Voice Change MCQs for Competitive Examination
Choose the correct active/passive voice form the four alternatives of the following sentences.
Q. 21
The prisoners have made these paintings.
(A)These prisoners have been made by the paintings.
(B) These paintings were made by the prisoners.
(C) These paintings are made by the prisoners.
(D) These paintings have been made by the prisoners.
Answer: (D) These paintings have been made by the prisoners.
Q. 22
The gardener has mowed the lawn.
(A) The lawn was mowed by the gardener.
(B) The lawn has been mowed by the gardener.
(C) The lawn is mowed by the gardener.
(D) The gardener has been mowed by the lawn.
Answer:(B) The lawn has been mowed by the gardener.
Q. 23
The Japanese Emperor Akihito abdicated the Chrysanthemum Throne in April, 2019.
(A) The Japanese Emperor Akihito was abdicated by the Chrysanthemum Throne in April, 2019.
(B) The Chrysanthemum Throne was abdicated by the Japanese Emperor Akihito in April, 2019.
(C) The Chrysanthemum Throne has abdicated by the Japanese Emperor Akihito in April, 2019.
(D) The Chrysanthemum Throne is abdicated by the Japanese Emperor Akihito in April, 2019.
Answer: (B) The Chrysanthemum Throne was abdicated by the Japanese Emperor Akihito in April, 2019.
Q. 24
Bill Gates has given away twenty seven percent of his wealth in charity.
(A) Twenty-seven per cent of his wealth had been given away by Bill Gates in charity.
B. Twenty-seven per cent of his wealth has given away Bill Gates in charity.
C. Bill Gates has been given away by twenty seven percent of his wealth in charity.
D. Twenty-seven per cent of his wealth has been given away by Bill Gates in charity
Answer: (D) Twenty-seven per cent of his wealth has been given away by Bill Gates in charity.
Q. 25
The merchant took out the dead parrot from the cage.
(A) The dead parrot took out from the cage by the merchant.
(B) The dead parrot is taken out from the cage by the merchant.
(C) The dead parrot was taking out from the cage by the merchant.
(D) The dead parrot was taken out from the cage by the merchant.
Answer: (D) The dead parrot was taken out from the cage by the merchant.
Q. 26
The news has been brought to us by him.
(A) He brought us the news.
(B) He has brought us the news.
(C) He was brought the news to us.
(D) We brought the news to him.
Answer: (B) He has brought us the news.
Q. 27
The merchant brought many gifts for his family from India.
(A) Many gifts were brought by the merchant for his family from India.
(B) His family were brought by the merchant for many gifts from India.
(C) Many gifts brought by the merchant for his family from India.
(D) Many gifts are brought by the merchant for his family from India.
Answer: (A) Many gifts were bought by the merchant for his family from India.
Q. 28
The new gardener looks after the plants well.
(A) The plants looked after well by the new gardener.
(B) The plants were looked after well by the new gardener.
(C) The plants are looked after well by the new gardener.
(D) The new gardener is looked after well by the plants
Answer: (C) The plants are looked after well by the new gardener.
Q. 29
The mechanic repaired my car quite satisfactorily
(A) My car repaired quite satisfactorily by the mechanic
(B) The mechanic was repaired quite satisfactorily by my car
(C) My car was repaired quite satisfactorily by the mechanic
(D) My car is repaired quite satisfactorily by the mechanic
Answer: (C) My car was repaired quite satisfactorily by the mechanic
Q. 30
How much monthly rent did you pay for the house?
(A) How much monthly rent was paid for the house
(B) How much monthly rent is being paid for the house?
(C) How much monthly rent was being paid for the house?
(D) How much monthly rent is paid for the house?
Answer: (A) How much monthly rent was paid for the house.
Q. 31
Have you paid your outstanding bills?
(A) Have your outstanding bills been paid?
(B) Are your outstanding bills being paid?
(C) Have your outstanding bills being paid?
(D) Will your outstanding bills be paid?
Answer: (A) Have your outstanding bills been paid?
Q. 32
She answered fifty questions in one hour.
(A) Fifty questions have been answered by her in one hour
(B) Fifty questions were being answered by her in one hour
(C) Fifty questions were answered by her in one hour
(D) Fifty questions are answered by her in one hour.
Answer: (C) Fifty questions were answered by her in one hour.
Q. 33
The most useful training of my career was given to me by my boss.
(A) My boss has been giving me the most useful training of my career.
(B) My boss gives me the most useful training.
(C) My boss is giving me the most useful training.
(D) My boss gave me the most useful training of my career.
Answer: (D) My boss gave me the most useful training of my career.
Q. 34
Why did she break the garden wall?
(A) Why the garden wall was broken by her?
(B) Why had the garden wall been broken by her?
(C) Why was the garden wall broken by her?
(D) Why will the garden wall be broken by her/
Answer: (C) Why was the garden wall broken by her?
Q. 35
The students were laughing at the old man.
(A) The old man was being laughed at by the students.
(B) The old man was laughed at by the students.
(C) The old man was being laughed by the students.
(D) The old man is laughing at the students.
Answer: (C) The old man was being laughed at by the students.
Q. 36
Can we send this big parcel by air?
(A) Can this big parcel be sent by air?
(B) Can this big parcel sent by air?
(C) Could this big parcel be sent by air?
(D) Could this big parcel sent by us by air?
Answer: (A) Can this big parcel be sent by air?
Q. 37
Has anybody answered your question?
(A) Your question has been answered.
(B) Anybody has answered your question.
(C) Has your question been answered?
(D) Have you answered your question?
Answer: (C) Has your question been answered?
Q. 38
The shopkeeper lowered the prices.
(A) The prices lowered the shopkeeper.
(B) The prices were lowered by the shopkeeper.
(C) Down went the prices.
(D) The shopkeeper got down the prices
Answer: (B) The prices were lowered by the shopkeeper.
Q. 39
One must keep one’s promises.
(A) One’s promises are kept.
(B) One promises must kept.
(C) One’s promises were kept.
(D) One’s promises must be kept.
Answer: (D) One’s promises must be kept.
Q. 40
They have published all the details of the invention.
(A) All the details of the invention have been published by them.
(B) The publication of the details of invention was done by them.
(C) All the details have been invented by the publishers.
(D) All the inventions have been detailed by them.
Answer: (A) All the details of the invention have been published by them.