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 #721
Choose the correct active voice of: 'Has the house not been sold?'
A. Both A and C.
B. Have they sold the house?
C. Have they not sold the house?
D. Haven't they sold the house?
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present perfect passive negative interrogative → active 'Have they not sold the house?' or 'Haven't they sold the house?'
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #722
Select the correct passive voice of: 'I know the answer.'
A. The answer is known to me.
B. The answer was known to me.
C. The answer is being known to me.
D. The answer has been known to me.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Simple present, 'know' takes 'to' in passive. 'The answer is known to me.'
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #723
Choose the correct active voice of: 'This fact is known to all.'
A. All know this fact.
B. All have known this fact.
C. All are knowing this fact.
D. All knew this fact.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Simple present passive 'is known to' → active 'All know this fact'.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #724
Select the correct passive voice of: 'They are repairing the road.'
A. The road is being repaired by them.
B. The road was being repaired by them.
C. The road is repaired by them.
D. The road has been repaired by them.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present continuous: Object + is/am/are + being + past participle + by + subject.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #725
Choose the correct active voice of: 'The building was damaged by the earthquake.'
A. The earthquake was damaging the building.
B. The earthquake damages the building.
C. The earthquake damaged the building.
D. The earthquake had damaged the building.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple past passive 'was damaged' → active 'The earthquake damaged the building'.
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Question #726
Select the correct passive voice of: 'He promised me a reward.'
A. A reward was promised to me by him.
B. Both A and B.
C. I was promised a reward by him.
D. I had been promised a reward by him.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Two objects: both forms correct.
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Question #727
Choose the correct active voice of: 'The children were given chocolates by the guest.'
A. The guest gave chocolates to the children.
B. The guest gave the children chocolates.
C. Both A and B.
D. The guest had given the children chocolates.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Both 'gave the children chocolates' and 'gave chocolates to the children' are correct active forms.
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Question #728
Select the correct passive voice of: 'What did you eat for breakfast?'
A. What was eaten by you for breakfast?
B. What was being eaten by you for breakfast?
C. What is eaten by you for breakfast?
D. What had been eaten by you for breakfast?
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Simple past interrogative: What + was/were + past participle + by + subject?
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Question #729
Choose the correct active voice of: 'By whom was this poem composed?'
A. Who had composed this poem?
B. Whom composed this poem?
C. Who composed this poem?
D. Who did this poem compose?
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Passive 'By whom was...composed' → active 'Who composed this poem?'
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Question #730
Select the correct passive voice of: 'They have never visited the Taj Mahal.'
A. The Taj Mahal had never been visited by them.
B. The Taj Mahal has never been visited by them.
C. The Taj Mahal was never visited by them.
D. The Taj Mahal is never visited by them.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present perfect: Object + has/have + never + been + past participle + by + subject.
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Question #731
Choose the correct active voice of: 'The task had not been completed by the deadline.'
A. They had not completed the task by the deadline.
B. They did not complete the task by the deadline.
C. They have not completed the task by the deadline.
D. They were not completing the task by the deadline.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past perfect negative passive → active 'They had not completed the task by the deadline'.
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Question #732
Select the correct passive voice of: 'She was not cooking the dinner.'
A. The dinner was not being cooked by her.
B. The dinner had not been cooked by her.
C. The dinner was not cooked by her.
D. The dinner is not being cooked by her.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past continuous negative: Object + was/were + not + being + past participle + by + subject.
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Question #733
Choose the correct active voice of: 'The road is being widened.'
A. They are widening the road.
B. They were widening the road.
C. They widen the road.
D. They have widened the road.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present continuous passive without agent → active 'They are widening the road'.
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Question #734
Select the correct passive voice of: 'Someone has to pick the children from school.'
A. The children have to be picked from school.
B. The children have to be pick from school.
C. The children had to be picked from school.
D. The children are to be picked from school.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Semi-modal 'have to': Object + have/has + to + be + past participle. Agent omitted.
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Question #735
Choose the correct active voice of: 'The lights should be switched off before leaving.'
A. Switch off the lights before leaving.
B. You should be switching off the lights before leaving.
C. You should switch off the lights before leaving.
D. You must switch off the lights before leaving.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Modal passive 'should be switched' → active 'You should switch off the lights'.
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Question #736
Select the correct passive voice of: 'We expect good results.'
A. Good results were expected by us.
B. Good results are being expected by us.
C. Good results are expected by us.
D. Good results have been expected by us.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple present: Object + is/am/are + past participle + by + subject.
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Question #737
Choose the correct active voice of: 'The chief guest was welcomed by the principal.'
A. The principal welcomes the chief guest.
B. The principal had welcomed the chief guest.
C. The principal was welcoming the chief guest.
D. The principal welcomed the chief guest.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple past passive 'was welcomed' → active 'The principal welcomed the chief guest'.
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Question #738
Select the correct passive voice of: 'The manager will review the report.'
A. The report will be reviewed by the manager.
B. The report would be reviewed by the manager.
C. The report will reviewed by the manager.
D. The report is reviewed by the manager.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Simple future: Object + will + be + past participle + by + subject.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #739
Choose the correct active voice of: 'The contract has been signed by both parties.'
A. Both parties signed the contract.
B. Both parties have signed the contract.
C. Both parties had signed the contract.
D. Both parties are signing the contract.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present perfect passive 'has been signed' → active 'Both parties have signed the contract'.
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Question #740
Select the correct passive voice of: 'The boy had broken the window pane.'
A. The window pane had been broken by the boy.
B. The window pane was broken by the boy.
C. The window pane has been broken by the boy.
D. The window pane had broken by the boy.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past perfect: Object + had + been + past participle + by + subject.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

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