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

Question #161

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They are considering me for the post.

A. I am being considered for the post by them.

B. I have been considered for the post by them.

C. I am considered for the post by them.

D. I was being considered for the post by them.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present continuous → am being + V3.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

Question #162

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The headmaster will punish the latecomers.

A. The latecomers will be punished by the headmaster.

B. The latecomers are punished by the headmaster.

C. The latecomers will punish by the headmaster.

D. The latecomers would be punished by the headmaster.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Future simple → will be + V3.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

Question #163

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Somebody has stolen my bicycle.

A. My bicycle is stolen.

B. My bicycle has been stolen.

C. My bicycle was stolen.

D. My bicycle had been stolen.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present perfect; agent omitted.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

Question #164

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I know him well.

A. He is well known by me.

B. He is known well by me.

C. He is well known to me.

D. He was well known to me.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple present: know → is known. Agent with ‘to’.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

Question #165

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They say that the company will launch a new product soon.

A. That the company will launch a new product soon is said.

B. It is said that the company will launch a new product soon.

C. The company is said to launch a new product soon.

D. It was said that the company will launch a new product soon.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Impersonal passive: They say → It is said.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

Question #166

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How did you solve this sum?

A. How was this sum solve by you?

B. How was this sum solved by you?

C. How had this sum been solved by you?

D. How did this sum solved by you?

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Wh‑word past simple → How + was/were + object + V3.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

Question #167

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She is to write a letter.

A. A letter has to be written by her.

B. A letter is being written by her.

C. A letter is to be written by her.

D. A letter is to write by her.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
‘is to + V1’ → ‘is to be + V3’.

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Question #168

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We have to finish this work by evening.

A. This work has to be finish by us by evening.

B. This work has to be finished by us by evening.

C. This work have to be finished by us by evening.

D. This work is to be finished by us by evening.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Have to + V1 → has/have to be + V3 (object ‘work’ singular).

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Question #169

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All the students laugh at the poor beggar.

A. The poor beggar has been laughed at by all the students.

B. The poor beggar is being laughed at by all the students.

C. The poor beggar was laughed at by all the students.

D. The poor beggar is laughed at by all the students.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple present phrasal verb → is + V3 + preposition.

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Question #170

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They will not have finished the painting by nightfall.

A. The painting will not be finished by them by nightfall.

B. The painting has not been finished by them by nightfall.

C. The painting would not have been finished by them by nightfall.

D. The painting will not have been finished by them by nightfall.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Future perfect negative → will not have been + V3.

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Question #171

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The servant has laid the table.

A. The table has been laid by the servant.

B. The table was laid by the servant.

C. The table is laid by the servant.

D. The table has been lain by the servant.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present perfect: lay → laid; passive has been laid.

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Question #172

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The police are looking into the matter.

A. The matter has been looked into by the police.

B. The matter is looked into by the police.

C. The matter was being looked into by the police.

D. The matter is being looked into by the police.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present continuous + phrasal verb → is being looked into.

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Question #173

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The students did not obey the teacher.

A. The teacher was not obeyed by the students.

B. The teacher did not obeyed by the students.

C. The teacher had not been obeyed by the students.

D. The teacher is not obeyed by the students.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past simple negative → was/were + not + V3.

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Question #174

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He wants someone to repair his watch.

A. He is wanted his watch to be repaired.

B. He wants his watch repaired.

C. He wants his watch to be repaired.

D. His watch is wanted to be repaired by him.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Want + object + to + V1 → want + object + to be + V3.

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Question #175

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The cricket team won the match easily.

A. The match was being won easily by the cricket team.

B. The match is won easily by the cricket team.

C. The match was won easily by the cricket team.

D. The match had been won easily by the cricket team.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past simple → was + V3. Adverb stays after verb.

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Question #176

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Did the news surprise you?

A. Are you surprised by the news?

B. Had you been surprised by the news?

C. Was you surprised by the news?

D. Were you surprised by the news?

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past simple question: Did + S + V1 → Were + S + V3?

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Question #177

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This book contains many useful tips.

A. Many useful tips have been contained in this book.

B. Many useful tips are contained in this book.

C. Many useful tips were contained in this book.

D. Many useful tips are contained by this book.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple present; ‘contain’ passive uses ‘are contained in’.

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Question #178

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You should not waste your time on trivial matters.

A. Your time should not be wasted on trivial matters by you.

B. Your time should not wasted on trivial matters by you.

C. Your time must not be wasted on trivial matters by you.

D. Your time should not be waste on trivial matters by you.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Should not + V1 → should not be + V3.

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Question #179

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They made me wait outside.

A. I had been made to wait outside by them.

B. I am made to wait outside by them.

C. I was made wait outside by them.

D. I was made to wait outside by them.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Make + object + bare infinitive → passive uses to‑infinitive.

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Question #180

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He is going to open a new branch.

A. A new branch will be opened by him.

B. A new branch is going to be opened by him.

C. A new branch is going to open by him.

D. A new branch is going to be open by him.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
‘is going to + V1’ → ‘is going to be + V3’.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

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