Competitive Exams : English Language - Voice (Set 2) | Practice Quiz

Question 1

1. Q1The architect is to design the new municipal library next month.

A) The new municipal library is to design by the architect next month.

B) The new municipal library is to be designed by the architect next month.

C) The new municipal library has to be designed by the architect next month.

D) The new municipal library will be designed by the architect next month.

Answer

Correct Answer: B

Explanation: This sentence uses the infinitive construction "Subject + is/am/are + to + verb (infinitive) + object". To convert this into the passive voice, we apply the formula: "Object + is/am/are + to + be + past participle (V3) + by + agent". Thus, "is to design" becomes "is to be designed". Changing the modal meaning to "has to" or "will" alters the exact grammatical mood of the original sentence.

Question 2

2. Q2The customs officials made the smuggler open his suitcase.

A) The smuggler was made open his suitcase by the customs officials.

B) The smuggler was made to open his suitcase by the customs officials.

C) The smuggler has been made to open his suitcase by the customs officials.

D) The smuggler was being made to open his suitcase by the customs officials.

Answer

Correct Answer: B

Explanation: The causative verb "make" in the active voice is followed by a bare infinitive (verb without "to"), e.g., "made the smuggler open...". However, when changed into the passive voice, the verb must restore the full infinitive (verb with "to"), making "was made to open" the correct form. The past simple tense "made" dictates the passive auxiliary "was made".

Question 3

3. Q3They say that the legendary treasure is buried under the old castle.

Question 4

4. Q4Do not insult the weak.

A) Let the weak not be insulted.

B) Let not the weak be insulted by you.

C) The weak must not be insulted by anyone.

D) You are ordered not to insult the weak.

Answer

Correct Answer: A

Explanation: Negative imperative sentences ("Do not + V1 + Object") are transformed into the passive voice using the structural formula: "Let + Object + not + be + past participle (V3)". Thus, "Do not insult the weak" perfectly converts to "Let the weak not be insulted."

Question 5

5. Q5I remember my grandfather taking me to the local museum every Sunday.

A) I remember my grandfather being taken to the local museum every Sunday.

B) I remember being taken to the local museum by my grandfather every Sunday.

C) I remember to have been taken to the local museum by my grandfather every Sunday.

D) I remembered being taken to the local museum by my grandfather every Sunday.

Answer

Correct Answer: B

Explanation: When converting an active gerund construction ("remember + object + gerund") to passive, we use a passive gerund ("remember + being + V3 + by + agent"). Therefore, "remember my grandfather taking me" becomes "remember being taken... by my grandfather". Note that the tense of the main verb "remember" must remain in the present tense.

Question 6

6. Q6The police are looking into the mysterious disappearance of the artifact.

A) The mysterious disappearance of the artifact is looked into by the police.

B) The mysterious disappearance of the artifact is being looked into by the police.

C) The mysterious disappearance of the artifact is being looked by the police.

D) The mysterious disappearance of the artifact was being looked into by the police.

Answer

Correct Answer: B

Explanation: The active sentence is in the Present Continuous tense ("are looking"), which requires "is/are being + past participle (V3)" in the passive. Crucially, when converting phrasal verbs (like "look into"), the preposition "into" must stay directly attached to the verb in the passive form.

Question 7

7. Q7Quinine tastes bitter.

A) Quinine is bitter when it tasted.

B) Quinine is bitter when it is tasted.

C) Quinine is tasted bitter.

D) Quinine has been tasted bitter.

Answer

Correct Answer: B

Explanation: Sentences expressing sensory descriptions or descriptions using stative transitive verbs (like taste, feel, smell) follow a distinct formula in the passive voice: "Subject + is/are + adjective + when + pronoun + is/are + V3". Thus, "Quinine tastes bitter" becomes "Quinine is bitter when it is tasted."

Question 8

8. Q8They have painted the entire house green.

A) The entire house was painted green by them.

B) The entire house has been painted green by them.

C) The entire house is painted green by them.

D) Green has been painted on the entire house by them.

Answer

Correct Answer: B

Explanation: The active voice is in the Present Perfect tense ("have painted") with an object ("the entire house") and an objective complement ("green"). The passive voice requires "has/have been + past participle (V3)", with the complement immediately following the participle. This yields "The entire house has been painted green by them."

Question 9

9. Q9The management ought to have resolved the employee grievances much earlier.

A) The employee grievances ought to have been resolved by the management much earlier.

B) The employee grievances ought to be resolved by the management much earlier.

C) The employee grievances ought to have resolved by the management much earlier.

D) The employee grievances must have been resolved by the management much earlier.

Answer

Correct Answer: A

Explanation: Active sentences containing past modals of the form "modal + have + past participle (V3)" (like *ought to have resolved*) convert to "modal + have + been + V3" in the passive voice. Thus, "ought to have resolved" transforms to "ought to have been resolved". Changing the modal verb to "must" is incorrect.

Question 10

10. Q10Who wrote this brilliant masterpiece?

A) By whom was this brilliant masterpiece written?

B) By whom this brilliant masterpiece was written?

C) Who was this brilliant masterpiece written?

D) By whom had this brilliant masterpiece been written?

Answer

Correct Answer: A

Explanation: Active questions beginning with "Who" in the simple past tense are converted to passive using "By whom + was/were + subject + past participle (V3)?". Option B is incorrect due to wrong word order (the auxiliary "was" must precede the subject in a question). Option D incorrectly changes the tense to Past Perfect.

Accepted Answer

Correct Answer: B

Explanation: For compound sentences containing reporting verbs ("They say that..."), the passive voice can be formed using a personal construction: "Subject of the clause + is/are said + to-infinitive". Since the main reporting verb "say" is in the present tense, "The legendary treasure" becomes the subject, followed by "is said to be buried". Changing "say" to "was said" incorrectly alters the tense from present to past.

Competitive Exams: English Language - Voice (Set 2)