All Free English MCQs with Answers

201. Passive voice of "They broke up the table for firewood" is _____________________?

• A. The table broke up for firewood by them.
• B. The table has broken up for firewood by them.
• C. The table had broken up for firewood by them.
• D. The table was broken up for firewood by them.

Explanation: The active sentence is in the simple past, so the passive requires “was” plus the past participle “broken,” giving “was broken up.” The phrasal verb “break up” remains together in the passive construction.

202. Passive Voice of " She has completed two courses".

• A. Two courses are been completed by her.
• B. Two courses has been completed by her.
• C. Two courses have been completed by her.
• D. Two courses had been completed by her.
• E. Two courses will be completed by her.State & Local Government

Explanation: The present perfect passive is formed with “has/have been” plus the past participle. Because “two courses” is plural, the correct form is “have been completed.”

203. Active Voice of "Movies are not watched by him".

• A. He did not watch movies.
• B. He do not watch movies.
• C. He does not watch movies.
• D. He is not watched movies.

Explanation: The passive present form “are watched” changes to the simple present active form “does watch”; with not, this becomes “does not watch.” The singular subject he requires does, not do.

204. Active Voice of "Indiscipline should not be encouraged by us".

• A. We shall not encouraging indiscipline.
• B. We have not encouraging indiscipline.
• C. We should not encourage Indiscipline.
• D. We must not encouraged indiscipline.

Explanation: The passive subject “indiscipline” becomes the object after the active subject “we”; the modal “should” is followed by the base verb “encourage.” Thus, “We should not encourage indiscipline” is correct.

205. Passive Voice of "They held a meeting very early".

• A. A meeting was hold by them very early.
• B. A meeting will be held by them very early.
• C. A meeting is held by them very early
• D. A meeting was held by them very early.

Explanation: The past-tense verb “held” changes to “was held” in the passive, while “a meeting” becomes the subject. The agent phrase “by them” may be retained.

206. Active Voice of "This house is used very rarely by us".

• A. We are using this house very rarely.
• B. We use this house very rarely.
• C. We used this house very rarely.
• D. We uses this house very rarely.Standardized & Admissions Tests

Explanation: The passive “is used” is simple present, so the active form uses the base verb “use” with the subject “we.” The correct sentence is “We use this house very rarely.”

207. Passive Voice of "The box can contain no more".

• A. No more this box can contain.
• B. No more could be contained in this box.
• C. No more can be contained in this box.
• D. Nothing can be contained in this box.

Explanation: In the passive, “no more” becomes the amount being contained, and the modal structure “can contain” changes to “can be contained.” The natural sentence is “No more can be contained in this box.”

208. Active Voice of "He was being chased by the dogs".

• A. The dogs are chasing him.
• B. The dogs chased him.
• C. The dogs chase him.
• D. The dogs were chasing him.

Explanation: The passive past continuous “was being chased” changes to the active past continuous “were chasing.” The plural subject “dogs” requires “were.”

209. Passive Voice of "The teacher may punish you".

• A. You should be punished by the teacher.
• B. You shall have been punished by the teacher.
• C. You will be punished by the teacher.
• D. You may be punished by the teacher.
• E. You might be punished by the teacher.

Explanation: The modal “may” remains unchanged in the passive, followed by “be” and the past participle: “may be punished.”

210. Passive Voice of "Sajid gave the beggar an old shirt".

• A. An old shirt was given to Sajid by the beggar.
• B. An old shirt was given to the beggar by Sajid.
• C. The beggar was gave an old shirt by Sajid.
• D. An old shirt was gave to the beggar by Sajid.

Explanation: With two objects, “an old shirt” can become the passive subject: “An old shirt was given to the beggar by Sajid.” The past participle of “give” is “given,” not “gave.”