Active and Passive Voice – Practice Test

1. Did everybody miss the first bus?

1. The first bus was missed by everybody?
2. Was the first bus missed by everybody?
3. Everybody missed the first bus?
4. Had the first bus been missed by everybody?

2. 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

3. Everyone must read this book.

1. This book should be read by everyone
2. This book has to be read by everyone
3. This book is to be read by everyone
4. This book must be read by everyone

4. He knew that his own life was unjust.

1. It was known to him that his own life had been unjust
2. It was known by him that his own life was unjust
3. It was known to him that his own life was unjust
4. It was known by him that life was unjust

5. The student has learnt the answer by heart.

1. The answer was learnt by the student by heart
2. The answer is learnt by heart by the student
3. The answer by the student was learnt by heart
4. The answer has been learnt by heart by the student

6. The old lady touched and patted the cow.

1. The cow patted and touched the old lady
2. The cow was touched by the old lady patting her
3. The cow was patted and touched by the old lady
4. The patted cow touched the old lady

7. This watch was given to me by my grandfather.

1. My grandfather gave me this watch
2. My grandfather gives me this watch
3. My grandfather had given this watch to me
4. My grandfather has given this watch to me

8. 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?

9. Alexander expected to conquer the world.

1. It was expected by Alexander that he should conquer the world
2. It was expected by Alexander that he would conquer the world
3. it was expected by Alexander that he will conquer the world
4. It had been expected by Alexander that he would conquer the world

10. She begins her day with a cup of coffee.

1. Her day is being begun with a cup of coffee
2. Her day is begun with a cup of coffee
3. A cup of coffee is beginning her day
4. A cup of coffee has begun her day

11. Cacao is bitter when it is tasted.

1. Cacao is bitter
2. Cacao tastes bitter
3. Cacao’s taste is bitter
4. Cacao tasted bitter

12. A great man acknowledged me as a flatterer to him.

1. I was acknowledged by a great man to be a flatterer
2. I was acknowledged by a great man to have been a flatterer
3. I am acknowledged as a flatterer by a great man
4. I was acknowledged as a flatterer to a great man

13. Let us help him.

1. Let him help us
2. Let he is helped
3. Let he be helped
4. Let him be helped by us

14. Can those happy moments be ever forgotten by me?

1. Shall I ever forget those happy moments?
2. Can I ever forget those happy moments?
3. Will I ever forget those happy moments?
4. Could I ever forget those happy moments?

15. You have to do this immediately.

1. This has been done by you immediately
2. This is being done by you immediately
3. This was being done by you immediately
4. This has to be done by you immediately

16. The labourers were digging a canal.

1. A canal is being digged by the labourers
2. A canal was dug by the labourers
3. A canal was being dug by the labourers
4. A canal had been dug by the labourers

17. The Watchman switched on the lights before it began to grow dark.

1. The lights were only switched on before it began to grow dark
2. The lights are being switched on before it began to grow dark
3. The lights were being switched on by the watchman before it began to grow dark
4. The lights were switched on by the watchman before it began to grow dark

18. Where do you keep the current magazines?

1. Where were the current magazines kept?
2. Where have the current magazines been kept?
3. Where are the current magazines being kept?
4. Where are the current magazines kept by you?

19. She will be rewarded for her kind deed.

1. Her kind deed will reward her
2. Her kind deed will have her rewarded
3. Her kind deed will be her reward
4. Her kind deed will have been her reward

20. God gives us happiness.

1. Happiness is given to us by God
2. Happiness is being given to us by God
3. Happiness has been given by God
4. Happiness will be given by God

21. Who tore the curtains yesterday?

1. By whom were the curtains teared yesterday?
2. By whom are the curtains torn yesterday?
3. By whom were the curtains tore yesterday?
4. By whom were the curtains torn yesterday?

22. Kindly offer your remarks.

1. You are being requested to offer your remarks.
2. You are requested to offer your remarks.
3. You have been requested to offer your remarks.
4. You were requested to offer your remarks.

