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

Question #701

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The matter was looked into by the committee.'

A. The committee was looking into the matter.

B. The committee looked into the matter.

C. The committee had looked into the matter.

D. The committee looks into the matter.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple past passive with phrasal verb → active 'The committee looked into the matter'.

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Question #702

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'She asked me a question.'

A. I was asked a question by her.

B. I had been asked a question by her.

C. Both A and B.

D. A question was asked to me by her.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Two objects: both forms correct.

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Question #703

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'He was given a warm send-off.'

A. They give him a warm send-off.

B. They gave him a warm send-off.

C. They were giving him a warm send-off.

D. They had given him a warm send-off.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple past passive 'was given' → active 'They gave him a warm send-off'.

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Question #704

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'The teacher punished the naughty boy.'

A. The naughty boy is punished by the teacher.

B. The naughty boy was punished by the teacher.

C. The naughty boy had been punished by the teacher.

D. The naughty boy was being punished by the teacher.

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Correct Answer: Option B

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

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Question #705

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The mistake was corrected by the editor.'

A. The editor was correcting the mistake.

B. The editor corrected the mistake.

C. The editor had corrected the mistake.

D. The editor corrects the mistake.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple past passive 'was corrected' → active 'The editor corrected the mistake'.

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Question #706

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'We should keep the environment clean.'

A. The environment should be keep clean.

B. The environment should kept clean.

C. The environment should be kept clean.

D. The environment must be kept clean.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Modal 'should': Object + should + be + past participle + complement. Agent omitted.

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Question #707

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The rules must be followed by all.'

A. All should follow the rules.

B. All have to follow the rules.

C. All must be following the rules.

D. All must follow the rules.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Modal passive 'must be followed' → active 'All must follow the rules'.

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Question #708

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'He made her cry.'

A. She was made to cry by him.

B. She was made cry by him.

C. She made to cry by him.

D. She was make to cry by him.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Make' without 'to' in active, passive uses 'to'. 'She was made to cry.'

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Question #709

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The workers were made to work overtime.'

A. The workers made to work overtime.

B. They had made the workers work overtime.

C. They made the workers to work overtime.

D. They made the workers work overtime.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Passive 'were made to work' → active 'made the workers work' (bare infinitive).

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Question #710

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'They heard him shout.'

A. Both A and B.

B. He was heard shouting.

C. He was heard shout.

D. He was heard to shout.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
With 'hear', both 'to shout' and 'shouting' are possible in passive.

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Question #711

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The child was seen climbing the tree.'

A. We were seeing the child climbing the tree.

B. We saw the child climb the tree.

C. We saw the child climbing the tree.

D. We had seen the child climbing the tree.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Passive 'was seen climbing' → active 'We saw the child climbing the tree'.

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Question #712

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'They found him guilty.'

A. He is found guilty.

B. He was found guilty.

C. He had been found guilty.

D. He was being found guilty.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple past, complement 'guilty' remains. 'He was found guilty.'

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Question #713

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The criminal was found hiding in a cave.'

A. They were finding the criminal hiding in a cave.

B. They had found the criminal hiding in a cave.

C. They find the criminal hiding in a cave.

D. They found the criminal hiding in a cave.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple past passive 'was found' → active 'They found the criminal hiding in a cave'.

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Question #714

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'He does not like coffee.'

A. Coffee is not liked by him.

B. Coffee is not being liked by him.

C. Coffee was not liked by him.

D. Coffee has not been liked by him.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Simple present negative: Object + is/am/are + not + past participle + by + subject.

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Question #715

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'This medicine is not recommended for children.'

A. Doctors have not recommended this medicine for children.

B. Doctors do not recommend this medicine for children.

C. Doctors did not recommend this medicine for children.

D. Doctors are not recommending this medicine for children.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple present passive → active 'Doctors do not recommend this medicine for children'.

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Question #716

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'They will have to call a meeting.'

A. A meeting will be called.

B. A meeting have to be called.

C. A meeting will have to be called.

D. A meeting will has to be called.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Future with 'have to': Object + will + have to + be + past participle.

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Question #717

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The plan had to be changed.'

A. They have to change the plan.

B. They had changed the plan.

C. They must change the plan.

D. They had to change the plan.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past semi-modal 'had to be changed' → active 'They had to change the plan'.

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Question #718

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'She can speak five languages.'

A. Five languages can be speak by her.

B. Five languages could be spoken by her.

C. Five languages can spoken by her.

D. Five languages can be spoken by her.

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Correct Answer: Option D

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

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Question #719

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The work cannot be done by me.'

A. I cannot be doing the work.

B. I cannot do the work.

C. I may not do the work.

D. I could not do the work.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Modal negative passive 'cannot be done' → active 'I cannot do the work'.

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Question #720

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'Did she not write the essay?'

A. Was the essay not being written by her?

B. Was the essay not written by her?

C. Did the essay not written by her?

D. Had the essay not been written by her?

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple past negative interrogative: Was/Were + object + not + past participle + by + subject?

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