English Quizzes For ESIC- UDC, Steno, MTS Prelims 2022 : 25th February – Voices

TOPIC: Voices

Directions (1-15): In each of the questions given below, a sentence in active voice has been given. You are required to choose the sentence with the passive voice of the given sentence.

Q1. I didn’t fix the problem.
(a) The problem is not fixed by me.
(b) The problem wasn’t fixed by me.
(c) The problem was not being fixed by me.
(d) The problem is being fixed by me.
(e) None of these

Q2. Police protect the town.
(a) The town was protected by the police.
(b) The town has been protected by the police.
(c) The town is protecting by the police.
(d) The town is protected by the police.
(e) None of these

Q3. John’s mother raised him in a small town.
(a) John was raised in a small town by his mother.
(b) John was raised in a small town through his mother.
(c) John is raised in a small town by his mother.
(d) John was raising in a small town by his mother.
(e) None of these

Q4. Someone painted the building last year.
(a) The building was painted last year.
(b) The building is being painted last year.
(c) The building is painting last year.
(d) The building painted last year.
(e) None of these

Q5. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928.
(a) Penicillin is discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming.
(b) Penicillin was been discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming.
(c) Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming.
(d) Penicillin discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming.
(e) None of these

Q6. A strange man was watching us.
(a) We were being watched by a strange man.
(b) I was being watched by a strange man.
(c) We were being watched by strange men.
(d) We were watched by a strange man.
(e) None of these

Q7. Tokyo will hold the Olympics in 2020.
(a) The Olympics is be held in Tokyo in 2020.
(b) The Olympics will be held on Tokyo in 2020.
(c) The Olympics will be held in Tokyo in 2020.
(d) The Olympics will be hold in Tokyo in 2020.
(e) None of these

Q8. We are working on the report right now.
(a) The report is being worked in right now.
(b) The report is being working on right now.
(c) The report has being worked on right now.
(d) The report is being worked on right now.
(e) None of these

Q9. They could not have made the mistake.
(a) The mistake could not have be made by them.
(b) The mistake could not have been made by them.
(c) The mistake could not have been make by them.
(d) The mistake can not have been made by them.
(e) None of these

Q10. I hope they are going to hire me soon.
(a) I hope I am going to hire them soon.
(b) I hope I am went to be hired by them soon.
(c) I hope I am going to be hired by them soon.
(d) I hope I had been going to be hired by them soon.
(e) None of these

Q11. Julia rescued three cats.
(a) Three cats were rescuing Julia.
(b) Three cats were rescued to Julia.
(c) Three cats is rescued by Julia.
(d) Three cats were rescued by Julia.
(e) None of these

Q12. Steven has forgotten the book.
(a) The book has been forgotten by Steven.
(b) The book is forgotten by Steven.
(c) The book had been forgotten by Steven.
(d) The book had not been forgotten by Steven.
(e) None of these

Q13. Rick told Sue to give up smoking.
(a) Sue tells to give up smoking.
(b) Sue is told to give up smoking.
(c) Sue was told to give up smoking.
(d) Sue was told to give up to smoke.
(e) None of these
.

Q14. We must write to her.
(a) She must be written by.
(b) She must be written to.
(c) She must be wrote to.
(d) She is written to.
(e) None of these

Q15. Snow covered the mountains.
(a) The mountains were covered with snow.
(b) The mountain was covered with snow.
(c) The mountains were covering with snow.
(d) The mountains were covered for snow.
(e) None of these

Solutions:

S1. Ans (b)
Sol. Among the given options, only statement (b) is correct.
Simple past tense for Passive Voice: Object+ was/were V3+ by + subject.

S2. Ans (d)
Sol. Among the given options, only statement (d) is correct.
Passive voice for Present Simple Tense: Object+ is/am/are+ V3+ by + subject.

S3. Ans (a)
Sol. Among the given options, only statement (a) is correct. The rest of the statements are grammatically incoherent.

S4. Ans (a)
Sol. Among the given options, only statement (a) is correct. The rest of the statements are grammatically incoherent.

S5. Ans (c)
Sol. Among the given options, only statement (c) is correct.
Passive Voice Rules for Past Simple Tense: Object+ was/were V3+ by + subject.

S6. Ans (a)
Sol. Among the given options, only statement (a) is correct.
Passive Voice Rules for Past Continuous Tense: Object+ was/were +being+V3+ by + subject.

S7. Ans (c)
Sol. Among the given options, only statement (c) is correct.
Passive Voice Rules for Future Simple Tense: Object+ will+ be +V3+ by + subject.

S8. Ans (d)
Sol. Among the given options, only statement (d) is correct.
Active Voice for Present Continuous tense: Subject + is/am/are+ v1+ ing + object.

S9. Ans (b)
Sol. Among the given options, only statement (b) is correct.
Passive Voice Rules for Past Perfect Tense: Object + had+ not +been+V3+ by Subject.

S10. Ans (c)
Sol. Among the given options, only statement (c) is correct. The rest of the statements are grammatically incoherent.

S11. Ans (d)
Sol. Among the given options, only statement (d) is correct. The rest of the statements are grammatically incoherent.

S12. Ans (a)
Sol. Among the given options, only statement (a) is correct.
Passive voice for Present Perfect Tense: Object+ has/have+ been+ V3+ by + subject.

S13. Ans (c)
Sol. Among the given options, only statement (c) is correct

S14. Ans (b)
Sol. Among the given options, only statement (b) is correct. The rest of the statements are grammatically incoherent.

S15. Ans (a)
Sol. Among the given options, only statement (a) is correct. The rest of the statements are grammatically incoherent.