Back to Subject

Unit 5 - Practice Quiz

PEL121 50 Questions
0 Correct 0 Wrong 50 Left
0/50

1 What is the primary characteristic of the Active Voice?

A. The subject receives the action.
B. The subject performs the action stated by the verb.
C. The object performs the action.
D. The verb is always in the past participle form.

2 In a Passive Voice sentence, what happens to the Object of the active sentence?

A. It disappears.
B. It remains the object.
C. It becomes the Subject.
D. It becomes the Verb.

3 Which form of the main verb is always used in Passive Voice sentences?

A. Present Participle ( + ing)
B. Simple Past ()
C. Base Form ()
D. Past Participle ()

4 Change the voice: "She writes a letter."

A. A letter is wrote by her.
B. A letter was written by her.
C. A letter is written by her.
D. A letter is being written by her.

5 Change the voice: "The hunter killed the lion."

A. The lion is killed by the hunter.
B. The lion was killed by the hunter.
C. The lion had been killed by the hunter.
D. The hunter was killed by the lion.

6 Which of the following tenses cannot usually be changed into the Passive Voice?

A. Simple Present
B. Past Perfect
C. Present Perfect Continuous
D. Future Indefinite

7 Change the voice: "He is playing cricket."

A. Cricket has been played by him.
B. Cricket was being played by him.
C. Cricket is played by him.
D. Cricket is being played by him.

8 Change the voice: "They have done the work."

A. The work has been done by them.
B. The work have been done by them.
C. The work was done by them.
D. The work had been done by them.

9 Change the voice: "Someone stole my pen."

A. My pen is stolen.
B. My pen was stolen.
C. My pen has been stolen.
D. My pen had been stolen.

10 Change the voice: "She will finish the project tomorrow."

A. The project would be finished tomorrow.
B. The project will be finished by her tomorrow.
C. The project will have been finished by her tomorrow.
D. The project is finished by her tomorrow.

11 Change the voice: "I was writing a letter."

A. A letter was written by me.
B. A letter was being written by me.
C. A letter had been written by me.
D. A letter is being written by me.

12 Change the voice: "We had already received the parcel."

A. The parcel was already received by us.
B. The parcel had already been received by us.
C. The parcel has already been received by us.
D. The parcel would be received by us.

13 Change the voice: "Who wrote this book?"

A. Who was this book written by?
B. By whom was this book written?
C. This book was written by whom?
D. Whom wrote this book?

14 Change the voice: "Shut the door."

A. The door should be shut.
B. Let the door be shut.
C. You are ordered to shut the door.
D. The door is shut.

15 Change the voice: "Please help me."

A. Let me be helped.
B. I must be helped.
C. You are requested to help me.
D. You are ordered to help me.

16 Change the voice: "I can solve this problem."

A. This problem could be solved by me.
B. This problem can be solved by me.
C. This problem can be solve by me.
D. This problem is solved by me.

17 Change the voice: "They may win the match."

A. The match may be won by them.
B. The match might be won by them.
C. The match can be won by them.
D. The match may have been won by them.

18 Identify the voice: "The car is being repaired by the mechanic."

A. Active Voice
B. Passive Voice
C. Imperative Voice
D. Reflexive Voice

19 Change the voice: "Do you know him?"

A. Is he known to you?
B. Is he known by you?
C. Was he known by you?
D. Does he known to you?

20 Which verb type cannot generally be changed into Passive Voice?

A. Transitive Verbs
B. Intransitive Verbs
C. Modal Verbs
D. Auxiliary Verbs

21 Change the voice: "The teacher gave him a book." (Select the correct passive form focusing on the indirect object 'him')

A. A book was given to him by the teacher.
B. He was given a book by the teacher.
C. He is given a book by the teacher.
D. A book had been given to him.

22 Change the voice: "Nobody has seen the ghost."

A. The ghost has not been seen by anybody.
B. The ghost had not been seen by anybody.
C. The ghost was not seen by anybody.
D. The ghost has seen by nobody.

23 Change the voice: "Did he buy a car?"

A. Was a car bought by him?
B. Is a car bought by him?
C. Had a car bought by him?
D. Did a car bought by him?

24 Change the voice: "They are building a house."

A. A house is built by them.
B. A house was being built by them.
C. A house is being built by them.
D. A house has been built by them.

