All Free English MCQs with Answers

3021. She needs to clean the room. (Choose the correct passive voice):

• A. The room needed to clean by her.
• B. The room needed to be cleaned by her.
• C. The room needs to be clean by her.
• D. The room needs to be cleaned by her.

Explanation: Option D correctly uses the passive voice. It uses the auxiliary verb "be" in combination with the past participle form of the verb "cleaned" to form the passive construction.

3022. Choose the correct voice:You are called names by him.

• A. He is calling you names.
• B. He calls you names.
• C. He called you names.
• D. You are being called names by him.

Explanation: The sentence 'You are called names by him.' is in passive voice and present simple tense. To convert it to active voice, rearrange the components so that 'he' is the subject performing the action: 'He calls you names.' This maintains the present simple tense. The other options either change the tense or maintain the passive structure, which is why they are incorrect.

3023. Select the correct passive voice:The principal has forbidden smoking on the campus.

• A. Smoking has been forbidden on the campus by the principal.
• B. Smoking had been forbidden on the campus by the principal.
• C. Smoking was being forbidden on the campus by the principal.
• D. It is forbidden by the principal to smoke on campus.

Explanation: The correct passive voice conversion of 'The principal has forbidden smoking on the campus.' is 'Smoking has been forbidden on the campus by the principal.' In passive voice transformation, the object of the active sentence ('smoking') becomes the subject in the passive sentence, while the subject ('the principal') is turned into the agent. The tense remains the same: present perfect. Option B changes the tense to past perfect, Option C uses past continuous, and Option D transforms the sentence into a different structure, none of which correctly reflects the original sentence's intent.

3024. I was _ at his brazenness as he was considered an obedient student.

• A. Surprise
• B. Surprised
• C. Surprising
• D. Surprises

Explanation: B is the correct option because this is the past participle form of the verb "surprise" used as an adjective. It correctly describes the speaker's reaction to the student's unexpected behavior.

3025. The door _ by him.

• A. Was knocked at
• B. Knocked at
• C. Was knocking at
• D. Knocks at

Explanation: C is the correct option because This is the passive voice construction in the past tense, which correctly indicates that the action of knocking was done at the door.

3026. The police officers _ to the theatre and every nook and corner was completely checked.

• A. Sent to
• B. Were sent
• C. Sent
• D. Would have sent to

Explanation: The correct answer is B: 'were sent'. This choice accurately reflects the past tense passive voice. In this sentence, the police officers were the ones receiving the action of being sent, which is typical of a passive construction.Option A lacks the auxiliary verb needed for passive voice.Option C presents an active voice structure without the required auxiliary verb for passive construction.Option D uses the conditional perfect tense, which is inappropriate given the sentence's need for a simple past tense passive construction.

3027. Identify the correct passive form for the sentence given below:The guard did not open the gate.

• A. The gate did not open by the guard.
• B. The gate had not been opened by the guard.
• C. The gate was not opened by the guard.
• D. The gate was not being opened by the guard

Explanation: Identify the object of the active sentence:Object: the gateMove the object to the subject position:New subject: The gateUse the correct tense and verb structure for the passive voice:The active verb "did not open" becomes "was not opened" in passive voice (past tense, negative form).Add the agent (optional in passive sentences):by the guard

3028. The teacher asked the students whether they could tell the name of the man who _ steam engine.

• A. Had been invented
• B. Had invented
• C. Has been invented
• D. Would be invented

Explanation: B is the correct option because this is active voice and past perfect tense. It correctly indicates that the man performed the action of inventing the steam engine in the past. It fits the context of the sentence, which asks about a historical fact.

3029. He held a bomb in his hand which was totally _ in the long cloak that he was wearing.

• A. Hiding
• B. Hidden
• C. Hid
• D. Hides

Explanation: B is the correct option because This is the past participle form of "hide" used as an adjective. It correctly indicates that the bomb is completely concealed by the cloak. This fits the context and structure of the sentence.

3030. Mother's milk _ by anything else.

• A. Cannot substituted
• B. Cannot substitute
• C. Cannot be substituted
• D. Cannot substituting

Explanation: C is the correct option because This is the correct passive voice construction, indicating that mother's milk cannot undergo the action of substitution by anything else.