Active and Passive Voice Questions for Competitive Exams

91.
Someone has lit the fire.
a.
b.
c.
d.

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.
b.
c.
d.

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.
b.
c.
d.

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.
b.
c.
d.

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.
b.
c.
d.

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.
b.
c.
d.

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.
b.
c.
d.

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.
b.
c.
d.

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.
b.
c.
d.

Option “C” is correct.
Circumstances obliged him to resign.

100.Why did you not agree to my proposal?
a.
b.
c.
d.

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.