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34 multiple-choice questions on English: Active & Passive Voice from English, each with the correct answer and, where available, a teacher's explanation. Read through them to revise the chapter, then practise the same questions one by one to test yourself.

1. The cook is cooking food. (Passive)

  1. Food is cooked by the cook.
  2. Food has been cooking by the cook.
  3. Food was being cooked by the cook.
  4. Food is being cooked by the cook.

Answer: D) Food is being cooked by the cook.

Explanation: is being + V3. Active & Passive Voice · Voice in tenses

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2. They had completed the project. (Passive)

  1. The project was completed by them.
  2. The project has been completed by them.
  3. The project had been completed by them.
  4. The project had completed by them.

Answer: C) The project had been completed by them.

Explanation: Past perfect → had been + V3. Active & Passive Voice · Voice in tenses

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3. They laughed at the beggar. (Passive)

  1. The beggar was laughed by them.
  2. The beggar was laughed at by them.
  3. The beggar is laughed at by them.
  4. The beggar laughed at by them.

Answer: B) The beggar was laughed at by them.

Explanation: Keep the preposition after the verb. Active & Passive Voice · Special cases

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4. The news surprised me. (Passive)

  1. I was surprised at the news.
  2. I am surprised at the news.
  3. I was surprised by news.
  4. The news was surprised by me.

Answer: A) I was surprised at the news.

Explanation: "Surprised" usually takes "at". Active & Passive Voice · Special cases

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5. Please help me. (Passive)

  1. You are requested to help me.
  2. I am helped please.
  3. Let me be helped please.
  4. Help is requested by me.

Answer: A) You are requested to help me.

Explanation: Requests → "You are requested to …". Active & Passive Voice · Voice with modals & imperatives

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6. Choose the active form: "The letters are being typed by the clerk."

  1. The clerk has typed the letters.
  2. The clerk is typing the letters.
  3. The clerk was typing the letters.
  4. The clerk types the letters.

Answer: B) The clerk is typing the letters.

Explanation: Present continuous active. Active & Passive Voice · Special cases

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7. He gave me a book. (Passive)

  1. I am given a book by him.
  2. I was gave a book by him.
  3. I was given a book by him.
  4. A book is given to me by him.

Answer: C) I was given a book by him.

Explanation: With two objects, either can become the subject; past tense → "was given". Active & Passive Voice · Special cases

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8. People say that he is honest. (Passive)

  1. He was said to be honest.
  2. He is said to be honest.
  3. He is told to be honest.
  4. He said to be honest.

Answer: B) He is said to be honest.

Explanation: "People say that…" → "He is said to be…". Active & Passive Voice · Special cases

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9. They elected him captain. (Passive)

  1. He was elect captain by them.
  2. He is elected captain by them.
  3. Captain was elected him by them.
  4. He was elected captain by them.

Answer: D) He was elected captain by them.

Explanation: Object complement stays after the verb. Active & Passive Voice · Special cases

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10. She sings a song. (Passive)

  1. A song was sung by her.
  2. A song is sung by her.
  3. A song is being sung by her.
  4. A song is sang by her.

Answer: B) A song is sung by her.

Explanation: is + V3 (sung). Active & Passive Voice · Voice in tenses

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11. Choose the active form: "The match was won by Pakistan."

  1. Pakistan has won the match.
  2. Pakistan won the match.
  3. Pakistan wins the match.
  4. Pakistan had won the match.

Answer: B) Pakistan won the match.

Explanation: Passive past → active past indefinite. Active & Passive Voice · Special cases

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12. Ali writes a letter. (Passive)

  1. A letter is written by Ali.
  2. A letter is being written by Ali.
  3. A letter has written by Ali.
  4. A letter was written by Ali.

Answer: A) A letter is written by Ali.

Explanation: Present indefinite → is/am/are + V3. Active & Passive Voice · Voice in tenses

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13. He can solve this problem. (Passive)

  1. This problem can be solved by him.
  2. This problem can solved by him.
  3. This problem can be solve by him.
  4. This problem could be solved by him.

