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

Question #921

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The students were made to repeat the exercise.'

A. The teacher had made the students repeat the exercise.

B. The teacher made the students repeat the exercise.

C. The teacher made the students to repeat the exercise.

D. The teacher was making the students repeat the exercise.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Passive 'were made to repeat' → active 'made the students repeat' (bare infinitive).

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Question #922

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'Please give me a glass of water.'

A. I should be given a glass of water.

B. Both A and B.

C. You are requested to give me a glass of water.

D. Let a glass of water be given to me.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Both polite request forms are correct.

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Question #923

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'Let him be taken to the hospital.'

A. Let him take to the hospital.

B. He should be taken to the hospital.

C. Take him to the hospital.

D. You are ordered to take him to the hospital.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Passive imperative 'Let...be taken' → active 'Take him to the hospital'.

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Question #924

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'The cat killed the mouse.'

A. The mouse was killed by the cat.

B. The mouse is killed by the cat.

C. The mouse was being killed by the cat.

D. The mouse had been killed by the cat.

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Correct Answer: Option A

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

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Question #925

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The song was composed by a famous musician.'

A. A famous musician composes the song.

B. A famous musician was composing the song.

C. A famous musician composed the song.

D. A famous musician had composed the song.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple past passive 'was composed' → active 'A famous musician composed the song'.

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Question #926

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'The children will sing a carol.'

A. A carol will sung by the children.

B. A carol will be sung by the children.

C. A carol would be sung by the children.

D. A carol is sung by the children.

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Correct Answer: Option B

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

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Question #927

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The message has been received by the officer.'

A. The officer is receiving the message.

B. The officer has received the message.

C. The officer received the message.

D. The officer had received the message.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present perfect passive 'has been received' → active 'The officer has received the message'.

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Question #928

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'She had submitted the documents.'

A. The documents had been submitted by her.

B. The documents had submitted by her.

C. The documents were submitted by her.

D. The documents have been submitted by her.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past perfect: Object + had + been + past participle + by + subject.

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Question #929

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The house was struck by lightning.'

A. Lightning was striking the house.

B. Lightning had struck the house.

C. Lightning strikes the house.

D. Lightning struck the house.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple past passive 'was struck' → active 'Lightning struck the house'.

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Question #930

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'They do not sell these items here.'

A. These items have not been sold here.

B. These items were not sold here.

C. These items are not being sold here.

D. These items are not sold here.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple present negative, agent omitted: Object + is/am/are + not + past participle.

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Question #931

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'This bag was found on the bus.'

A. Someone was finding this bag on the bus.

B. Someone had found this bag on the bus.

C. Someone found this bag on the bus.

D. Someone finds this bag on the bus.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple past passive without agent → active 'Someone found this bag on the bus'.

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Question #932

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'Has anyone seen my keys?'

A. Have my keys been seen?

B. Are my keys being seen by anyone?

C. Have my keys been seen by anyone?

D. Had my keys been seen by anyone?

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Correct Answer: Option C

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

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Question #933

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'Were you taught by this teacher?'

A. Was this teacher teaching you?

B. Had this teacher taught you?

C. Does this teacher teach you?

D. Did this teacher teach you?

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple past passive interrogative → active 'Did this teacher teach you?'

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Question #934

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'He need not attend the meeting.'

A. The meeting need not attended by him.

B. The meeting does not need to be attended by him.

C. The meeting need not be attended by him.

D. The meeting is not needed to be attended by him.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Semi-modal 'need not': Object + need not + be + past participle + by + subject.

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Question #935

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The book need not be returned today.'

A. You do not need to return the book today.

B. Both A and B.

C. You need not return the book today.

D. You need not to return the book today.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Both 'need not return' (semi-modal) and 'do not need to return' are correct active forms.

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Question #936

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'They used to grow wheat here.'

A. Wheat was grown here.

B. Wheat used to grown here.

C. Wheat is used to be grown here.

D. Wheat used to be grown here.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Used to': Object + used to + be + past participle. 'Wheat used to be grown here.'

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Question #937

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The house is being looked after by an old couple.'

A. An old couple is looking after the house.

B. An old couple has looked after the house.

C. An old couple was looking after the house.

D. An old couple looks after the house.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present continuous passive with phrasal verb → active 'An old couple is looking after the house'.

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Question #938

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'He laughed at the joker.'

A. The joker was laughed at by him.

B. The joker is laughed at by him.

C. The joker had been laughed at by him.

D. The joker was being laughed at by him.

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Correct Answer: Option A

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

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Question #939

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The matter was not attended to.'

A. Nobody had attended to the matter.

B. Nobody attended to the matter.

C. Nobody was attending to the matter.

D. Nobody attends to the matter.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple past negative passive with phrasal verb → active 'Nobody attended to the matter'.

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Question #940

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'They say that the earth is round.'

A. It is said that the earth is round.

B. Both A and B.

C. It was said that the earth is round.

D. The earth is said to be round.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Both impersonal passives are correct.

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