Important Active and Passive Questions :
Directions (1-5) :
In these questions, the sentences have been given in Active/ Passive Voice. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
1. They first sun-dried the garbage for one to three days to bring down the moisture level.
(1) The moisture level was brought down by sun-drying the garbage for one to three days.
(2) One to three days of sun-drying brought down the moisture level of the garbage.
(3) The moisture level of the garbage came down when it was sun-dried for one to three days.
(4) The garbage was first sundried for one to three days to bring down the moisture level.
2. Women like men to flatter them.
(1) Men are liked by women to flatter them.
(2) Women like to be flattered by men.
(3) Women like that men should flatter them.
(4) Women are liked to be flattered by men.
3. What one must do, one must do properly.
(1) What must be done, must be done properly.
(2) It must be done properly what one must do.
(3) It must be done what one must do properly.
(4) One must do properly what has to be done.
4. Look at the poll results–do they inspire hope ?
(1) Let the poll results be looked– is hope inspired by them ?
(2) Let the poll results be looked at–has hope been inspired by them ?
(3) Let the poll results be looked at–is hope being inspired by them ?
(4) Let the poll results be looked at–is hope inspired by them ?
5. It is your duty to make tea at eleven O’clock.
(1) You are asked to make tea at eleven O’clock.
(2) Your are required to make tea at eleven O’clock.
(3) You are supposed to make tea at eleven O’clock.
(4) Tea is to be made by you at eleven O’clock.
Directions (6-10) :
A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested below, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/ Active Voice.
6. He was congratulated by his teacher on his brilliant success in the recent examination.
(1) His teacher congratulated him on his brilliant success in the recent examination.
(2) His teacher congratulated him for his success in the examination.
(3) His teacher congratulated him on his success.
(4) His teacher congratulated him.
7. People speak English all over the world.
(1) English is spoken all over the world.
(2) English was spoken all over the world.
(3) English was spoken by people.
(4) English is spoken by people.
8. Who gave you permission to enter?
(1) By whom were you given permission to enter?
(2) By whom was you given permission to enter?
(3) By whom you were given permission to enter?
(4) By whom given you permission to enter?
9. The Principal has granted him a scholarship.
(1) A scholarship has granted to him by the Principal.
(2) He has been granted a scholarship by the Principal.
(3) He has granted a scholarship by the Principal.
(4) A scholarship was granted to him by the Principal.
10. Before festivals the shops are thronged with men, women and children making various purchases.
(1) During festivals people throng the shops.
(2) Men, women and children throng the shops before festivals making various purchases.
(3) Men, women and children make purchases during festivals.
(4) The shops are througed by people making purchases.
Directions (11-15) :
In the follwoing questions, a sentence has been given in Active Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive Voice.
11. The smugglers did not realise that their conversation was being recorded.
(1) The smugglers did not realise that someone was recording their conversation.
(2) Someone did not realise that the smugglers were recording their conversation.
(3) Conversation was recorded when the smugglers did not realise.
(4) The smugglers recorded their conversation without realising.
12. The principal kept the staff members waiting
(1) The staff members are kept waiting for the principal.
(2) The staff members were kept waiting by the principal.
(3) The staff members were waiting for the principal.
(4) The staff members were being kept waiting by the principal.
13. Who taught you grammar ?
(1) By whom you were taught grammar ?
(2) By whom were you taught grammar ?
(3) By whom was grammar you taught ?
(4) By whom were grammar taught to you ?
14. The king gave him a reward.
(1) He was given by the king a reward.
(2) He was given the reward by a king.
(3) He was given a reward by the king.
(4) A reward was given by him to the king.
15. He teaches us grammar.
(1) Grammar was taught to us by him.
(2) We are taught grammar by him.
(3) We were teached grammar by him.
(4) Grammar will be teached to us by him.
Directions (16-20) :
In these questions, a sentence has been given in Active Voice/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
16. Do you understand what I mean ?
(1) What I mean….is that understood by you
(2) Was what I mean understood by you ?
(3) Is what I mean understood by you ?
(4) What I mean is understood by you ?
17. Whom does he look for ?
(1) He is looked after for whom ?
(2) Who is looked after for him?
(3) Who is looked for by him ?
(4) He is looked after by whom?
18. They say that you did that.
(1) You are told to do that
(2) You are advised to do that
(3) You did that said by them
(4) You are said to have done that
19. I am doing sums.
(1) Sums are done by me
(2) Sums are being done by me
(3) I must be doing the sums
(4) Sums must be done by me
20. The noise of the traffic kept me awake.
(1) I was kept awake by the noise of the traffic
(2) The traffic kept me awake by the noise
(3) I kept myself awake due to the noise of the traffic
(4) I remained awake by the noise of the traffic
Directions (21-25) :
In the following questions, the following sentences have been given in Active/Passive voice. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive/Active voice.
21. We all know that there is only one God.
(1) We are all known that there is only one God.
(2) It is known to us all that there is only one God.
(3) We have all known that there is only one God.
(4) Only one God is known by us all.
22. The people elected him Mayor.
(1) Him was elected Mayor the people.
(2) He was elected Mayor by the people.
(3) Mayor is elected by the people.
(4) He is elected by the people Mayor.
23. Don’t laugh at me.
(1) Let me be laughed at.
(2) Let me be not laughed at.
(3) I am laughed at.
(4) Let me be not laughed.
24. I saw him leaving the house.
(1) Leaving the house he was seen by me.
(2) He was seen leaving the house by me.
(3) He had been seen leaving the house.
(4) He was seen to be leaving the house.
25. Someone pulled the bull violently.
(1) The bull had been pulled violently by someone.
(2) The bull was to be pulled violently by someone.
(3) The bull had been pulled violently.
(4) The bull was pulled violently.
