Directions Below are given sentence in active/passive voice.
Out of the tour
alternative suggested, select one which best expresses the same sentence in pasSIve/
9ctive vOice.
1. The waiter filled the glasses with water.
(a) The glasses filled with water by the waiter
(b)The glasses were filled with water by the waiter
(c) The waiter was filled the glasses with water
(d) The water were filled in the glasses by waiter
2. She took the dog for a walk.
(a) The dog was taken for a walk by her
(b) The dog took her for a walk
(c) The dog was took for a walk
(d) The dog tooka walk by her
3. He was drivingthe car so fast that it skidded on the snowy road.
a) The car was driven by him so fast that it skidded on the snowy road
(b) The car was being driven by him so fast that it skidded on the snowy road
(c) The car had been driven by him so fast that it skidded on the snowy road
(d) Thecar has been driven by him so fast thut it skidded onthe snowy road
4. They will laugh at you.
(a) You can be laughed at by them
(b)You may be laughed at by them
(c) You will be laughed at by them
() You willhave been laughed at by them
5. Then her face was bowed.
(a) Then she was being bowed her face
(b) Her face was bOwed by then
(c) Then she bowed her face
(d) Then her face has been bowed
6. The walls had not been decorated by us.
(a) We have not been decorating the walls
(b)We had not been decorating the walls
(c) We have not decorated the walls
(d) We had not decorated the walls
7. Ishall have written the letter.
(a) The letter will be written by me
(b) The letter has been written by me
(c) The letter is being written by me
(d)The letter will have been written by me
8. We must endure what we cannot cure.
(a) What we cure must be endured
(6) What cannot be cured must be endured
(c) What cannot Cured must endured
(Þ) What could be cure must be endured
9. Afresh batch of eggs was collected by the farmer's wife.
(a) The farmer's wife was collecting a fresh batch of eggs
(b) The farmer's wife collected a fresh batch of eggs
(c) The farmer's wife had collected a fresh batch of eggs
(d) The farmer's wife willbe collecting afresh batch of eggs
10. Ihey are going to build a neW airport near the old one.
(a) A new airport goingto be built near the old one
(b) A new airport is being built near the old one
(c) A new airpot will be built near the old one
(d) Anew airport is going to be built near the old one
miserable beggar.
11. Rosemary was movedto tears at the sight of the
(a) The sight of the miserable begger moved Rosemary totears
tears
(b) The sight of the miserable beggar has moved Rosemary to
(c) The sight of the miserable beggar moves Rosemary to tears
to tears
(d) The sight of the miserable beggar had moved Rosemary
12. Could you pass the salt?
(a) Could the salt been passed?
(b) Could the salt be passed by anyone?
(c) Could the salt be past?
(d) Could the salt be passed?
13. Don't subject the animals to cruelty.
(a) The animals are not to be subjected to cruelty
(b) The animals shall not be subjected to cruelty
(c) The animals will not be subjected tocruelty
(d) The animals should not be subjected to cruelty
14. Who asked you to draft this letter?
letter?
(a) By who you are asked to draft this
this letter?
(b)By who have you been asked to draft
letter?
(c) By whom were you asked to draft this
this letter?
d) By whom you were asked to draft
damaged many nearby houses.
15. The lightning caused a serious forest fire and
(a) serious forest fire has
A been caused by lightning andmany nearby houses have
been damaged
serious forest fire was caused by lightning and
many houses are damaged
(b) A
lightning and many nearby houses had
(c) Aserious forest fire had been caused by
been damaged houses were
serious forest fire was caused by lightning and many nearby
(d) A
damaged
16. Today Iaccomplished my task sUGcessfully.
(a) Today my task is accomplished Successtuly
(b) Today my task has been acCompished succeSsfully
(c) Today my task accomplished suCcessfully
(d) Today my task was accomplished successfuly
17. Look! They have painted the door.
(a) Look!The door's being painted
(b) Look !The door had been pairled
(c) Look! The door has been painted
(o) Look! The door was painted
18. She was advised 15 days' rest after her surgery.
(a) The doctor was advised her 15 days' rest after her surgery
(b)The doctor has advised her 15 days rest after her surgery
(c) The doctor advised her 15 days' rest after her surgery
(d) The doctor had advised her 15 days' rest after her surgery
19. Whendid he return my books?
(a) When were my books returned by him?
(b) When will my books be returned by him?
(c) When has he returned my books?
(d) Whenare my books returned by him?
