Free Active and Passive Voice MCQs with Answers
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11. A lion does not eat grass, however hungry he may be.
- A. Grass is not eaten by a lion, however hungry he may be.
- B. Grass is not being eaten by a lion, however hungry he may be.
- C. Grass is eaten not by a lion, however hungry he may be.
- D. Grass is being not eaten by a lion, however hungry he may be.Government & Public Sector Jobs
Explanation: The simple present negative "does not eat" becomes "is not eaten" in the passive, with "grass" as the subject. The adverbial clause remains unchanged.
Correct answer: Grass is not eaten by a lion, however hungry he may be.12. It is your duty to make tea at eleven O'clock.
- A. You are asked to make tea at eleven O'clock.
- B. Your are required to make tea at eleven O'clock.
- C. You are supposed to make tea at eleven O'clock.
- D. Tea is to be made by you at eleven
Explanation: "It is your duty to" expresses an obligation, which is naturally recast as "You are supposed to." Option b contains a grammatical error in "Your are," while d is awkward and incomplete in punctuation.
Correct answer: You are supposed to make tea at eleven O'clock.13. Women like men to flatter them?
- A. Men are liked by women to flatter them
- B. Women like to be flattered by men
- C. Women like that men should flatter them
- D. Women are liked to be flattered by men
Explanation: In the passive, "men" becomes the agent after "by," while "to flatter them" becomes "to be flattered by men." Thus, the meaning is preserved in "Women like to be flattered by men."
Correct answer: Women like to be flattered by men14. I eat mangoes.
- A. Mangoes are ate by me.
- B. Mangoes is eaten by me.
- C. Mangoes are eaten by me.
- D. Mangoes has eaten by me.
Explanation: In the passive voice, the object “mangoes” becomes the plural subject, so it takes “are eaten.” “Is” and “has” do not agree with the plural subject, and “ate” is not the required past participle.
Correct answer: Mangoes are eaten by me.15. When ________ invented?
- A. The microwave was
- B. Was the microwave
- C. Was a microwave
- D. Were microwave
Explanation: The question uses passive voice because the microwave receives the action: “the microwave was invented.” In a question, the auxiliary was comes before the subject, giving “When was the microwave invented?”
Correct answer: Was the microwave16. Passive of "Why did you disobey your parents?
- A. Why do your parents was disobey by you?
- B. Why were your parents disobeyed by you?
- C. Why your parents was disobeyed by you?
- D. Why your parents were disobey by you?History
Explanation: In the passive, “your parents” becomes the subject, “did disobey” becomes “were disobeyed,” and “you” follows “by.” The passive question is therefore “Why were your parents disobeyed by you?”
Correct answer: Why were your parents disobeyed by you?17. Passive voice of "Who taught you English"?
- A. By whom was English taught to you?
- B. Who was taught English to you?
- C. Who was teaches you English?
- D. By whom is English is taught to you?
Explanation: The object “English” becomes the passive subject, while the question word “who” changes to the agent phrase “by whom.” The past-tense passive is “was English taught to you?”
Correct answer: By whom was English taught to you?18. Rome was not built in a day.
- A. They did not build Rome in a day.
- B. They could not build Rome in a day.
- C. The Romans did not build Rome in a day.
- D. They have not built Rome in a day.
Explanation: The passive subject “Rome” becomes the object, while the implied builders become the active subject “the Romans.” Thus the active form is “The Romans did not build Rome in a day.”
Correct answer: The Romans did not build Rome in a day.19. The traitors should be shot dead.
- A. They should have shot the traitors dead.
- B. They shall shoot the traitors dead.
- C. They should shoot the traitors dead.
- D. They shot the traitors dead.
Explanation: The passive subject “the traitors” becomes the object after the verb in the active form, while “should” remains unchanged. Thus, “They should shoot the traitors dead” preserves both the meaning and modal tense.
Correct answer: They should shoot the traitors dead.20. They greet me cheerfully every morning.
- A. Every morning I was greeted cheerfully.
- B. I am greeted cheerfully by them every morning.
- C. I am being greeted cheerfully by them every morning.
- D. Cheerful greeting is done by them every morning to me.
Explanation: The active object me becomes the passive subject I, and the present-simple verb greet becomes am greeted. The adverbs every morning and cheerfully remain in the sentence.
Correct answer: I am greeted cheerfully by them every morning.