Voice — GK Questions with Answers

1. Passive of “Rita sings a song.”
   1. A song is sung by Rita.
   2. A song was sung by Rita.
   3. A song has been sung by Rita.
   4. A song sings Rita.
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   Answer: (A) A song is sung by Rita.

   simple present → is + V3.

2. Passive of “They built a bridge.”
   1. A bridge is built by them.
   2. A bridge was built by them.
   3. A bridge has built by them.
   4. A bridge built by them.
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   Answer: (B) A bridge was built by them.

   simple past → was + V3.

3. Passive of “She is writing a letter.”
   1. A letter has been written by her.
   2. A letter is written by her.
   3. A letter is being written by her.
   4. A letter was being written by her.
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   Answer: (C) A letter is being written by her.

   present continuous → is being + V3.

4. Passive of “He has finished the work.”
   1. The work was finished by him.
   2. The work had been finished by him.
   3. The work has been finished by him.
   4. The work is finished by him.
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   Answer: (C) The work has been finished by him.

   present perfect → has been + V3.

5. Passive of “She was cooking dinner.”
   1. Dinner was being cooked by her.
   2. Dinner is being cooked by her.
   3. Dinner has been cooked by her.
   4. Dinner was cooked by her.
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   Answer: (A) Dinner was being cooked by her.

   past continuous → was being + V3.

6. Passive of “He had solved the problem.”
   1. The problem was solved by him.
   2. The problem had been solved by him.
   3. The problem has been solved by him.
   4. The problem is solved by him.
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   Answer: (B) The problem had been solved by him.

   past perfect → had been + V3.

7. Passive of “They will announce the result.”
   1. The result would be announced.
   2. The result will be announced by them.
   3. The result is announced by them.
   4. The result will announced by them.
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   Answer: (B) The result will be announced by them.

   will be + V3.

8. Passive of “She will have completed the course.”
   1. The course has been completed by her.
   2. The course would be completed by her.
   3. The course will be completed by her.
   4. The course will have been completed by her.
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   Answer: (D) The course will have been completed by her.

   will have been + V3.

9. Passive of “You must obey the rules.”
   1. The rules must be obeyed.
   2. The rules must been obeyed.
   3. The rules are obeyed.
   4. The rules must obey.
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   Answer: (A) The rules must be obeyed.

   modal + be + V3.

10. Passive of “He should have helped her.”
    1. She should have been helped by him.
    2. She should be helped by him.
    3. She should has been helped.
    4. She would have been helped.
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    Answer: (A) She should have been helped by him.

    should have been + V3.

11. Passive of “Open the window.”
    1. Window is opened.
    2. Let the window opened.
    3. Let the window be opened.
    4. The window opened.
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    Answer: (C) Let the window be opened.

    Let … be + V3.

12. Passive of “Who broke the vase?”
    1. Who was the vase broken?
    2. Whom was the vase broken by it?
    3. By whom the vase broke?
    4. By whom was the vase broken?
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    Answer: (D) By whom was the vase broken?

    Passive of a wh-question.

13. Passive of “Did she write the report?”
    1. Did the report written by her?
    2. Is the report written by her?
    3. Has the report written by her?
    4. Was the report written by her?
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    Answer: (D) Was the report written by her?

    did → was + V3.

14. Passive of “He gave me a pen.”
    1. I was given a pen by him.
    2. A pen gave me by him.
    3. I gave a pen by him.
    4. I am given a pen.
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    Answer: (A) I was given a pen by him.

    The indirect object becomes the subject.

15. Passive of “They made him cry.”
    1. He made to cry.
    2. He was made cry.
    3. He was made to cry.
    4. He is made cry.
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    Answer: (C) He was made to cry.

    “To” returns in the passive.

16. Passive of “People say that he is rich.”
    1. He said to be rich.
    2. It was say that he is rich.
    3. It is said that he is rich.
    4. It says that he is rich.
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    Answer: (C) It is said that he is rich.

    It is said that…

17. Passive of “The children laughed at the clown.”
    1. The clown was laughed at by the children.
    2. The clown laughed at the children.
    3. The clown is laughed.
    4. The clown was laughed.
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    Answer: (A) The clown was laughed at by the children.

    The preposition stays.

