and B.

D. I was asked my name by them.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Indirect object passive: 'I was asked my name' is more natural.

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Question #637

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'He was refused admission.'

A. They refused admission to him.

B. They refused him admission.

C. Both A and B.

D. They had refused him admission.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Passive 'was refused admission' → active 'They refused him admission'.

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Question #638

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'Someone has left the tap running.'

A. The tap had been left running.

B. The tap was left running.

C. The tap has been left running.

D. The tap is left running.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present perfect, unknown agent. 'The tap has been left running.'

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Question #639

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The matter is being looked into by the police.'

A. The police were looking into the matter.

B. The police have looked into the matter.

C. The police look into the matter.

D. The police are looking into the matter.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present continuous passive with phrasal verb → active 'The police are looking into the matter'.

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Question #640

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'They called off the strike.'

A. The strike is called off by them.

B. The strike was being called off by them.

C. The strike was called off by them.

D. The strike had been called off by them.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple past with phrasal verb 'called off': Object + was/were + past participle + by + subject.

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