25 Change the voice: "One must keep one's promises."

A. Promises are kept.
B. Promises must be kept.
C. One's promises must be kept by one.
D. Promises had to be kept.

26 Change the voice: "The news surprised us."

A. We were surprised by the news.
B. We were surprised at the news.
C. We are surprised at the news.
D. We had been surprised by the news.

27 Change the voice: "Who is knocking at the door?"

A. By whom is the door being knocked at?
B. Who is the door being knocked at?
C. The door is being knocked at by whom?
D. By whom was the door knocked at?

28 Change the voice: "He ought to respect his elders."

A. His elders ought to respect him.
B. His elders ought to be respected by him.
C. His elders ought respected by him.
D. His elders should be respected.

29 Change the voice: "Do not insult the poor."

A. The poor are not insulted.
B. Let the poor not be insulted.
C. The poor should not be insulted.
D. Both B and C.

30 Change the voice: "It is time to close the shop."

A. The shop is time to be closed.
B. It is time for the shop to be closed.
C. It is time that the shop be closed.
D. The shop should be closed.

31 Which sentence is in the Active Voice?

A. The cake was eaten by the dog.
B. The homework is being done.
C. John painted the fence.
D. She has been warned.

32 Change the voice: "She has written a novel."

A. A novel has written by her.
B. A novel had been written by her.
C. A novel has been written by her.
D. A novel is written by her.

33 Change the voice: "The police caught the thief."

A. The thief was caught by the police.
B. The thief is caught by the police.
C. The thief was catch by the police.
D. The police was caught by the thief.

34 Change the voice: "Manners make character."

A. Character is made by manners.
B. Character are made by manners.
C. Character was made by manners.
D. Character is being made by manners.

35 Why is the passive voice often used in scientific writing?

A. To make the sentences longer.
B. To confuse the reader.
C. To emphasize the action or result rather than the doer.
D. Because active voice is grammatically incorrect in science.

36 Change the voice: "They will have built the bridge by March."

A. The bridge will be built by March.
B. The bridge will have been built by them by March.
C. The bridge would have been built by March.
D. The bridge shall have be built by March.

37 Change the voice: "Does she like coffee?"

A. Is coffee liked by her?
B. Was coffee liked by her?
C. Has coffee liked by her?
D. Is coffee being liked by her?

38 Change the voice: "Open the window."

A. The window open.
B. Let the window be opened.
C. The window is opened.
D. Let the window opened.

39 Change the voice: "He satisfies me."

A. I am satisfied by him.
B. I am satisfied with him.
C. I was satisfied with him.
D. I am satisfied at him.

40 Change the voice: "They elected him Chairman."

A. Chairman was elected by them.
B. He was elected Chairman by them.
C. He is elected Chairman by them.
D. Chairman elected him.

41 Change the voice: "People speak English all over the world."

A. English is spoken all over the world.
B. English was spoken all over the world.
C. English has been spoken all over the world.
D. English is spoken by people all over the world.

42 Change the voice: "Don't touch the live wire."

A. The live wire must not be touched.
B. The live wire is not touched.
C. Don't be touched the live wire.
D. Let the live wire not be touched.

43 Change the voice: "The jug contains milk."

A. Milk is contained by the jug.
B. Milk is contained in the jug.
C. Milk was contained in the jug.
D. Milk has been contained in the jug.

44 Change the voice: "Who taught you French?"

A. By whom were you taught French?
B. Who was taught you French?
C. French was taught to you by who?
D. By whom was you taught French?

45 Change the voice: "He laughed at the beggar."

A. The beggar was laughed by him.
B. The beggar was laughed at by him.
C. The beggar is laughed at by him.
D. The beggar was being laughed at.

46 Change the voice: "I have to finish this work."

A. This work has to be finished by me.
B. This work have to be finished by me.
C. This work is to be finished by me.
D. This work had to be finished by me.

47 Change the voice: "Birds fly in the sky."

A. The sky is flown in by birds.
B. In the sky birds are flown.
C. No Passive Voice possible.
D. The sky is being flown by birds.

48 Change the voice: "They are going to open a new shop."

A. A new shop is going to be opened by them.
B. A new shop is gone to be opened by them.
C. A new shop will be opened by them.
D. A new shop is being opened by them.

49 Change the voice: "She looks after the child."

A. The child is looked after by her.
B. The child is looked by her.
C. The child was looked after by her.
D. The child is being looked after by her.

50 Change the voice: "Let me do this."

A. Let this be done by me.
B. This should be done by me.
C. Let us do this.
D. I may do this.
Previous MCQ
Unit 4
Next MCQ
Unit 6