18. Which sentence has no passive form?
    1. She wrote a letter.
    2. The sun rises.
    3. They invited me.
    4. He broke the window.
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    Answer: (B) The sun rises.

    Intransitive.

19. “The hall was crowded ___ people.”
    1. to
    2. by
    3. with
    4. of
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    Answer: (C) with

    crowded with.

20. “Mr Sharma is known ___ everybody in the town.”
    1. for
    2. at
    3. by
    4. to
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    Answer: (D) to

    known to.

21. “Jaipur is known ___ its palaces.”
    1. to
    2. by
    3. at
    4. for
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    Answer: (D) for

    known for (quality).

22. “We were surprised ___ the news.”
    1. at
    2. with
    3. by
    4. of
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    Answer: (A) at

    surprised at.

23. “She was pleased ___ the gift.”
    1. for
    2. at
    3. with
    4. to
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    Answer: (C) with

    pleased with.

24. “The chair is made ___ wood.”
    1. by
    2. with
    3. from
    4. of
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    Answer: (D) of

    visible material → of.

25. “Cheese is made ___ milk.”
    1. from
    2. by
    3. with
    4. of
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    Answer: (A) from

    changed form → from.

26. Choose the correct sentence.
    1. The letter was wrote by him.
    2. The letter was written by him.
    3. The letter written by him.
    4. The letter is write by him.
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    Answer: (B) The letter was written by him.

    V3.

27. Choose the correct sentence.
    1. The thief caught by police.
    2. The thief has caught by the police.
    3. The thief has been caught by the police.
    4. The thief is been caught by the police.
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    Answer: (C) The thief has been caught by the police.

    has been + V3.

28. Choose the correct sentence.
    1. The song sung by her was.
    2. The song was sang by her.
    3. The song was sung by she.
    4. The song was sung by her.
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    Answer: (D) The song was sung by her.

    Objective case after “by”.

29. “The cake ___ by my mother.” (bake — past)
    1. was baked
    2. is baking
    3. has bake
    4. bakes
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    Answer: (A) was baked

    was + V3.

30. Active of “The window was broken by the boy.”
    1. The boy broke the window.
    2. The boy has broken the window.
    3. The boy breaks the window.
    4. The window broke the boy.
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    Answer: (A) The boy broke the window.

    was broken → broke.

31. Active of “A house is being built by them.”
    1. They were building a house.
    2. They build a house.
    3. They are building a house.
    4. They have built a house.
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    Answer: (C) They are building a house.

    is being built → are building.

32. Active of “The work will be done by him.”
    1. He has done the work.
    2. He does the work.
    3. He did the work.
    4. He will do the work.
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    Answer: (D) He will do the work.

    will be done → will do.

33. “The pen has been taken by me.” Active —
    1. I have taken the pen.
    2. I am taking the pen.
    3. I had taken the pen.
    4. I took the pen.
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    Answer: (A) I have taken the pen.

    has been taken → have taken.

34. Which is the passive of “He has a car”?
    1. A car is had by him.
    2. A car has by him.
    3. No passive is normally formed.
    4. A car was had by him.
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    Answer: (C) No passive is normally formed.

    “Have” (possession) has no passive.

35. In the passive, the main verb is always in the —
    1. infinitive
    2. base form
    3. past participle
    4. present participle
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    Answer: (C) past participle

    Always V3.

36. Which auxiliary appears in “is being done”?
    1. be
    2. were
    3. been
    4. being
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    Answer: (D) being

    continuous → being.

37. “I have my hair cut.” — here “have” is —
    1. an intransitive verb
    2. an adjective
    3. a modal
    4. a causative
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    Answer: (D) a causative

    have + object + V3.

38. Passive of “They are going to build a school.”
    1. A school is going to be built by them.
    2. A school is going to build by them.
    3. A school was built by them.
    4. A school is built.
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    Answer: (A) A school is going to be built by them.

    is going to be + V3.

39. Passive of “Please help me.”
    1. Help me please by you.
    2. You are requested to help me.
    3. Please be helped.
    4. I am helped, please.
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    Answer: (B) You are requested to help me.

    A request → you are requested to…

40. “By whom was this novel written?” Active —
    1. Who writes this novel?
    2. Who has written this novel?
    3. Who wrote this novel?
    4. Whom wrote this novel?
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    Answer: (C) Who wrote this novel?

    was written → wrote.

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