Active & Passive Voice Quiz

About the Test

Learner Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Exam Type: Online MCQ
Exam Code: VOICE6685
Number of Questions: 20
Full Marks: 20

This quiz tests what you learned on the Active & Passive Voice page. Some of the questions are easier, some are more difficult. Don’t worry if you don’t know the answer! Don’t use any books or websites to help you – the idea is to find your natural level!

Select the correct answer

Q1.	‘He did not tell the dangerous secret to anybody.’
	The dangerous secret was not told to anybody by him
	The dangerous secret was not told to him by anyone
	The dangerous secret was told not him to anybody
	Anybody was not told about the dangerous secret by him
Q2.	The cat is running after the rat. (Choose the passive form)
	The rat was being run after by the cat.
	The rat is being run after by the cat.
	The rat is run after by the cat.
	The cat is being run after by the rat.
Q3.	The passive form of the sentence 'We can gain nothing without labours’ is:
	Nothing is not be gained without labour.
	Nothing is to be gained without labour by us.
	Nothing is to be gained by is without labour.
	Nothing can be gained without labour.
Q4.	‘He is said to be very rich.’ (Choose the passive form)
	He said he is very rich
	He said it is very rich
	People say he is very rich.
	People say it is very rich.
Q5.	Choose the correct passive form of: ‘My son bought a new motor bike.’
	My son did buy a new motor bike.
	A new motor bike had been bought by my son.
	A new motor bike been bought by my son.
	A new motor bike was bought by my son.
Q6.	Active voice of 'He was being chased by the dogs'.
	The dogs chased him.
	The dogs are chasing him.
	The dogs were chasing him.
	The dogs chase him.
Q7.	Change the voice of the sentence: ‘She never understood me, whenever I said something.’
	Whenever I said something, I never understood by her.
	Whenever I said something, I had never understood by her.
	Whenever I said something, I was being never understood by her.
	Whenever I said something, I was never understood by her.
Q8.	The correct passive of 'Medha was writing a letter' is:
	A letter was writing by Medha.
	A letter was being writing by Medha.
	A letter was being written by Medha.
	A letter was been written by Medha.
Q9.	The passive form of the sentence 'His sudden death shocked me' is:
	I was shocked by his sudden death.
	I was shocked to his sudden death.
	I was shocked to know his sudden death.
	I was shocked at his sudden death.
Q10.	Change the voice: 'Nobody trusts a traitor."
	A traitor is trusted.
	A traitor should not be trusted.
	Everybody hates a traitor.
	A traitor is not trusted by anybody.
Q11.	‘I know him.’ (Choose the passive form)
	He is known by me.
	He was known to me.
	He has been known by me.
	He is known to me.
Q12.	‘Shubho ate four pieces of Hilsha fish at dinner’. The passive form of the sentence is-----.
	Four pieces of Hilha fish at dinner were eaten by Shubho.
	At dinner four pieces of Hilha fish Shubho ate.
	Four pieces of Hilsha fish were eating by Shubho at dinner.
	At dinner four pieces of Hilha fish were eaten by Shubho.
Q13.	Change the voice-‘We were never impressed with them.’
	They were not impressed with us.
	They never impressed us.
	They did not impress us.
	They failed to impress us.
Q14.	Identify the correct passive form-'Open the window'.
	The window should be opened.
	Let the window be opened.
	Let the window is opened.
	The window must be opened.
Q15.	‘His performance surprised me’. The passive form of the sentence is:
	I was surprised.
	I had been surprised at his performance.
	I was surprised by his performance.
	I was surprised at his performance.
Q16.	'You need to clean your shoes properly.' The passive form of the sentence is:
	Your shoes are needed to clean properly.
	You are needed to clean your shoes properly.
	Your shoes need to be cleaned properly.
	Your shoes are reeded by you to clean properly.
Q17.	Which one is the correct active sentence of the passive form: ‘English is spoken all over the world.’
	People speaks English all over the world.
	All people of the world speak English.
	People speak English all over the world.
	All the world people speak English.
Q18.	Change into active form: 'I was surprised to see that he had been beaten black and blue'.
	I was surprised to see he had been beaten black and blue.
	It surprised me to see that they beat him black and blue.
	It was surprising that he had been beaten black and blue.
	That he had been beaten black and blue was surprising.
Q19.	A child could not have done this mischief.
	This mischief could not be done by a child.
	This mischief could not been done by a child.
	This mischief could not have been done by a child.
	This mischief a child could not be done.
Q20.	There was somebody walking behind us. I thought we-----.
	were following
	were being followed
	were followed
	have been followed by somebody