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

Question #741

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The shop was closed at 8 p.m.'

A. They had closed the shop at 8 p.m.

B. They close the shop at 8 p.m.

C. They closed the shop at 8 p.m.

D. They were closing the shop at 8 p.m.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple past passive without agent → active 'They closed the shop at 8 p.m.'

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Question #742

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'Please don't disturb me.'

A. Let me not be disturbed.

B. You are requested not to disturb me.

C. I should not be disturbed.

D. Both A and B.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Both 'You are requested not to disturb' and 'Let me not be disturbed' are correct.

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Question #743

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'Let the dog not be teased.'

A. Not tease the dog.

B. Let not the dog teased.

C. You should not tease the dog.

D. Do not tease the dog.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Negative imperative passive 'Let...not be teased' → active 'Do not tease the dog'.

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Question #744

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'We ought to love our country.'

A. Our country ought be loved by us.

B. Our country should be loved by us.

C. Our country ought to be love by us.

D. Our country ought to be loved by us.

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Correct Answer: Option D

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

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Question #745

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The form needs to be filled in ink.'

A. You need to fill the form in ink.

B. Both A and B.

C. The form needs filling in ink.

D. You need to fill the form with ink.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Passive with 'needs to be filled' → active 'You need to fill the form in ink/with ink'.

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Question #746

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'The book is worth reading.'

A. The book is worth being read.

B. The book is worth to be read.

C. No passive.

D. Reading is worth by the book.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Worth' + gerund has an active form with passive meaning; it cannot be changed to passive.

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Question #747

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The coffee is too hot to drink.'

A. The coffee is too hot to be drunk.

B. To drink the coffee is too hot.

C. Drinking the coffee is too hot.

D. No passive. It is already active.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Too...to' structure can be made passive: 'The coffee is too hot to be drunk.' The question asks active of a given sentence? Actually the given is active voice (The coffee is too hot to drink). So active voice is the sentence itself. But I need a question. I'll adjust: Let's make 'Select the correct passive voice of: The coffee is too hot to drink.' Then B 'The coffee is too hot to be drunk' is correct. So I'll rephrase question: 'Select the correct passive voice of: 'The coffee is too hot to drink.'' Then correct_answer B.

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Question #748

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'The coffee is too hot to drink.'

A. The coffee is too hot to be drunk.

B. The coffee is too hot for drinking.

C. To drink the coffee is too hot.

D. Drinking the coffee is too hot.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Too...to' active infinitive can be changed to passive infinitive: 'too hot to be drunk'.

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Question #749

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'He is too weak to walk.'

A. Walking is too weak for him.

B. No change, it is active.

C. He is too weak that he cannot walk.

D. He is too weak to be walked.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The sentence is already in active voice. 'He is too weak to walk' is active.

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Question #750

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'They laughed at him.'

A. He was being laughed at by them.

B. He had been laughed at by them.

C. He was laughed at by them.

D. He was laughed by them.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple past with preposition 'at': Object + was/were + past participle + preposition + by + subject.

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Question #751

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The girl was listened to attentively.'

A. They listened to the girl attentively.

B. They were listening to the girl attentively.

C. They had listened to the girl attentively.

D. They listen to the girl attentively.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Simple past passive with phrasal verb → active 'They listened to the girl attentively'.

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Question #752

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'The mob set the car on fire.'

A. The car was being set on fire by the mob.

B. The car is set on fire by the mob.

C. The car was set on fire by the mob.

D. The car had been set on fire by the mob.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple past: Object + was/were + past participle + rest.

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Question #753

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The flag was hoisted by the Chief Minister.'

A. The Chief Minister had hoisted the flag.

B. The Chief Minister hoisted the flag.

C. The Chief Minister was hoisting the flag.

D. The Chief Minister hoists the flag.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple past passive 'was hoisted' → active 'The Chief Minister hoisted the flag'.

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Question #754

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'They will have appointed a new manager by next month.'

A. A new manager will be appointed by next month.

B. A new manager will have been appointed by next month.

C. A new manager would have been appointed by next month.

D. A new manager will have appointed by next month.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Future perfect: Object + will + have + been + past participle + by + subject.

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Question #755

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The letter was written in red ink.'

A. Someone had written the letter in red ink.

B. Someone was writing the letter in red ink.

C. Someone wrote the letter in red ink.

D. Someone writes the letter in red ink.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple past passive without agent → active 'Someone wrote the letter in red ink'.

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Question #756

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'He drives a car.'

A. A car is driven by him.

B. A car is being driven by him.

C. A car has been driven by him.

D. A car was driven by him.

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Correct Answer: Option A

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

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Question #757

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The movie was directed by a debutant.'

A. A debutant was directing the movie.

B. A debutant directed the movie.

C. A debutant directs the movie.

D. A debutant had directed the movie.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple past passive → active 'A debutant directed the movie'.

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Question #758

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'We are not wasting time.'

A. Time is not being wasted by us.

B. Time is not wasted by us.

C. Time was not being wasted by us.

D. Time has not been wasted by us.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present continuous negative: Object + is/am/are + not + being + past participle + by + subject.

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Question #759

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The patient was being treated by the doctor.'

A. The doctor treated the patient.

B. The doctor is treating the patient.

C. The doctor was treating the patient.

D. The doctor had treated the patient.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past continuous passive → active 'The doctor was treating the patient'.

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Question #760

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'They have cleaned the classroom.'

A. The classroom had been cleaned by them.

B. The classroom has been cleaned by them.

C. The classroom is cleaned by them.

D. The classroom was cleaned by them.

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Correct Answer: Option B

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

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