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 #141
I remember my father taking me to the circus.
A. I remember to be taken to the circus by my father.
B. I am remembered to be taken to the circus by my father.
C. I remember my father being taken to the circus.
D. I remember being taken to the circus by my father.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Remember + gerund pattern → remember + being + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #142
We hope that they will win the match.
A. It is hoped that they will win the match.
B. They are hoped to win the match.
C. That they will win the match is hoped.
D. It was hoped that they will win the match.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Impersonal: We hope → It is hoped.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #143
Does she know the truth?
A. Does the truth known to her?
B. Is the truth known by her?
C. Is the truth known to her?
D. Has the truth been known to her?
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple present interrogative → Is/Am/Are + object + V3. ‘Know’ passive uses ‘to’ agent.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #144
He handed me the keys.
A. The keys were handed to me by him.
B. I am handed the keys by him.
C. I was handed the keys by him.
D. The keys had been handed to me by him.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past simple, indirect object ‘me’ as subject.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #145
The court found the accused innocent.
A. The accused is found innocent by the court.
B. Innocent was found by the court of the accused.
C. The accused had been found innocent by the court.
D. The accused was found innocent by the court.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past simple; complement ‘innocent’ stays.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #146
The children were making a lot of noise in the classroom.
A. A lot of noise had been made by the children in the classroom.
B. A lot of noise was being made by the children in the classroom.
C. A lot of noise is being made by the children in the classroom.
D. A lot of noise was made by the children in the classroom.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Past continuous → was/were being + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #147
Nobody could solve the puzzle.
A. The puzzle could be solved by nobody.
B. The puzzle could not solved by anybody.
C. The puzzle could not be solved by anybody.
D. The puzzle cannot be solved by anybody.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Could + V1 → could be + V3. ‘Nobody’ becomes ‘not… by anybody’.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #148
The heavy rain washed away the entire crop.
A. The entire crop had been washed away by the heavy rain.
B. The entire crop was being washed away by the heavy rain.
C. The entire crop is washed away by the heavy rain.
D. The entire crop was washed away by the heavy rain.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past simple → was/were + V3. ‘Washed away’ stays.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #149
The fire destroyed many valuable documents.
A. Many valuable documents are destroyed by the fire.
B. Many valuable documents have been destroyed by the fire.
C. Many valuable documents were destroyed by the fire.
D. Many valuable documents had been destroyed by the fire.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past simple → were + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #150
Who discovered America?
A. Who was America discovered by?
B. By whom was America discovered?
C. By whom had America been discovered?
D. By who was America discovered?
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
‘Who’ → ‘By whom’ in formal passive.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #151
When did you submit the application?
A. When was the application submitted by you?
B. When had the application been submitted by you?
C. When did the application submitted by you?
D. When was the application submit by you?
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Wh‑question past simple → When + was/were + object + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #152
The doctor is treating the patient.
A. The patient is treated by the doctor.
B. The patient has been treated by the doctor.
C. The patient is being treated by the doctor.
D. The patient was being treated by the doctor.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present continuous → is being treated.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #153
They painted the house white.
A. The house was painted white by them.
B. White was painted on the house by them.
C. The house is painted white by them.
D. The house had been painted white by them.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past simple; complement ‘white’ stays.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #154
I will have finished the report by Monday evening.
A. The report will be finished by me by Monday evening.
B. The report will have been finished by me by Monday evening.
C. The report would have been finished by me by Monday evening.
D. The report has been finished by me by Monday evening.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Future perfect → will have been + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #155
Don't touch the live wire.
A. Let the live wire not be touched.
B. The live wire should not be touched.
C. Let not the live wire be touched.
D. You are warned not to touch the live wire.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Negative imperative: Do not + V1 + object → Let not + object + be + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #156
She could not comprehend the difficult lecture.
A. The difficult lecture could not comprehended by her.
B. The difficult lecture cannot be comprehended by her.
C. The difficult lecture could not be comprehended by her.
D. The difficult lecture could not be comprehend by her.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Could + V1 → could be + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #157
Has someone cleaned the room?
A. Was the room cleaned?
B. Have the room been cleaned?
C. Is the room cleaned?
D. Has the room been cleaned?
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present perfect interrogative: Has + object + been + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #158
The members elected him the chairman.
A. He is elected the chairman by the members.
B. The chairman was elected him by the members.
C. He was elected the chairman by the members.
D. He had been elected the chairman by the members.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Elect + object + bare complement; passive keeps complement.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #159
The board has offered her the position of CEO.
A. The position of CEO has been offered to her by the board.
B. The position of CEO had been offered to her by the board.
C. She has been offered the position of CEO by the board.
D. She is offered the position of CEO by the board.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present perfect: indirect object as subject → has been + V3.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice
Question #160
I cannot allow you to go out in this storm.
A. You are not allowed to go out in this storm.
B. You cannot be allow to go out in this storm.
C. You cannot be allowed to go out in this storm.
D. You could not be allowed to go out in this storm.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Modal + V1 → modal be + V3. ‘To go out’ stays.
This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

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