Active and Passive Voice

Polity MCQs

1. Convert the following sentence into passive voice:

The gardener waters the plants every morning.

a) The plants are watered by the gardener every morning. b) The plants were watered by the gardener every morning. c) The plants will be watered by the gardener every morning. d) The plants have been watered by the gardener every morning.

a) The sentence is in the present simple tense. The passive form uses is/am/are + past participle ("are watered").

2. Choose the correct passive form of the sentence:

The chef cooked the meal.

a) The meal is cooked by the chef. b) The meal has been cooked by the chef. c) The meal was cooked by the chef. d) The meal will be cooked by the chef.

c) The active sentence is in the past simple tense, so the passive form is was/were + past participle ("was cooked").

3. Identify the correct active form of this sentence:

The car was washed by John.

a) John washes the car. b) John will wash the car. c) John is washing the car. d) John washed the car.

d) "Was washed" is in the past simple tense, so the active form should also be in the past simple ("washed").

4. Which sentence is in passive voice?

a) The teacher gives the students homework. b) The students were given homework by the teacher. c) The students give the teacher homework. d) The teacher gave the students homework.

b) This sentence is in the passive voice because the subject ("students") receives the action ("were given").

5. Convert to active voice:

The letter was written by Sarah.

a) Sarah has written the letter. b) Sarah was writing the letter. c) Sarah wrote the letter. d) Sarah writes the letter.

c) "Was written" is in the past simple passive; the active form is "wrote" (past simple).

6. Find the correct passive voice of the following sentence:

They are building a new school.

a) A new school was being built by them. b) A new school is being built by them. c) A new school has been built by them. d) A new school will be built by them.

b) A new school is being built by them. Explanation: "Are building" is in the present continuous tense; the passive form is is/are being + past participle ("is being built").

7. Select the correct active form for this sentence:

The project is completed by the team.

a) The team is completing the project. b) The team has completed the project. c) The team completes the project. d) The team completed the project.

c) "Is completed" is in the present simple passive, so the active form is "completes" (present simple).

8. Which of the following is in active voice?

a) The match was won by our team. b) The team will be selected by the coach. c) Our team won the match. d) The presentation has been prepared by her.

c) In active voice, the subject performs the action. "Our team" performs "won."

9. Convert to passive voice:

They have solved the problem.

a) The problem is solved by them. b) The problem has been solved by them. c) The problem was solved by them. d) The problem will be solved by them.

b) The problem has been solved by them. Explanation: "Have solved" is in the present perfect tense; the passive form is has/have been + past participle ("has been solved").

10. Identify the passive form for this sentence:

The company will launch the new product next month.

a) The new product will have been launched by the company next month. b) The new product is launched by the company next month. c) The new product will be launched by the company next month. d) The new product was launched by the company next month.

c) The future tense "will launch" converts to the future passive form will be + past participle ("will be launched").

11. Convert the following sentence into passive voice:

The scientists have discovered a new planet.

a) A new planet was discovered by the scientists. b) A new planet is discovered by the scientists. c) A new planet has been discovered by the scientists. d) A new planet had been discovered by the scientists.

c) The sentence is in the present perfect tense. The passive form uses has/have been + past participle ("has been discovered").

12. Which sentence is in passive voice?

a) The committee approves the new policy. b) The new policy was approved by the committee. c) The committee is approving the new policy. d) The new policy approves the committee.

B) This sentence is passive because the subject ("new policy") receives the action ("was approved").

13. Choose the correct active form for the sentence:

The homework had been completed by the students before the class.

a) The students complete the homework before the class. b) The students had completed the homework before the class c) The students have completed the homework before the class. d) The students completed the homework before the class.

b) "Had been completed" is in the past perfect passive; the active form is "had completed" (past perfect).

14. Convert to passive voice:

They had already sent the invitations when we arrived.

a) The invitations were already sent when we arrived. b) The invitations have already been sent when we arrived. c) The invitations had already been sent when we arrived. d) The invitations are already sent when we arrived.

c) "Had sent" is in the past perfect tense; the passive form is had been + past participle ("had been sent").

15. ind the correct passive form of this sentence:

Someone must have stolen the documents.

a) The documents must have been stolen. b) The documents must be stolen. c) The documents must have stolen. d) The documents must have been steal.

A) "Must have stolen" converts to passive using must have been + past participle ("must have been stolen").

16. Identify the passive form for this sentence:

The engineers are going to build a new bridge.

a) A new bridge is going to be built by the engineers. b) A new bridge will be built by the engineers. c) A new bridge was built by the engineers. d) A new bridge is being built by the engineers.

a) "Are going to build" converts to passive using is/am/are going to be + past participle ("is going to be built").

17. Convert to active voice:

The meeting had been arranged by the manager before the announcement.

a) The manager arranged the meeting before the announcement. b) The manager had arranged the meeting before the announcement. c) The manager arranges the meeting before the announcement. d) The manager was arranging the meeting before the announcement.

b) The manager had arranged the meeting before the announcement. Explanation: "Had been arranged" is in the past perfect passive; the active form is "had arranged" (past perfect).

18. Which of the following is the correct passive form?

Active Voice: The committee is reviewing the applications.

a) The applications are reviewed by the committee. b) The applications were reviewed by the committee. c) The applications are being reviewed by the committee. d) The applications have been reviewed by the committee.

c) "Is reviewing" is in the present continuous tense; the passive form is is/are being + past participle ("are being reviewed").

19. Convert the following sentence into passive voice:

The team has designed a new logo.

a) A new logo is being designed by the team. b) A new logo has been designed by the team. c) A new logo was being designed by the team. d) A new logo was designed by the team.

B) The active sentence is in the present perfect tense ("has designed"). The passive form is has/have been + past participle ("has been designed").

20. Which sentence is in active voice?

a) The homework will be completed by the students. b) The guests were welcomed warmly by the host. c) The manager supervises the staff daily. d) The report was being typed by Sarah.

C) In active voice, the subject performs the action. "The manager" performs the action of "supervises" in this sentence.

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