Active & Passive Voice MCQs – Free Practice Questions

Active & Passive Voice is part of English Language in government exams such as SSC MTS, SSC CHSL, SSC CGL, Banking Prelims (IBPS / SBI type), Other State / Grade-IV / General Govt Exams and others. This page has 204 free practice questions in English and Hindi, with correct answers and explanations and short revision notes.

Active & Passive Voice (वाच्य) – हिंदी और अंग्रेज़ी में 204 निःशुल्क अभ्यास प्रश्न, उत्तर और व्याख्या के साथ।

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Sample Active & Passive Voice questions with answers

Q1. Change into passive voice: She writes a letter.

Passive voice में बदलें: She writes a letter.

A letter was written by her.
A letter is written by her.
A letter has been written by her.
A letter is being written by her.

Answer: A letter is written by her.. Simple present active → 'is/am/are + past participle'. So: A letter is written by her.
Simple present active → 'is/am/are + past participle'। अतः: A letter is written by her.

Q2. Change into passive voice: They were praising her.

Passive voice में बदलें: They were praising her.

She was praised by them.
She is being praised by them.
She had been praised by them.
She was being praised by them.

Answer: She was being praised by them.. In the past continuous tense, the passive is: object + was/were + being + V3 + by + agent. So: She was being praised by them.
past continuous में passive की संरचना: कर्म + was/were + being + V3 + by + कर्ता। अतः: She was being praised by them.

Q3. Change into passive voice: They played football.

Passive voice में बदलें: They played football.

Football had been played by them.
Football was being played by them.
Football is played by them.
Football was played by them.

Answer: Football was played by them.. In the simple past tense, the passive is: object + was/were + V3 + by + agent. So: Football was played by them.
simple past में passive की संरचना: कर्म + was/were + V3 + by + कर्ता। अतः: Football was played by them.

Q4. Change into passive voice: The students were asking many questions.

Passive voice में बदलें: The students were asking many questions.

Many questions were being asked by the students.
Many questions had been asked by the students.
Many questions are being asked by the students.
Many questions were asked by the students.

Answer: Many questions were being asked by the students.. In the past continuous tense, the passive is: object + was/were + being + V3 + by + agent. So: Many questions were being asked by the students.
past continuous में passive की संरचना: कर्म + was/were + being + V3 + by + कर्ता। अतः: Many questions were being asked by the students.

Q5. Change into passive voice: The police caught the thieves.

Passive voice में बदलें: The police caught the thieves.

The thieves were being caught by the police.
The thieves are caught by the police.
The thieves had been caught by the police.
The thieves were caught by the police.

Answer: The thieves were caught by the police.. In the simple past tense, the passive is: object + was/were + V3 + by + agent. So: The thieves were caught by the police.
simple past में passive की संरचना: कर्म + was/were + V3 + by + कर्ता। अतः: The thieves were caught by the police.

Q6. Change into passive voice: The company had sold mobile phones.

Passive voice में बदलें: The company had sold mobile phones.

Mobile phones were sold by the company.
Mobile phones have been sold by the company.
Mobile phones were being sold by the company.
Mobile phones had been sold by the company.

Answer: Mobile phones had been sold by the company.. In the past perfect tense, the passive is: object + had + been + V3 + by + agent. So: Mobile phones had been sold by the company.
past perfect में passive की संरचना: कर्म + had + been + V3 + by + कर्ता। अतः: Mobile phones had been sold by the company.

Q7. Change into passive voice: The cat is chasing the mouse.

Passive voice में बदलें: The cat is chasing the mouse.

The mouse has been chased by the cat.
The mouse is being chased by the cat.
The mouse was being chased by the cat.
The mouse is chased by the cat.

Answer: The mouse is being chased by the cat.. In the present continuous tense, the passive is: object + is/am/are + being + V3 + by + agent. So: The mouse is being chased by the cat.
present continuous में passive की संरचना: कर्म + is/am/are + being + V3 + by + कर्ता। अतः: The mouse is being chased by the cat.

Q8. Change into passive voice: People say that he is honest.

Passive voice में बदलें: People say that he is honest.

It is said that he is honest.
He is say to be honest.
It was said that he is honest.
That he is honest is say by people.

Answer: It is said that he is honest.. 'People say that …' becomes 'It is said that …'.
'People say that …' का passive 'It is said that …' बनता है।

Q9. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. They are building a bridge.

वह विकल्प चुनें जो दिए गए वाक्य को कर्मवाच्य (passive voice) में व्यक्त करता है। They are building a bridge.

A bridge was being built by them.
A bridge is being built by them.
A bridge has been built by them.
A bridge is built by them.

Answer: A bridge is being built by them.. Rule: present continuous → is/are being + past participle. The object becomes the subject: A bridge is being built by them.
नियम: present continuous → is/are being + past participle। कर्म, कर्ता बन जाता है: A bridge is being built by them.

Q10. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. They are washing the plates.

वह विकल्प चुनें जो दिए गए वाक्य को कर्मवाच्य (passive voice) में व्यक्त करता है। They are washing the plates.

The plates is washed by them.
The plates was being washed by them.
The plates has been washed by them.
The plates is being washed by them.

Answer: The plates is being washed by them.. Rule: present continuous → is/are being + past participle. The object becomes the subject: The plates is being washed by them.
नियम: present continuous → is/are being + past participle। कर्म, कर्ता बन जाता है: The plates is being washed by them.

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