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 #861
Choose the correct active voice of: 'You are ordered to stand up.'
A. Stand you up.
B. Please stand up.
C. Stand up.
D. You should stand up.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Passive 'You are ordered to' → active imperative 'Stand up'.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #862
Select the correct passive voice of: 'They consider the plan impractical.'
A. The plan was considered impractical.
B. The plan is being considered impractical.
C. The plan is considered impractical.
D. The plan has been considered impractical.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple present, complement 'impractical' remains. 'The plan is considered impractical.'
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #863
Choose the correct active voice of: 'He is believed to be very rich.'
A. People believe that he is very rich.
B. Both A and B.
C. People believe him to be very rich.
D. He believes to be very rich.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Both 'People believe him to be very rich' and 'People believe that he is very rich' are correct active forms.
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Question #864
Select the correct passive voice of: 'The committee has decided to postpone the meeting.'
A. Both A and B.
B. It has been decided by the committee to postpone the meeting.
C. The meeting has been decided to be postponed.
D. To postpone the meeting has been decided by the committee.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Infinitive phrase: 'It has been decided...to postpone the meeting' is correct.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #865
Choose the correct active voice of: 'The students are expected to behave well.'
A. The students expect to behave well.
B. We are expecting the students to behave well.
C. We expect the students to behave well.
D. We expected the students to behave well.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Passive 'are expected' → active 'We expect the students to behave well'.
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Question #866
Select the correct passive voice of: 'The boy is eating a mango.'
A. A mango is being eaten by the boy.
B. A mango has been eaten by the boy.
C. A mango is eaten by the boy.
D. A mango was being eaten by the boy.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present continuous: Object + is/am/are + being + past participle + by + subject.
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Question #867
Choose the correct active voice of: ,The problem was solved by her.'
A. She was solving the problem.
B. She solves the problem.
C. She solved the problem.
D. She had solved the problem.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple past passive 'was solved' → active 'She solved the problem'.
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Question #868
Select the correct passive voice of: 'They will announce the winner soon.'
A. The winner would be announced soon.
B. The winner will be announced soon.
C. The winner is announced soon.
D. The winner will announced soon.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple future: Object + will + be + past participle. Agent omitted.
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Question #869
Choose the correct active voice of: 'The thief was caught by the villagers.'
A. The villagers catch the thief.
B. The villagers were catching the thief.
C. The villagers caught the thief.
D. The villagers had caught the thief.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple past passive 'was caught' → active 'The villagers caught the thief'.
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Question #870
Select the correct passive voice of: 'We had eaten all the cookies.'
A. All the cookies were eaten by us.
B. All the cookies had eaten by us.
C. All the cookies have been eaten by us.
D. All the cookies had been eaten by us.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past perfect: Object + had + been + past participle + by + subject.
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Question #871
Choose the correct active voice of: 'The movie had been seen by me before.'
A. I have seen the movie before.
B. I had seen the movie before.
C. I saw the movie before.
D. I was seeing the movie before.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Past perfect passive 'had been seen' → active 'I had seen the movie before'.
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Question #872
Select the correct passive voice of: 'Can you solve this puzzle?'
A. Can this puzzle be solve by you?
B. Can this puzzle solved by you?
C. Could this puzzle be solved by you?
D. Can this puzzle be solved by you?
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Modal interrogative: Can + object + be + past participle + by + subject?
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Question #873
Choose the correct active voice of: 'The instructions must be followed carefully.'
A. You must be following the instructions carefully.
B. You must follow the instructions carefully.
C. You should follow the instructions carefully.
D. You have to follow the instructions carefully.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Modal passive 'must be followed' → active 'You must follow the instructions carefully'.
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Question #874
Select the correct passive voice of: 'The farmer sold the crop in the market.'
A. The crop was sold in the market by the farmer.
B. The crop was being sold in the market by the farmer.
C. The crop had been sold in the market by the farmer.
D. The crop is sold in the market by the farmer.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Simple past: Object + was/were + past participle + rest + by + subject.
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Question #875
Choose the correct active voice of: 'The patient was treated by the doctor.'
A. The doctor had treated the patient.
B. The doctor was treating the patient.
C. The doctor treats the patient.
D. The doctor treated the patient.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple past passive 'was treated' → active 'The doctor treated the patient'.
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Question #876
Select the correct passive voice of: 'They have caught the smugglers.'
A. The smugglers are caught by them.
B. The smugglers were caught by them.
C. The smugglers had been caught by them.
D. The smugglers have been caught by them.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present perfect: Object + has/have + been + past participle + by + subject.
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Question #877
Choose the correct active voice of: 'The car had been repaired before the trip.'
A. They were repairing the car before the trip.
B. They had repaired the car before the trip.
C. They repaired the car before the trip.
D. They have repaired the car before the trip.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Past perfect passive 'had been repaired' → active 'They had repaired the car before the trip'.
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Question #878
Select the correct passive voice of: 'We should follow the traffic rules.'
A. The traffic rules must be followed by us.
B. The traffic rules should followed by us.
C. The traffic rules should be follow by us.
D. The traffic rules should be followed by us.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Modal 'should': Object + should + be + past participle + by + subject.
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Question #879
Choose the correct active voice of: 'This book can be borrowed from the library.'
A. You can borrow this book from the library.
B. This book borrows from the library.
C. You could borrow this book from the library.
D. You can be borrowing this book from the library.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Modal passive 'can be borrowed' → active 'You can borrow this book from the library'.
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Question #880
Select the correct passive voice of: 'The children were not making noise.'
A. Noise was not being made by the children.
B. Noise was not made by the children.
C. Noise had not been made by the children.
D. Noise is not being made by the children.
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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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