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

Question #661

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The window was broken by a stone.'

A. A stone was breaking the window.

B. A stone broke the window.

C. A stone breaks the window.

D. A stone had broken the window.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple past passive 'was broken' → active 'A stone broke the window'.

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Question #662

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'The children love ice-cream.'

A. Ice-cream is loved by the children.

B. Ice-cream was loved by the children.

C. Ice-cream is being loved by the children.

D. Ice-cream has been loved by the children.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Simple present: Object + is/am/are + past participle + by + subject.

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Question #663

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The room was filled with laughter.'

A. Laughter was filling the room.

B. Laughter filled the room.

C. Laughter had filled the room.

D. Laughter fills the room.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple past passive 'was filled with' → active 'Laughter filled the room'.

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Question #664

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'Did they complete the work?'

A. Did the work completed by them?

B. Had the work been completed by them?

C. Was the work completed by them?

D. Was the work being completed by them?

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Correct Answer: Option C

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

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Question #665

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'Has the book been read by you?'

A. Are you reading the book?

B. Had you read the book?

C. Did you read the book?

D. Have you read the book?

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present perfect passive interrogative → active 'Have you read the book?'

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Question #666

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'He cannot lift this weight.'

A. This weight cannot be lift by him.

B. This weight cannot be lifted by him.

C. This weight could not be lifted by him.

D. This weight cannot lifted by him.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Modal negative 'cannot': Object + cannot + be + past participle + by + subject.

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Question #667

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The lights have been switched on.'

A. Someone is switching on the lights.

B. Someone has switched on the lights.

C. Someone switched on the lights.

D. Someone had switched on the lights.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present perfect passive without agent → active 'Someone has switched on the lights'.

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Question #668

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'They believe that she is innocent.'

A. She is believed to be innocent.

B. It is believed that she is innocent.

C. It was believed that she is innocent.

D. Both A and B.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Both impersonal passive forms are correct.

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Question #669

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'He is expected to arrive soon.'

A. People are expecting him to arrive soon.

B. He expects to arrive soon.

C. People expect him to arrive soon.

D. People expected him to arrive soon.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Passive 'is expected to' → active 'People expect him to arrive soon'.

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Question #670

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'I saw him cross the road.'

A. He was seen crossing the road.

B. Both A and B.

C. He was seen cross the road.

D. He was seen to cross the road.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
With 'see' and bare infinitive, passive uses 'to' infinitive. 'He was seen to cross the road.'

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Question #671

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'She was heard singing a song.'

A. We were hearing her singing a song.

B. We had heard her singing a song.

C. We heard her sing a song.

D. We heard her singing a song.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Passive 'was heard singing' → active 'We heard her singing a song'.

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Question #672

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'Let him do the work.'

A. Let the work done by him.

B. Let the work be done by him.

C. He should do the work.

D. The work be done by him.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Imperative: Let + object + be + past participle + by + subject.

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Question #673

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'Let the door be opened.'

A. Open the door.

B. Let the door open.

C. Do open the door.

D. The door be opened.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Passive imperative 'Let...be opened' → active 'Open the door'.

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Question #674

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'Do not pluck flowers.'

A. Both A and C are correct.

B. You are forbidden to pluck flowers.

C. Let flowers not be plucked.

D. Flowers should not be plucked.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Both 'Let flowers not be plucked' and 'You are forbidden to pluck flowers' are correct passive forms.

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Question #675

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'You are requested to bring a glass of water.'

A. Let a glass of water be brought.

B. Please bring a glass of water.

C. You should bring a glass of water.

D. Bring a glass of water.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Passive 'You are requested to' → active 'Please bring a glass of water'.

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Question #676

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'He told me a secret.'

A. I was told a secret by him.

B. Both A and B.

C. I had been told a secret by him.

D. A secret was told to me by him.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Two objects: both forms are correct.

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Question #677

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'We were shown the new building.'

A. They had shown us the new building.

B. They showed us the new building.

C. They show us the new building.

D. They were showing us the new building.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple past passive 'were shown' → active 'They showed us the new building'.

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Question #678

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'The committee appointed him secretary.'

A. He is appointed secretary by the committee.

B. He had been appointed secretary by the committee.

C. He was being appointed secretary by the committee.

D. He was appointed secretary by the committee.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple past, complement 'secretary' remains. 'He was appointed secretary.'

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Question #679

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'She was crowned Miss World.'

A. They had crowned her Miss World.

B. They crown her Miss World.

C. They were crowning her Miss World.

D. They crowned her Miss World.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple past passive 'was crowned' → active 'They crowned her Miss World'.

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Question #680

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'The teacher gave the students homework.'

A. The students had been given homework by the teacher.

B. The students were given homework by the teacher.

C. Both A and B.

D. Homework was given to the students by the teacher.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Two objects: both forms correct.

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