Important Active and Passive Voice Questions :
1. In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive /Active Voice.
One should keep ones promises.
(1) Promises should be kept by someone.
(2) One promise should be kept.
(3) Once a promise should be kept.
(4) Promises should be kept.
2. In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
Aditya saw Dinesh shopping at the mall.
(1) Dinesh is seen shopping at the mall by Aditya.
(2) Dinesh was seen shopping at the mall by Aditya.
(3) Dinesh was being seen shopping at the mall by Aditya.
(4) Dinesh is being seen shopping at the mall by Aditya.
3. In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive /Active Voice.
The poor must be looked after by society.
(1) Society must have looked after the poor.
(2) Society must look after the poor.
(3) Society must be looked after the poor.
(4) Society must looked after the poor.
4. In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
Bipin was not told about the meeting.
(1) Somebody did not tell Bipin about the meeting.
(2) There was nobody who could tell Bipin about the meeting.
(3) Nobody told Bipin about the meeting.
(4) The meeting was not told about to Bipin.
5. In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive /Active Voice.
Can we rely on him ?
(1) Can he be relied on ?
(2) Can we be relied by him ?
(3) Can he be relied by us ?
(4) Can we be relied on by him?
6. In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active Voice/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best ex presses the same sentence in Passive/ Active Voice.
A lion does not eat grass, however hungry he may be.
(1) Grass is not eaten by a lion, however hungry he may be.
(2) Grass is not being eaten by a lion, however, hungry he may be.
(3) Grass is eaten not by a lion, however hungry he may be.
(4) Grass is being not eaten by a lion, however, hungry he may be.
7. In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive /Active Voice.
Do not insult the poor.
(1) Let the poor not to insult.
(2) Let not the poor be insulted.
(3) Let the poor to be not insulted.
(4) Let us not insulted the poor.
8. In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
People use computers for various purposes.
(1) Computers are being used by people for various purposes.
(2) Computers have been used by people for various pur poses.
(3) Computers are used by people for various purposes.
(4) Computers will be used by people for various purposes.
9. In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive /Active Voice.
The boy laughed at the lame man.
(1) The boy laughed seeing the lame man.
(2) The lame man was laughed at by the boy.
(3) The boy laughed when he saw the lame man.
(4) The lame man was laughed by the boy.
10. In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive /Active Voice.
Rohit was taken to the hospital by the villagers.
(1) Rohit was helped by the villagers to reach the hospital.
(2) The villagers took Rohit to the hospital.
(3) The hospital was reached by the villagers with Rohit.
(4) The villagers reached the hospital with Rohit.
11. In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
Promises should be kept.
(1) You must keep promises.
(2) We must keep promises.
(3) Keep promises.
(4) One should keep promises.
12. In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive /Active Voice.
Grandfather was digging the flowerbeds.
(1) The grandfather was digging flowerbeds.
(2) The flowerbeds were digging grandfather.
(3) Grandfather’s flowerbeds were being dug.
(4) The flowerbeds were being dug by grandfather.
13. In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive /Active Voice.
I will complete my project next week.
(1) Next week my project I will complete.
(2) Next week my project will be completed.
(3) My project will be completed by me next week.
(4) My project I will complete next week.
14. In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
The doctor bandaged the arm of the injured man.
(1) The arm of the injured man was bandaged by the doctor.
(2) The injured man bandaged his arm.
(3) The injured man made the doctor injure his arm.
(4) The doctor injured and bandaged the arm of a man.
15. In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive /Active Voice.
God helps those who help themselves.
(1) Those who help themselves help God.
(2) Those who help themselves are helped by God.
(3) Those who help God help themselves.
(4) Those who are helped by themselves are helped by God.
16. In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive /Active Voice.
Father called up Angela on her birthday.
(1) On her birthday Angela was called up by her father.
(2) Angela called up her father on her birthday.
(3) Angela received a call from her father on her birthday.
(4) Angela was called up by father on her birthday.
17. In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
We will not allow them to run away.
(1) They will not be allowed to run away by us.
(2) They would not be allowed to run away.
(3) They are not allowed to run away.
(4) They were not allowed to run away.
18. In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive /Active Voice.
Why was he refused admittance?
(1) Why were they refusing him admittance ?
(2) Why did they refuse him admittance ?
(3) Why are they refusing him admittance ?
(4) Why do they refuse him admittance ?
19. In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive /Active Voice.
People say that he is a spy.
(1) It was said that he is a spy.
(2) It is said by people that he is a spy.
(3) It has been said that he is a spy.
(4) It is said that he is a spy.
20. In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
By whom is the child being fed?
(1) Who is feeding the child ?
(2) Who has fed the child ?
(3) Who was feeding the child ?
(4) Who has been feeding the child ?
21. In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive /Active Voice.
Finish the game.
(1) The game had to be finished.
(2) Let the game finish.
(3) Let the game be finished
(4) The game should be finished.
22. In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive /Active Voice.
He was caught by the police for littering up the streets.
(1) The police has caught him littering up the street.
(2) The police was catching him littering up the street.
(3) The police caught him for littering up the street.
(4) The police catches him littering up the street.
23. In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
The agreement between the management and the workers was drafted by an advisory board.
(1) The agreement between the management and the workers is being drafted by an advisory board.
(2) An advisory board drafted the agreement between the management and the workers.
(3) An advisory board is drafting the agreement between the management and the workers.
(4) An advisory board had drafted the agreement between the management and the workers.
24. In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive /Active Voice.
I know that he did the work.
(1) That the work was done by him is known to me.
(2) That the work is done by him is known to me.
(3) That he did the work is known by me.
(4) That he did the work is known to me.
25. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
I had to stop all my work to complete this project.
(1) All other work had to be stopped to complete this project by me.
(2) For completing this project all other work must be stopped.
(3) For completing this project I had to stop all my work.
(4) To complete this project all other work had been stopped by me.
