Voices Directions (1 80): In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active Voice/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternative suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive Voice/Active Voice. 1. We have already done the exercise. (a) Already, the exercise has been done by us. (b) The exercise has already been done by us. (c) The exercise had been already done by us. (d) The exercise is already done by us. 2. The main skills we seek to develop include analyzing interpreting and evaluating ideas. (a) The main skills sought by us to develop include analyzing interpreting and evaluating ideas. (b) The main skill sought to be developed by as include analyzing, interpreting and evaluating ideas (c) The main skills that we are seeking to be developed include analyzing, interpreting and evaluating ideas. (d) The main skills include analyzing, interpreting and evaluating ideas which are sought by us to develop. 3. Who can question Gandhi s integrity? (a) By whom Gandhi s integrity can be questioned? (b) By whom can Gandhi s integrity be questioned? (c) Gandhi s integrity can he questioned by whom? (d) Who could have questioned Gandhi s integrity? 4. He presented me a bouquet on my birthday. (a) A bouquet is presented to me on my birthday by him. (b) I has presented on my birthday a bouquet by him. (c) I was presented a bouquet on my birthday by him. (d) I will be presented a bouquet on my birthday by him. 5. This surface feels smooth. (a) This surface is felt smooth. (b) This surface is smooth when it is felt. (c) This surface when felt is smooth (d) This surface is smooth as felt. 6. The school was damaged by the earthquake which caused have to other buildings as well. (a) The earthquake damaged the school and other buildings (b) The earthquake damaged other buildings. (c) The earthquake caused havoc to the school (d) The earthquake damaged the school besides causing havoc to other buildings. 7. You don t need to wind this match.
(a) This watch need not be wound. (b) This watch does not wind. (c) This watch need not be wounded. (d) This watch need not be winded up. 8. He somebody broken the window? (a) Have the window been broken? (b) Had the window been broken by somebody (c) Has the window been broken by somebody (d) Has been the window broken? 9. The children are making a noise. (a) A noise is made by the children (b) A noise is being made by the children (c) The children should be making a noise. (d) A nose has been made by the children. 10. The child s shrill wail broke the silence. (a) The silence was being broken by the child s shrill wail. (b) The child s shrill wail was broken by the silence (c) The silence was broken by the child s shrill wail. (d) The silence was being broken by the child s shrill wail. 11. Circumstances will oblige me to go. (a) I will oblige the circumstance and go. (b) I shall be obliged to go by the circumstance (c) Under the circumstances, I should go (d) I would be obliged by the circumstance to go. 12. We waste much time on trifles. (a) Much time was wasted on trifles. (b) Much time will be wasted on trifles. (c) Much time is wasted by us on trifles. (d) Much time is wasted on trifles. 13. Mohan gave the beggar an old shirt. (a) An old shirt was given to Mohan by the beggar. (b) An old shirt was given to the beggar by Mohan. (c) The beggar was gave an old shirt by Mohan. (d) An old shirt was gave to the beggar by Mohan. 14. They have made him a king. (a) A king has been made by him.
(b) He was made a king by them. (c) They have been made kings by him. (d) He has been made a king by them. 15. Who taught you English? (a) By whom English was taught to you? (b) By whom you were taught English (c) By whom was English taught to you? (d) By whom are you taught English. 16. One should keep one s promise. (a) One s promise should be kept by us. (b) One s promise has to be kept. (c) A promise should be keeping. (d) A promise should be kept. 17. Who is creating this mess? (a) Who has created this mess? (b) By whom has this mess been created? (c) By whom this mess is being created? (d) By whom is this mess being created? 18. The clown was being laughed at by him. (a) They were laughing at the clown. (b) They were laughing on the clown. (c) By whom this mess is being created? (d) By whom is this mess being created? 19. I saw him leaving the house. (a) He had been seen leaving the house. (b) He was seen to be leaving the house. (c) He was seen to be leaving the house. (d) He was seen leaving the house by me. 20. A lion may be helped even by a little mouse. (a) A little mouse may even help a lion. (b) Even a little mouse may help a lion. (c) A little mouse can even help a lion. (d) He was seen leaving the house by me. 21. The boy has rung the bell. (a) The bell has been rung by the boy. (b) The bell was being rung by the boy.
