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Grammar - 10 (Active/Passive)

English Grammar, Active and Passive Voice - Online Test and Materials for Teaching and Learning English

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one that best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

God helps those who help themselves.

  1. Those who help themselves are helped by God.
  2. They are helped by God who help themselves.
  3. Those who are helped by themselves are helped by God.
  4. Those who help are helped by God.
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one that best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

He has been compelled to retire from the contest.

  1. Somebody has been compelled to retire from the contest.
  2. Circumstances have been compelled him to retire from the contest.
  3. Circumstances have compelled him to retire from the contest.
  4. Somebody has compelled him to retire from the contest.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one that best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

How have you travelled all the way?

  1. How has all the way travelled by you?
  2. How has all the way been travelled by you?
  3. How all the way have you been travelling?
  4. How has all the way been travelled for by you?
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one that best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

One should keep one's promise.

  1. One's promise should be kept by one.
  2. One's promise should be kept.
  3. A promise should be kept by one.
  4. A promise should be kept.
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one that best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

Harish viewed this question as a serious breach of promise.

  1. This question was viewed as a serious breach of promise by Harish.
  2. This question had been viewed as a serious breach of promise by Harish.
  3. This question was viewed by Harish as a serious breach of promise.
  4. This question was viewed by Harish to be a serious breach of promise.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one that best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

I remember my sister taking me to the museum.

  1. I remember when I was being taken to the museum by my sister.
  2. I remember myself being taken to the museum by my sister.
  3. I remember I was taken to the museum by my sister.
  4. I remember being taken to the museum by my sister.
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one that best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

Mr. Hudson assured me that it could do no harm.

  1. I was assured that no harm could be done by it by Mr. Hudson.
  2. I was assured by Mr. Hudson that no harm could be done by it.
  3. I was assured by Mr. Hudson that no harm could come of it.
  4. I was assured by Mr. Hudson that no harm can be done by it.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one that best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

Mona was writing a letter to her father.

  1. A letter was written to her father by Mona.
  2. Her father was being written a letter to by Mona.
  3. A letter was being written by Mona to her father.
  4. A letter to her father was getting written by Mona.
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one that best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

He is arranging to deliver lectures on social evils.

  1. Lectures on social evils are being arranged for delivery by him.
  2. Lectures on social evils are being arranged to be delivered by him.
  3. Lectures are being arranged for delivery by him on social evils.
  4. Lectures are being arranged to be delivered on social evils by him
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one that best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

Another described him as a self educated master of destruction.

  1. He was described as a self educated master of destruction by another.
  2. He was described as a self educated master of destruction.
  3. He was described as self educated master of destruction by another.
  4. He got described by another as a self educated master of destruction.
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one that best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

We do not sing songs because we hesitate a lot.

  1. Songs are not sung by us because we hesitate a lot.
  2. Songs are not sung by us because of our hesitation.
  3. Songs are not sung by us because of a lot of hesitation on our part.
  4. Songs are not sung by us because of a lot of hesitation.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one that best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

You cannot gather grapes from thistles.

  1. Grapes cannot be gathered from thistles.
  2. Grapes are not gathered from thistles.
  3. Grapes cannot be gathered from thistles by you.
  4. Grapes are not to be gathered from thistles.
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one that best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

They build their houses almost on the edge of the hot pools.

  1. Their houses were built by them almost on the edge of the hot pools.
  2. Their houses are built by them almost on the edge of the hot pools.
  3. Their houses are built almost on the edge of the hot pools by them.
  4. Their houses are built on almost the edge of the hot pools by them.
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one that best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

The patrol heaved a sigh of relief as it took off again.

  1. A sigh of relief was heaved by the patrol as it took off again.
  2. As it took off again a sigh of relief by the patrol was heaved.
  3. A sigh of relief got heaved by the patrol as it took off again.
  4. A sigh of relief was heaved as the patrol took off again.
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one that best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

They are building a house next door to our school.

  1. Next door to our school a house is built by them.
  2. Next door to our school is being built a house by them.
  3. A house next door to our school is being built by them.
  4. A house is being built by them next door to our school.
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