20. We had to stop all other work to complete our assignment.
(a) Aliother work has to be stopped by us to complete our assignment
(b) Allother work had stopped by us to complete our assignment
(c) Allother work had to be stopped by us to complete our assignment
(d) Allother work was stopped by us to complete our assignment
21. Gandhiji started the Quit India Movement in 1942.
(a) The Quit India Movement was started by Gandhij in 1942
(b) The Quit India Movement was been started by Gandhij in 1942
(c) The Quit India Moverment had been started by Gandhiji in 1942
(d) The Quit India Movement started by Gandhijiin1942
22. Gagan Narang and Vijay won bronze medals in the London Olympics.
(a) Bronze medals won by Gagan Narang and Vijay in the London Olympics
(b) Bronze medals had been won byGagan Narang and Vijay in the London Olympics
(c) Bronze medals were won by Gagan Narangand Vijay in the London Olympics
London
(d) Bronze medals have been won by Gagan Narang and Vijay in the
Olympics
much easier.
23. The modern means of communication have made life so
means of communication
(a) Life had been made so much easier by the modern
modern means of communication
(0) LiTe iS being SO much easier by the means of communication
easier by the modern
( ) Lite has been made so much
the modern of communication
(d) Life was made so much easier by
24. Thick clouds have overcast the sky.
clouds
(a) The sky has been overcast by thick
(b) The sky overcast by thick clouds
clouds
(c) The sky is overcast by thick
overcast by thick clouds
(c) The sky is being
advice.
25. One should not give unsolicited given
to be
(a) Unsolicited advice is not given
can't be
(b) Unsolicited advice
may not be given
(c)Unsolicited advice should not be given
advice
(d) Unsolicited
completed before sunset.
26. Our task had been before Sunset
(a) We completedour task
before sunset
(b) We have completed our task
sunset
(c) We complete ur task before
before sunset
(d) We had completed our task
tribal welfare programme in
27. The government has launched a massive
Jharkhand.
programme is launched by thegovernment in Jharkhand
(a) Amassive tribalwelfare governmet in
welfare programme has been launched by the
massive tribal
(b) A
Jharkhand programme
launched a massive tribal welfare
(c) Jharkhand government has launchedamassive tribal welfare
programme
government in Jharkhand has
(d) The
destroyed several items in the room. Even the carpet has been
28. The burglar
torn. Even the carpet he has
Several items were destroyed in the room bythe burglar.
(a)
torn torn
Several itens in the room were destroyed by the burglar. Even the carpet was
(b)
room have been torn by the burglar
(c) Including the carpet, several items in the
in the rOom, alsO carpet has torn
(d) The burglar, being destroyed several items
29. 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 youanswered your question
30. The shopkeeper lowered the prices.
(a) The prices lowered the shopkeeper
(b) The prices were lowered by the shopkeeper
(c) Down went the prices
() The shopkeeper got down the prices
31. One must keep one's promises.
(a) One's promises are kept (b) One's promises must kept
(c) One's promises were kept (d) One's promise must be kept
32. They have published all the details of the invention.
(a) Allthe details of the invention have been published by them
(6) The publication of the details of invention was done by them
(c) All the details have been invented by the publishers
(d) Allthe inventions have been detailed bythenm
33. Please shut the door and go to sleep.
(a) The door is to be shut and you are to got to sleep
(b) Let the door be shut and you be asleep
(c)You are requested to shut the door and go to sleep
(d) The door is to be shut and you are requested to sleep
34. It is impossible to do this.
(a) Doing this is impossible (b) This is impossible to be done
(c) This must not be done (d) This can't be done
35. We must take care of all living species on Earth.
(a) All living species on Earth are taken care of by us
(b) All living species on Earth must be taken care of by us
(c) All Iiving species on Earth had been taken care of by us
(d) Alllivingspecies on Earth will be taken care of by us
36. It is being read by us.
a) We are reading it (b) It will be read by us
(c) We can read it (d) We have to read it
37. He had committed a mistake.
(a) A mistake hadcommitted by him
(b)A mistake was committed by him
(c) A mistake had been committed by him
(d) Amistake has been committed by him
38. The most usetul trainingof my career was given to me by my bosS.
(a) My boss has been givingme the most usefultraining 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 trainingof my career
39. Why did she break the garden wall?
(a) Why the garden wall was brokern by her?
(b) Why had the garden wallbeen broken by her?
(c) Why was the garden wallbroken by her?
(d) Why willthe garden wall be broken by her?
40. The students were laughing at the old man.
(a) The old man was being laughed at by the students
(b)The old man was laughedat by the students
(c) The old man was being laughed bythe students
(d) The old man is laughing at the students
41. Can we send this big parcel by air?
(a) Can this big parcel be sent by air?
(b) Can this big parcelsent by air?
(C) Could this big parcel be sent by air?
(d) Could this big parcel sent by us by air?