Active and Passive Voice Questions for Competitive Exams

91.	Someone has lit the fire.
a.	The fire was lit by someone.
b.	You are requested to light the fire by someone.
c.	The fire has been lit by someone.
d.	The fire had been lit by someone. Option “C” is correct. The fire has been lit by someone. The given sentence is in active voice and it is in Present Perfect Tense. Rule : Subject + (has /have) + been + V³ + Other agents.

92.	You surprise me.
a.	I am to be surprised.
b.	You surprised.
c.	I am surprised by you.
d.	He is surprised. Option “C” is correct. I am surprised by you. Given sentence is in Present simple tense. Rule : Subject + (is /am /are) + V³+ Other agents.

93.	The boy killed the snake with a stick.
a.	The snake was killed by the boy with a stick.
b.	A stick was killed by the boys with a snake.
c.	A snake with stick was killed by the boy.
d.	A snake is killed by the boy with a stick. Option “A” is correct. The snake was killed by the boy with a stick. Given sentence is in Past simple tense. Rule : Subject + (was /were) + V³+ Other agents.

94.	Let me do this.
a.	Let us do this.
b.	This is to be done by me.
c.	Let this be done by me.
d.	Let I do this. Option “C” is correct. Let this be done by me. If a sentence is started with Let the passive voice of that sentence also be started with Let. Rule : Let +Subject +be + V³ + Other agents.

95.	The tiger caught a fox.
a.	A fox has been caught by the tiger.
b.	A fox was caught by the tiger.
c.	A fox is caught by the tiger.
d.	A fox had been caught by the tiger. Option “B” is correct. A fox was caught by the tiger. Given sentence is in Past simple tense and it is in active voice, we need to change it into passive voice. Rule : Subject + (was / were) + V³ + Optional Agents.

96.	This shirt cannot be worn by me any longer.
a.	I cannot wear this shirt any longer.
b.	Wearing of this shirt any longer is not possible.
c.	This shirt is too worn out any longer.
d.	This worn out shirt cannot be worn any longer. Option “A” is correct. I cannot wear this shirt any longer. Given sentence is in passive voice and Contains model verb. Rule : Subject + Cannot + V¹ + Other agents.

97.	Lion does not eat grass, however hungry he may be.
a.	Grass is not eaten by a lion, however hungry he may be.
b.	Grass was being not eaten by a lion, however hungry he may be.
c.	Grass is eaten not by a lion, however hungry he may be.
d.	Grass is not being eaten by a lion, however hungry he may be. Option “A” is correct. Grass is not eaten by a lion, however hungry he may be.

98.	Someone saw him picking up a gun.
a.	He was seen pick up a gun by someone.
b.	He was seen picking up a gun by someone.
c.	He is seen picking up a gun by someone.
d.	He was seen by someone pick a gun. Option “B” is correct. He was seen picking up a gun by someone. Given sentence is in Past simple tense and it is in active voice, we need to change it into passive voice. Rule : Subject + (was / were) + V³ + Optional Agents.

99.	He was obliged to resign.
a.	He was make to resign.
b.	To resign was his obligation.
c.	Circumstances obliged him to resign.
d.	Registration obliged him. Option “C” is correct. Circumstances obliged him to resign.

100.	Why did you not agree to my proposal?
a.	Why was my proposal not agreed to?
b.	Why was my proposal not agreed by you?
c.	Why my proposal was not agreed to by you?
d.	Why was my proposal not agreed to by you? Option “D” is correct. Why was my proposal not agreed to by you? When a sentence is started with wh-words (Who, Which, whom, where, when, why, whose, whom, and how.) then passive voice also started with same wh-word. Rule : Wh-word + auxiliary verb + subject + V³ + other agents.

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