(c) The bell was rung by the boy. (d) The bell has been rung by the boy. 22. He likes people to call him Sir. (a) He likes to be called Sir by people (b) He likes to be call Sir by people. (c) He likes people who call him Sir. (d) To call him Sir is liked by people. 23. We added up the money and found that it was correct. (a) The money was added up and found to be correct. (b) Correct it was found and the money was added up. (c) The money added up by us and it was correctly found. (d) The money added up by us found it was correct. 24. The telegraph wires have been cut. (a) Someone has been cut the telegraph wires. (b) No one has cut the telegraph wires. (c) The telegraph wires have cut someone. (d) Someone has cut the telegraph wires. 25. Will she tell us the truth? (a) Is the truth told to us by her? (b) The truth will be told to us by her. (c) Will the truth be told to us by her? (d) Will the truth be told us by her? 26. He was congratulated by his teacher on his brilliant success in the recent examination. (a) His teacher congratulated him on his brilliant success in the recent examination. (b) His teacher congratulated him for his success in the examination. (c) English was spoken by people. (d) English is spoken by people. 27. People speak English all over the world. (a) English is spoken all over the world. (b) English was spoken by over all the world. (c) English was spoken by people. (d) English is spoken by people. 28. Who gave you permission to enter? (a) By whom were you given permission to enter? (b) By whom was you given permission to enter? (c) By whom you were give permission to enter?
(d) By whom given you permission to enter? 29. The principal has granted him a scholarship. (a) A scholarship has granted to him by the Principal. (b) He has been granted a scholarship by the Principal. (c) He has granted a scholarship by the Principal. (d) A scholarship was granted to him by the Principal. 30. Before festivals the shops are thronged with men, women and children making various purchases. (a) During festivals people throng the shops. (b) Men, women and children throng the shops before festivals making various purchases. (c) Men, women and children make purchase during festivals. (d) The shops are thronged by people making purchase. 31. Somebody told me that there had been an explosion in the Town Hall. (a) I was told by somebody about the explosion in the Town Hall. (b) I was told about the explosion in the Town Hall. (c) I was informed that there was an explosion in the Town Hall. (d) I was told by somebody that there had been an explosion in the Town Hall. 32. It is time to ring the bell. (a) It is time the bell rings. (b) It is being time to ring the bells. (c) It is time for the bell to ring. (d) It is time for the bell to be rung. 33. After driving Professor Kumar to the museum she dropped him at his hostel. (a) After she was driving Professor Kumar to the museum she was dropping him at his hostel. (b) After she had driven Professor Kumar to the museum she had dropped him at his hotel. (c) Professor Kumar was being driven to the museum first, then he was being dropped at his hotel. (d) After being driven to the museum, Professor Kumar was dropped at his hotel. 34. You will have finished this work by tomorrow. (a) This work will have been finished tomorrow. (b) This work will be finished by tomorrow. (c) This work will finished tomorrow. (d) This work will have been finished by tomorrow. 35. People claim to have seen the suspect in several cities. (a) The suspect is being seen in several cities. (b) The suspect has been seen by the people in several cities. (c) The suspect is claimed to have been seen in several cities. (d) The suspect was seen by people in several cities.
36. They first sun dried the garbage for one to three days to bring down the moisture level. (a) The moisture level was brought down by sun drying the garbage for one to three days. (b) One to three days of sun drying brought down the moisture level of the garbage. (c) The moisture level of the garbage came down when it was sun dried for one to three days. (d) The garbage was first sun dried for one to three days to bring down the moisture level. 37. Women like men to flatter them. (a) Men are likely by women to flatter them. (b) Women like to be flattered by men. (c) Women like that men should flatter them. (d) Women are liked to be flattered by men 38. What one must do, one must do properly? (a) What must be done, must be done properly. (b) It must be done properly what one must do (c) It must be done what one must do properly (d) One must do properly what has to be done. 39. Look at the poll results do they inspire hope? (a) Let the poll results be looked is hope inspired by them? (b) Let the poll results be looked at has hope been inspired by them. (c) Let the poll results be looked at is hope being inspired by them? (d) Let the poll results be looked at is hope inspired by them? 40. It is your duty to make tea at eleven O clock. (a) You are asked to make tea at eleven O clock. (b) You are required to make tea t eleven O clock. (c) You are supposed to make tea at eleven O clock. (d) Tea is to be made by you at eleven O clock. 41. The noise of the traffic kept me awake. (a) I remained awake by the noise of the traffic. (b) I was kept awaking by the noise of the traffic. (c) I was kept awake by the noise of the traffic. (d) The traffic kept me awake by the noise. 42. I remember by sister taking me to the museum. (a) I remember taken to the museum by my sister. (b) I remember myself being taken to the museum by my sister. (c) I remember I was taken to the museum by my sister. (d) I remember being taken to the museum by my sister.