Answer: A) This problem can be solved by him.

Explanation: can + be + V3. Active & Passive Voice · Voice with modals & imperatives

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14. Open the door. (Passive)

  1. The door is opened.
  2. The door was opened.
  3. Let the door be opened.
  4. Let open the door.

Answer: C) Let the door be opened.

Explanation: Imperative → Let + object + be + V3. Active & Passive Voice · Voice with modals & imperatives

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15. Everybody knows him. (Passive)

  1. He is known to everybody.
  2. He was known to everybody.
  3. He is known by everybody.
  4. He knows to everybody.

Answer: A) He is known to everybody.

Explanation: "Known" takes "to". Active & Passive Voice · Special cases

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16. They will announce the result tomorrow. (Passive)

  1. The result will announce by them tomorrow.
  2. The result would be announced by them tomorrow.
  3. The result is announced by them tomorrow.
  4. The result will be announced by them tomorrow.

Answer: D) The result will be announced by them tomorrow.

Explanation: will be + V3. Active & Passive Voice · Voice in tenses

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17. Which sentence CANNOT be changed into the passive?

  1. The baby drinks milk.
  2. The cook made a cake.
  3. She wrote a poem.
  4. The baby sleeps.

Answer: D) The baby sleeps.

Explanation: An intransitive verb (no object) has no passive. Active & Passive Voice · Special cases

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18. She has finished the work. (Passive)

  1. The work has finished by her.
  2. The work had been finished by her.
  3. The work has been finished by her.
  4. The work is finished by her.

Answer: C) The work has been finished by her.

Explanation: Present perfect → has/have been + V3. Active & Passive Voice · Voice in tenses

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19. It is time to close the shop. (Passive)

  1. It is time the shop closed by.
  2. The shop is time to close.
  3. It is time for the shop to be closed.
  4. It is time to be closed the shop.

Answer: C) It is time for the shop to be closed.

Explanation: Infinitive passive: to be + V3. Active & Passive Voice · Special cases

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20. Do not insult the poor. (Passive)

  1. The poor should insult not.
  2. Let not the poor be insulted.
  3. The poor are not insulted.
  4. Let not insult the poor.

Answer: B) Let not the poor be insulted.

Explanation: Negative imperative → Let not + object + be + V3. Active & Passive Voice · Voice with modals & imperatives

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21. You must obey the rules. (Passive)

  1. The rules must be obeyed by you.
  2. The rules must obeyed by you.
  3. The rules must have been obeyed by you.
  4. The rules must be obey by you.

Answer: A) The rules must be obeyed by you.

Explanation: Modal + be + V3. Active & Passive Voice · Voice with modals & imperatives

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22. The police caught the thief. (Passive)

  1. The thief is caught by the police.
  2. The thief had been caught by the police.
  3. The thief was being caught by the police.
  4. The thief was caught by the police.

Answer: D) The thief was caught by the police.

Explanation: Past indefinite → was/were + V3. Active & Passive Voice · Voice in tenses

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23. I will finish the report. (Passive)

  1. The report shall have finished by me.
  2. The report would be finished by me.
  3. The report will finish by me.
  4. The report will be finished by me.

Answer: D) The report will be finished by me.

Explanation: Future → will be + V3. Active & Passive Voice · Voice in tenses

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24. The bottle contains milk. (Passive)

  1. Milk contains in the bottle.
  2. Milk is contained in the bottle.
  3. Milk was contained in the bottle.
  4. Milk is contained by the bottle.

Answer: B) Milk is contained in the bottle.

Explanation: "Contained in". Active & Passive Voice · Special cases

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25. They are building a new bridge. (Passive)

  1. A new bridge is being built by them.
  2. A new bridge was being built by them.
  3. A new bridge has been built by them.
  4. A new bridge is built by them.

Answer: A) A new bridge is being built by them.

Explanation: Present continuous → is/are being + V3. Active & Passive Voice · Voice in tenses

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