General English Active And Passive Voice Jkssb Mcqs (301 MCQs) | JKSSB & SSC Quiz

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active and passive voice jkssb mcqs

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Question 81 Discuss

Select the correct passive form: Has anybody answered your question?

A
Has your question been answered?
B
Have your question been answered?
C
Is your question answered?
D
Was your question answered?

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Present perfect question uses 'Has + subject + been + V3'.
Question 82 Discuss

Select the correct passive form: A car ran over the dog.

A
The dog was run over by a car.
B
The dog was run over.
C
The dog had been run over by a car.
D
The dog is run over by a car.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Phrasal verbs keep their prepositions in passive voice.
Question 83 Discuss

Select the correct passive form: She is writing a novel.

A
A novel is being written by her.
B
A novel has been written by her.
C
A novel was written by her.
D
A novel is written by her.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Present continuous tense 'is writing' changes to 'is being written'.
Question 84 Discuss

Select the correct passive form: The teacher punished the boys who had not done their homework.

A
The boys who had not done their homework were punished by the teacher.
B
The boys who had not done their homework had been punished by the teacher.
C
The boys were punished by the teacher who had not done their homework.
D
The boys were punished for not doing their homework.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

The entire relative clause 'the boys who had not done their homework' is the object.
Question 85 Discuss

Select the correct passive form: They have not caught the thief yet.

A
The thief has not been caught yet.
B
The thief have not been caught yet.
C
The thief was not caught yet.
D
The thief had not been caught yet.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'The thief' is singular, so it takes 'has not been caught'.
Question 86 Discuss

Select the correct passive form: Could you pass the salt?

A
Could the salt be passed by you?
B
Can the salt be passed by you?
C
Could the salt pass?
D
Would the salt be passed by you?

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Modal 'could' is retained in the passive interrogative form.
Question 87 Discuss

Select the correct passive form: Nobody has ever spoken to me like that before.

A
I have never been spoken to like that before.
B
I had never been spoken to like that before.
C
I have not been spoken to like that before.
D
I am never spoken to like that before.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Negative subject 'nobody' changes the verb to negative 'have never been'. Preposition 'to' is kept.
Question 88 Discuss

Select the correct passive form: Look at the map.

A
Let the map be looked at.
B
The map should be looked.
C
You are requested to look at the map.
D
Let the map be looked.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Imperative structure with prepositional verb: 'Let + object + be + V3 + prep'.
Question 89 Discuss

Select the correct passive form: They were carrying the injured player off the field.

A
The injured player was being carried off the field.
B
The injured player had been carried off the field.
C
The injured player was carried off the field.
D
The injured player is being carried off the field.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Past continuous 'were carrying' changes to 'was being carried'.
Question 90 Discuss

Select the correct passive form: I don't like people telling me what to do.

A
I don't like being told what to do.
B
I don't like to be told what to do.
C
I don't like people to tell me what to do.
D
Being told what to do is not liked by me.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Gerund 'telling' changes to passive gerund 'being told'.