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

Question #881

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The room was not cleaned yesterday.'

A. They do not clean the room yesterday.

B. They did not clean the room yesterday.

C. They had not cleaned the room yesterday.

D. They were not cleaning the room yesterday.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple past negative passive → active 'They did not clean the room yesterday'.

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Question #882

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'She will invite all her friends.'

A. All her friends would be invited by her.

B. All her friends will be invited by her.

C. All her friends will invited by her.

D. All her friends are invited by her.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple future: Object + will + be + past participle + by + subject.

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Question #883

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The cake was eaten by the guests.'

A. The guests were eating the cake.

B. The guests had eaten the cake.

C. The guests ate the cake.

D. The guests eat the cake.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple past passive 'was eaten' → active 'The guests ate the cake'.

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Question #884

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'He is writing a novel.'

A. A novel has been written by him.

B. A novel was being written by him.

C. A novel is written by him.

D. A novel is being written by him.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present continuous: Object + is/am/are + being + past participle + by + subject.

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Question #885

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The results are being declared by the university.'

A. The university declares the results.

B. The university has declared the results.

C. The university was declaring the results.

D. The university is declaring the results.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present continuous passive → active 'The university is declaring the results'.

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Question #886

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'They had to postpone the event.'

A. The event was to be postponed.

B. The event had to be postponed.

C. The event had to be postpone.

D. The event have to be postponed.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Past semi-modal 'had to': Object + had to + be + past participle.

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Question #887

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The proposal has to be approved by the manager.'

A. The manager had to approve the proposal.

B. The manager will have to approve the proposal.

C. The manager must approve the proposal.

D. The manager has to approve the proposal.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Has to be approved' → active 'The manager has to approve the proposal'.

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Question #888

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'Do not waste paper.'

A. Both A and C are correct.

B. Paper should not be wasted.

C. You are advised not to waste paper.

D. Let paper not be wasted.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Both 'Let paper not be wasted' and 'You are advised not to waste paper' are correct passive forms.

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Question #889

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'Let the plants be watered.'

A. Water the plants.

B. Plants be watered.

C. Let the plants water.

D. You should water the plants.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Passive imperative 'Let...be watered' → active 'Water the plants'.

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Question #890

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'People think that he is a fool.'

A. Both A and B.

B. It is thought that he is a fool.

C. He is thought to be a fool.

D. It was thought that he is a fool.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Both impersonal passives are correct.

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Question #891

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'It is expected that the prices will fall.'

A. The prices are expected to fall.

B. People expect that the prices will fall.

C. Both A and B.

D. People expected that the prices will fall.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Active of 'It is expected' is 'People expect'. Option B is passive.

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Question #892

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'The director will make a new film.'

A. A new film is made by the director.

B. A new film will be made by the director.

C. A new film would be made by the director.

D. A new film will made by the director.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple future: Object + will + be + past participle + by + subject.

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Question #893

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The message was conveyed by the secretary.'

A. The secretary was conveying the message.

B. The secretary had conveyed the message.

C. The secretary conveyed the message.

D. The secretary conveys the message.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple past passive 'was conveyed' → active 'The secretary conveyed the message'.

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Question #894

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'The driver is driving the car slowly.'

A. The car was being driven slowly by the driver.

B. The car has been driven slowly by the driver.

C. The car is being driven slowly by the driver.

D. The car is driven slowly by the driver.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present continuous: Object + is/am/are + being + past participle + rest + by + subject.

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Question #895

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The cake was being baked by my mother.'

A. My mother baked the cake.

B. My mother is baking the cake.

C. My mother was baking the cake.

D. My mother had baked the cake.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past continuous passive → active 'My mother was baking the cake'.

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Question #896

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'They have never defeated our team.'

A. Our team has never been defeated by them.

B. Our team was never defeated by them.

C. Our team had never been defeated by them.

D. Our team is never defeated by them.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present perfect: Object + has/have + never + been + past participle + by + subject.

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Question #897

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The work had been started before the rain came.'

A. They had started the work before the rain came.

B. They were starting the work before the rain came.

C. They started the work before the rain came.

D. They have started the work before the rain came.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past perfect passive 'had been started' → active 'They had started the work before the rain came'.

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Question #898

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'Why did they punish the boy?'

A. Why was the boy punished by them?

B. Why was the boy being punished by them?

C. Why did the boy punished by them?

D. Why had the boy been punished by them?

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Simple past interrogative with 'why': Why + was/were + object + past participle + by + subject?

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Question #899

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'By whom was the window broken?'

A. Who broke the window?

B. Whom broke the window?

C. Who had broken the window?

D. Who did break the window?

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Passive 'By whom was...broken' → active 'Who broke the window?'

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Question #900

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'He taught me English.'

A. Both A and B.

B. English was taught to me by him.

C. I was taught English by him.

D. I had been taught English by him.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Two objects: both forms correct.

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