43. Why do you waste time? (a) Why is time wasted by you? (b) Why time has been wasted by you? (c) Why has time been wasted by you? (d) Why is time being wasted by you? 44. Who teaches you English? (a) By whom were you taught English? (b) By whom are you taught English? (c) English is taught by whom? (d) By whom will you be taught English. 45. We hope that we shall win the match. (a) The match is hoped to be won. (b) Match winning is our hope. (c) It is hoped that the match will be won by us. (d) Winning the match is hoped by us. 46. The whole village was ravaged by the man eater. (a) The man eater ravages the whole village. (b) The whole village is ravaged by the man eater. (c) The man eater ravaged the whole village. (d) The whole village is being ravaged by the man eater. 47. The purity of justice is maintained by the reports of proceeding in the law courts. (a) The law courts maintain purity of justice in the reports of the proceeding. (b) The reports of the proceedings of the law courts maintain the purity of justice. (c) Pure justice is maintained in the proceedings of the law courts. (d) The maintenance of justice is pure in the proceedings of the law courts. 48. Newton wrote this letter yesterdays. (a) Yesterday was written letter by Newton. (b) This letter is written by Newton yesterday. (c) This letter was written by Newton yesterday (d) This letter was wrote by Newton yesterday. 49. An awareness is being created among the people by the government about the importance of trees. (a) The government is creating an awareness among the people about the importance of trees. (b) The government are creating an awareness among the people about the importance of trees. (c) The government creates an awareness among the people about the importance of tress. (d) The government created an awareness among the people about the importance of tress. 50. Ads on TV increases the sale of any commodity.
(a) The sale of any commodity is being increased by ads on TV. (b) The sale of any commodity are increased by ads on TV. (c) The sale of any commodity are being increased by ads on TV. (d) The sale of any commodity are being increased by ads on TV (e) The sale of any commodity is increased by ads on TV. 51. The Indian Government is encouraging the Europeans to visit India. (a) The Europeans are encouraged by the Indian Government to visit India. (b) The Europeans are encouraging by the Indian Government to visit India. (c) The Europeans are being encouraged by the Indian government to Visit India. (d) The Europeans is being encouraged by the Indian Government to visit India. 52. He handed her a chair. (a) She was handed a chair by him. (b) He handed a chair to her. (c) He will hand a chair to her. (d) A chair will be handed to her by him. 53. Call the police at once. (a) Let the police be called at once. (b) The police was to be called at once. (c) The police is to be called at once. (d) Let the police called at once. 54. Post the letter. (a) The letter is posted (b) The letter was posted (c) Let the letter be posted (d) The letter will be posted 55. Who painted it? (a) It was painted? (b) Was it painted? (c) Had it been painted by? (d) By whom was it painted? 56. Open the door. (a) The door must be opened/ (b) The door will be opened. (c) The door is opened (d) Let the door be opened. 57. I did not trust anybody. (a) Nobody was trusted by me.
(b) Anybody had been trusted by me. (c) Nobody would be trusted by me. (d) Nobody has been trusted by me. 58. Did he remember the date and time? (a) Are the date and time remembered by him? (b) Was he remembering the date and time? (c) Were the date and time remembered by him? (d) Did the date and time he remembered by him? 59. The boys were digging a hole in the ground. (a) A hole had been dug in the ground by the boys. (b) In the ground the boys dug a hole. (c) A hole in the ground has been dug by the boys (d) A hole was being dug by the boys in the ground. 60. We must now deal with these problems. (a) These problems must now be dealt with by us. (b) These problems must now be dealing with by us. (c) These problems must now deal with by us. (d) These problem are to be dealt with by us. 61. The audience loudly cheered the leader s speech. (a) The leader s speech was loudly cheered by the audience. (b) The leader s speech is loudly cheered by the audience. (c) The audience loudly cheered the leader for his speech. (d) The speech of the leader was loudly cheered by the audience. 62. Someone is following us. (a) We are followed by someone. (b) We are being followed by someone. (c) We are being followed by someone. (d) We had been followed by someone. 63. He hasn t slept in his bed. (a) His bed hasn t been slept in (b) He had not been slept in his bed. (c) His bed been slept in. (d) His bed had not been slept in. 64. I was recommended another lawyer. (a) Somebody recommended another lawyer. (b) Somebody recommended me to another lawyer.