23. I shall be obliged to go.

1. Circumstances would oblige me to go.
2. Circumstances may oblige me to go.
3. Circumstances will oblige me to go.
4. Circumstances could oblige me to go.

24. It is time to water the plants.

1. It is time the plants be watered.
2. It is time for the plants to be watered.
3. The plants should be watered.
4. It is time when plants are watered.

25. Our vehicle had been stolen from our garage by the same burglary team.

1. The same burglary team has stolen our vehicle from our garage.
2. The same burglary team will have stolen our vehicle from our garage.
3. The same burglary team is stealing our vehicle from our garage.
4. The same burglary team had stolen our vehicle from our garage.

26. These days most of the students do their assignments with the help of the internet.

1. These days the assignments are being done with the help of the internet by most of the students.
2. These days the assignments are done with the help of the internet by most of the students.
3. These days most of the assignments are done with the help of the internet by the students.
4. These days most of the students are doing their assignments with the help of the internet.

27. Who gave you the money?

1. Who gave the money to you?
2. Who was given the money by you?
3. By whom were you given the money?
4. By whom was you given the money?

28. The situation could hardly have been altered by the interference of the police force.

1. The interference of the police force had altered the situation.
2. The interference of the police force can hardly alter the situation.
3. The interference of the police force could hardly have altered the situation.
4. The interference of the police force could alter the situation with hardness.

29. Rajesh could not complete his paper because he had a headache.

1. Rajesh's paper could not be completed because he had a headache.
2. Rajesh's paper would not be completed because he had a headache.
3. The paper of Rajesh could not be completed by him because he had a headache.
4. The paper could not be completed by Rajesh because he had a headache.

30. The Swiss regarded him as an imposter and called him a Villain.

1. He was regarded as an imposter and is called a Villain by the Swiss.
2. He has been regarded as an imposter and called a Villain by the Swiss.
3. He was regarded as an imposter and was called a Villain by the Swiss.
4. He is regarded as an imposter and called a Villain by the Swiss.

31. Who had laughed at you?

1. By whom were you laughed at?
2. By whom had you been laughed at?
3. By whom you had been laughed at?
4. Who had you been laughed at?

32. Did he plan an excursion to mountains?

1. Is an excursion to mountains planned by him?
2. Has an excursion to mountains planned by him?
3. Had an excursion to mountains planned by him?
4. Was an excursion to mountains planned by him?

33. The judge ordered the murderer to be hanged.

1. The murderer was ordered by the judge to be hanged.
2. The order was given by the judge to hang the murderer.
3. It was ordered by the judge to hang the murderer.
4. The murderer was to be hanged according to the order of the judge.

34. We shall write a novel.

1. A novel would be written by us.
2. A novel is written by us.
3. A novel will be written by us.
4. A novel will have been written by us.

35. I didn't speak even a single word in the meeting.

1. Even a single word has not been spoken by me in the meeting.
2. Even a single word was not spoken by me in the meeting.
3. Even a single word had not been spoken by me in the meeting
4. Even a single word have not been spoken by me in the meeting.

36. That too many cooks spoil the broth is known to all.

1. All know that too many cooks spoil the broth.
2. All knew that too many cooks spoil the broth.
3. All know that the broth is spoilt by too many cooks.
4. All knows that the broth is spoil by too many cooks.

37. We prohibit smoking.

1. Smoking is prohibited.
2. Smoking has been prohibited.
3. Smoking will be prohibited.
4. Smoking is being prohibited.

38. Ratan is performing an experiment.

1. Experiments were performed by Ratan.
2. An experiment is being performed by Ratan.
3. An experiment is performed by Ratan.
4. An experiment was performed by Ratan.

39. Shut the door.

1. Let door be shut.
2. Let door be shut by you.
3. Let the door be shut.
4. Let the door be shutted.

40. Sita learns her lessons daily.

1. Her lessons were learnt daily by Sita.
2. Her lessons was learnt daily by Sita.
3. Her lessons are learnt daily by Sita.
4. Her lessons is learnt daily by Sita.

