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

Question #901

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The child was given a chocolate.'

A. Someone gave the child a chocolate.

B. Someone was giving the child a chocolate.

C. Someone gives the child a chocolate.

D. Someone had given the child a chocolate.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Simple past passive 'was given' → active 'Someone gave the child a chocolate'.

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Question #902

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'They will have to call off the match.'

A. The match will have to be called off.

B. The match will be called off.

C. The match will had to be called off.

D. The match have to be called off.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Future with 'have to': Object + will + have to + be + past participle (phrasal verb 'called off').

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Question #903

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The factory was shut down by the government.'

A. The government shut down the factory.

B. The government had shut down the factory.

C. The government was shutting down the factory.

D. The government shuts down the factory.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Simple past passive with phrasal verb → active 'The government shut down the factory'.

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Question #904

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'The boss gave her a raise.'

A. Both A and B.

B. A raise was given to her by the boss.

C. She had been given a raise by the boss.

D. She was given a raise by the boss.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Two objects: both forms correct.

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Question #905

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'We were shown a new movie.'

A. They show us a new movie.

B. They showed us a new movie.

C. They were showing us a new movie.

D. They had shown us a new movie.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple past passive 'were shown' → active 'They showed us a new movie'.

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Question #906

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'He will not help you.'

A. You will not be helped by him.

B. You were not helped by him.

C. You would not be helped by him.

D. You are not helped by him.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Simple future negative: Object + will + not + be + past participle + by + subject.

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Question #907

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The apples were not eaten by the children.'

A. The children did not eat the apples.

B. The children had not eaten the apples.

C. The children were not eating the apples.

D. The children do not eat the apples.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Simple past negative passive → active 'The children did not eat the apples'.

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Question #908

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'Has the plumber fixed the tap?'

A. Is the tap fixed by the plumber?

B. Had the tap been fixed by the plumber?

C. Has the tap been fixed by the plumber?

D. Was the tap fixed by the plumber?

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present perfect interrogative: Has/Have + object + been + past participle + by + subject?

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Question #909

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'Were the letters delivered on time?'

A. Were they delivering the letters on time?

B. Had they delivered the letters on time?

C. Do they deliver the letters on time?

D. Did they deliver the letters on time?

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple past passive interrogative → active 'Did they deliver the letters on time?'

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Question #910

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'Someone broke the vase.'

A. The vase had been broken.

B. The vase was being broken.

C. The vase was broken.

D. The vase is broken.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple past, unknown agent omitted. 'The vase was broken.'

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Question #911

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The book was found in the attic.'

A. They find the book in the attic.

B. They found the book in the attic.

C. They were finding the book in the attic.

D. They had found the book in the attic.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple past passive without agent → active 'They found the book in the attic'.

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Question #912

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'The team won the championship.'

A. The championship was won by the team.

B. The championship was being won by the team.

C. The championship is won by the team.

D. The championship had been won by the team.

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Correct Answer: Option A

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

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Question #913

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The flowers were plucked by the gardener.'

A. The gardener was plucking the flowers.

B. The gardener plucks the flowers.

C. The gardener plucked the flowers.

D. The gardener had plucked the flowers.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple past passive 'were plucked' → active 'The gardener plucked the flowers'.

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Question #914

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'They are raising funds for the orphanage.'

A. Funds are raised for the orphanage by them.

B. Funds have been raised for the orphanage by them.

C. Funds were being raised for the orphanage by them.

D. Funds are being raised for the orphanage by them.

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Correct Answer: Option D

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

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Question #915

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The issue was being discussed by the members.'

A. The members are discussing the issue.

B. The members were discussing the issue.

C. The members discussed the issue.

D. The members had discussed the issue.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Past continuous passive → active 'The members were discussing the issue'.

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Question #916

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'The government will launch the scheme soon.'

A. The scheme will be launched soon by the government.

B. The scheme would be launched soon by the government.

C. The scheme will launched soon by the government.

D. The scheme is launched soon by the government.

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Correct Answer: Option A

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

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Question #917

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The problem was looked at from a different angle.'

A. They look at the problem from a different angle.

B. They were looking at the problem from a different angle.

C. They had looked at the problem from a different angle.

D. They looked at the problem from a different angle.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple past passive with phrasal verb 'looked at' → active 'They looked at the problem from a different angle'.

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Question #918

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'I saw him leaving the room.'

A. He was seen leaving the room.

B. He was seen leave the room.

C. Both A and B.

D. He was seen to leave the room.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
With 'see' + present participle, passive retains 'leaving'. 'He was seen leaving the room.'

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Question #919

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'She was heard singing.'

A. We had heard her singing.

B. We heard her sing.

C. We heard her singing.

D. We were hearing her singing.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Passive 'was heard singing' → active 'We heard her singing'.

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Question #920

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'They made him work hard.'

A. He was made work hard.

B. He made to work hard.

C. He had been made to work hard.

D. He was made to work hard.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Make' in active without 'to', passive with 'to'. 'He was made to work hard.'

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