(c) Somebody recommended me another lawyer. (d) Somebody recommends me another lawyer. 65. Many a person has been saved from the man enters by these hunters. (a) These hunters will save many a person from the man eaters. (b) These hunters save many a person from the man eaters. (c) These hunters saved many a person from the man eaters. (d) These hunters have saved many a person from the man eaters. 66. Must we cut this tree? (a) Must this tree will cut? (b) Must this tree be cut? (c) Must this tree was cut? (d) Must this tress is cut? 67. You will he well looked after. (a) They will look after you well. (b) They can look after you well. (c) They may look after you well. (d) They shall look after you well. 68. Didn t they tell you to be here by six O clock? (a) Weren t you told to be here by six O clock. (b) Haven t they told you to be here by six O clock. (c) You were expected to be here by six O clock (d) They expected you to be here by six O clock. 69. Don t touch this switch. (a) This switch does not be touched. (b) This switch must not be touched. (c) This switch don t be touched. (d) This switch need not be touched. 70. One cannot gather grapes from thistles. (a) Thistles cannot be gathered from grapes.; (b) Grapes cannot be gathered from thistles. (c) Grapes and thistles cannot be gathered by one. (d) Grapes cannot be gathered by them. 71. They will have completed the work by the time we get there. (a) The work will be completed by the time we get there. (b) The work will have been completed by the time we get there. (c) The work will have completed by the time we get there.
(d) The work will have been completed by the time we have got there. 72. You will have to pull down this sky scraper as you have not complied with the town planning regulation. (a) This sky scraper will have to be pulled down as the town planning regulations have not been complied with. (b) This sky scraper will have to be pulled down by you as the town planning regulations have not been complied. (c) This sky scraper will be pulled down as the town planning regulations have not been complied with. (d) This sky scraper will have to be pulled down as the town planning regulations have not been complied. 73. He has written a poem which fascinates every one. (a) A poem has been written by him which fascinates every one. (b) Poem written by him fascinates every one. (c) Poem written by him fascinated every one. (d) Every one fascinates the poem which is written by him. 74. Will those happy days be every forgotten by me? (a) Will I ever forget those happy days.? (b) Shall I ever forget these happy days.? (c) Would I forget these happy days.? (d) Ever shall I forget those happy days? 75. You are requested to permit him. (a) Please permit him. (b) I request you to permit him. (c) He requests to permit him. (d) I plead you to permit him. 76. I have bought a new car. (a) A new car was bought by me. (b) A new car is brought by me. (c) A new car has been bought by me. (d) A new car had been bought by me 77. Teachers might have given their students some concessions. (a) Their students might have given some concessions to their teachers. (b) Their students might be given some concession by their teachers. (c) Their students might be giving some concessions to their teachers. (d) Students might have been given some concession by their teachers.
78. You should not offer meat to vegetarians. (a) Vegetarians should not be offered meat. (b) Meat should be offered to non vegetarians. (c) Vegetarians should not offer meat. (d) You should offer no meat to non vegetarians. 79. You must write off all those bad debts. (a) You must be written off by those bad debts. (b) All those bad debts must be written off by you. (c) Write off all those bad debts! (d) All those bad debts could be written off. 80. Are they receiving the chief guest at the station? (a) Was the chief guest being received at the stations? (b) Is the chief guest being received at the station? (c) Will they be received by the chief guest at the station? (d) Will the chief guest be received at the station? ANSWER: 1. b 11. b 21. a 31. d 41. c 51. c 61. a 71. b 2. b 12. c 22. a 32. d 42. d 52. a 62. b 72. a 3. b 13. b 23. a 33. d 43. a 53. a 63. a 73. b 4. c 14. d 24. c 34. d 44. b 54. c 64. c 74. a 5. a 15. c 25. d 35. c 45. c 55. d 65. d 75. a 6. a 16. d 26. a 36. d 46. c 56. d 66. b 76. c 7. d 17. d 27. a 37. b 47. b 57. a 67. a 77. d 8. c 18. a 28. a 38. a 48. c 58. c 68. a 78. a 9. b 19. d 29. b 39. d 49. a 59. d 69. b 79. b 10. c 20. b 30. b 40. c 50. d 60. a 70. b 80 b