41. My brilliant niece is speaking in Italian.

1. Italian has been spoken by my brilliant niece.
2. Italian was being spoken by my brilliant niece.
3. Italian is being spoken by my brilliant niece.
4. Italian is spoken by my brilliant niece.

42. In a city called Vaishali, lived a very efficient and prosperous merchant.

1. A very efficient and prosperous merchant lived in a city called Vaishali.
2. A very efficient and prosperous merchant was living in a city called Vaishali.
3. A very efficient and prosperous merchant has been living in a city called Vaishali.
4. A very efficient and prosperous merchant lives in a city called Vaishali.

43. The servant will execute all orders promptly.

1. All orders will be executed promptly by the servant.
2. All orders should be executed promptly by the servant.
3. All orders will have to be executed promptly by the servant.
4. All orders would be executed promptly by the servant.

44. Some people were helping the wounded woman.

1. The wounded woman was helped by some people.
2. The wounded woman was being helped by some people.
3. The wounded woman is being helped by some people.
4. The wounded is helped by some people.

45. My father will write a letter.

1. A letter was written by my father.
2. A letter will have been written by my father.
3. A letter is written by my father.
4. A letter will be written by my father.

46. Who wrote it?

1. By whom was it written?
2. By who might it be written?
3. By who will it be written?
4. By who would it be written?

47. The gardener ought to water the plants daily.

1. The plants are ought to water daily by the gardener.
2. The plants ought to be watered daily by the gardener.
3. The plants have been watered daily by the gardener.
4. The plants ought to water daily by the gardener.

48. They fund schools for girls.

1. Schools for girls was funded by them.
2. Schools for girls are funded by them.
3. Schools for girls are being funded by them.
4. Schools for girls will be funded by them.

49. I have lost my book.

1. My book had been lost.
2. My book has been lost.
3. My book must have been lost.
4. My book have been lost.

50. My father has promised me a bicycle.

1. I have been promised a bicycle by my father.
2. I have been promised by my father a bicycle.
3. I have promising a bicycle by my father.
4. I promised a bicycle by my father.

51. The boy did not break the glass.

1. The glass was not broken by the boy.
2. The glass had not been broken by the boy.
3. The glass is not broken by the boy.
4. The glass has not been broken by the boy.

52. The convict was found guilty by the jury.

1. The jury finds the convict guilty.
2. The jury convicted him.
3. The jury found the convict guilty.
4. The jury found that the convict was guilty.

53. She is putting in many hours of work.

1. Many hours of work will be put in by her.
2. Many hours of work would be put in by her.
3. Many hours of work are being put in by her.
4. Many hours of work is being put by her.

54. The lady of the house was furnishing the mansion.

1. The mansion is furnished by the lady of the house.
2. The mansion is being furnished by the lady of the house.
3. The mansion was being furnished by the lady of the house.
4. The mansion has been furnished by the lady of the house.

55. They established this club in 2000.

1. This club is being established in 2000.
2. This club had been established in 2000.
3. This club was being established in 2000.
4. This club was established in 2000.

56. Open the door.

1. Let the door shall be opened.
2. Let the door be opened.
3. The door was opened.
4. The door shall be opened.

57. Everyone praises good men.

1. Good men are given praises by everyone.
2. Everyone give praises to good men.
3. Good men are being given praises by everyone.
4. Good men are praised by everyone.

58. The principal will announce the results.

1. The results are announced by the principal.
2. The results will be announced by the principal.
3. The results will have announced by the principal.
4. The results were announced by the principal.

59. My mother bakes cakes.

1. Cakes are baked by my mother.
2. My mother is baking a cake.
3. A cake is being baked by my mother.
4. A cake was baked by my mother.

60. For a long time people believed the earth to be flat.

1. The earth was being believed to be flat for a long time.
2. The earth had been believed to be flat for a long time.
3. The earth is believed to be flat for a long time.
4. The earth was believed to be flat for a long time.