Active Passive Voice Questions with Answers Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Identify the appropriate choice in changing the voice of the following sentences.
India had eradicated smallpox by 1975.
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633ec62868eec304dd13e573India had eradicated smallpox by 1975.
- 1Smallpox was eradicated by India by 1975.false
- 2Smallpox were eradicated by India by 1975.false
- 3Smallpox had been eradicated by India by 1975.true
- 4Smallpox would have been eradicated by India by 1975.false
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Answer : 3. "Smallpox had been eradicated by India by 1975."
Q:Direction: In the following 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.
The flute is being played by Shankar.
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632c6e551656651c9ea45fef- 1Shankar was playing the flutefalse
- 2Shankar is playing the flutetrue
- 3Shankar has been playing the flutefalse
- 4Shankar playing the flutefalse
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Answer : 2. "Shankar is playing the flute"
Q: Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
The audience was surprised by the ending of the play.
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64c3ada9a919c8488e139173- 1The ending of the play was surprising for the audience.false
- 2The ending of the play surprised the audience.false
- 3The ending of the play has surprised the audience.true
- 4The audience surprised the ending of the playfalse
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Answer : 3. "The ending of the play has surprised the audience."
Explanation :
Detailed Solution
The correct answer is- The ending of the play surprised the audience.
Additional Information
The given sentence is in a passive voice form, hence we need to convert it into an active voice form.
Find the subject (The audience) and object (the ending of the play) of the sentence and exchange their places.
The given sentence is in the simple past tense.
The active verb form for simple past is: Subject + past participle form of the verb + Object.
So, 'was surprised' changes to 'surprised'. At last line up the remaining part.
Following these steps, we finally get- The ending of the play surprised the audience.
Q:Directions: 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.
Robin would draw a picture in the competition.
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6308b1c9e748b351c5e23cd4- 1In the competition Robin would have to draw a picture.false
- 2A picture in the competition would have been drawn by Robin.false
- 3In the competition Robin would be drawn a picture.false
- 4A picture would be drawn by Robin in the competition.true
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Answer : 4. "A picture would be drawn by Robin in the competition. "
Q: Transform the given sentence as directed choosing the best option. Someone seems to have made a terrible mistake.
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633ed63bda15932e53e3d3e2(Change to passive)
- 1A terrible mistake seems to have been made.true
- 2It seems a terrible mistake been made.false
- 3A terrible mistake seem to have made.false
- 4A Terrible mistake have been seen to have made.false
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Answer : 1. "A terrible mistake seems to have been made."
Q:Directions: 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 Army chief punished his subordinate.
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6308bbc5162483314a38aaa7- 1His subordinate is punished by the Army chief.false
- 2His subordinate is being punished by the Army chief.false
- 3His subordinate was punished by the Army chief.true
- 4His subordinate was being punished by the Army chief.false
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Answer : 3. "His subordinate was punished by the Army chief. "
Q:Direction: In the following 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.
A children's story is written by Amith.
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632c6d9c5c208a6bf7ec1417- 1Amith has written a children's storyfalse
- 2Amith wrote a children's storyfalse
- 3Amith writes a children's storytrue
- 4Amith had written a children's storyfalse
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Answer : 3. "Amith writes a children's story "
Q:Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
I am paid weekly by my organisation.
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649169fb13e8bde0322afdd9- 1My organisation paid me weekly.false
- 2My organisation would pay me weekly.false
- 3My organisation will pay me weekly.false
- 4My organisation pays me weekly.true
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