Voice - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

61

Sheela painted the house green.

A) The house has been painted green by Sheela. B) The house was painted green by Sheela. C) The house will be painted green by Sheela. D) The house is painted green by Sheela.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

The house was painted green by Sheela.

Given sentence is in simple past tense and it is in active voice, we need to change it into passive voice.

Rule :
Subject + (was / were) + V³ + Optional Agents.

62

The doctor bandaged the arm of the injured man.

A) The doctor injured and bandaged the arm of a man. B) The arm of the injured man was bandaged by the doctor. C) The injured man bandaged his arm. D) The injured man made the doctor injure his arm.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

The arm of the injured man was bandaged by the doctor.

Given sentence is in simple past tense and it is in active voice, we need to change it into passive voice.

Rule :
Subject + (was / were) + V³ + Optional Agents.

63

An electrical fault could have caused the fire.

A) The fire had been caused by an electrical fault. B) The fire could have been caused by an electrical fault. C) The fire was caused by an electrical fault. D) The fire could be caused by an electrical fault.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

The fire could have been caused by an electrical fault.

Given sentence is in future perfect tense and it is in active voice.

Rule :
Subject + Model verb + (have has) + been + V³ + Other agents

64

He made us work.

A) We were made to work by him. B) We would work by him. C) We might work by him. D) We have to work by him.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

We were made to work by him.

Given sentence is in simple past tense and it is in active voice, we need to change it into passive voice.

Rule :
Subject + (was / were) + V³ + Optional Agents.

65

Rita rescued three puppies.

A) Three puppies are rescued by Rita. B) Three puppies were rescued by Rita. C) Three puppies will be rescued by Rita. D) Three puppies are being rescued by Rita.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Three puppies were rescued by Rita.

Given sentence is in simple past tense and it is in active voice, we need to change it into passive voice.

Rule :
Subject + (was / were) + V³ + Optional Agents.

66

Are the officers finishing the work on time?

A) Was the work being finished on time by the officers? B) Is the work finished on time by the officers? C) Is the work being finished on time by the officers? D) Was the work finished on time by the officers?

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Is the work being finished on time by the officers?

67

Have you shut the window?

A) Has the window been shut by you? B) Has the window being shut by you? C) Are the window been shut by you? D) Are the window being shut by you?

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Has the window been shut by you?

The sentence is an interrogative sentence and started with have. The passive voice will be started with has.

Rule :
Has + subject + been + V³ + Optional Agents.

68

Boil the water and cool it before you keep it in the fridge.

A) Let the water be boiled and cooled before it is kept in the fridge. B) Let the water be boiled and cooled before it is kept in the fridge by you. C) Let the water be boiled by you and cooled by you before it is kept in the fridge. D) Let the water be boiled, cooled and kept in the fridge.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Let the water be boiled and cooled before it is kept in the fridge.

69

An American scientist has won the Nobel Prize for Physics.

A) The Nobel Prize for Physics has been won by an American scientist. B) The Nobel Physics Prize has been won by an American scientist. C) The Nobel Prize has been won by an American scientist. D) The Nobel Prize for Physics is won by an American scientist.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

The Nobel Prize for Physics has been won by an American scientist.

Given sentence is in present perfect tense and it is in active voice.

Rule :
Subject + (have/has) + been + V³ + Other agents

70

The ringing of the alarm clock startled me from the deep depths of slumber.

A) The ringing of the alarm clock made me awake. B) The alarm clock rang, startled and awakened me from sleep. C) I was startled from the deep depths of slumber by the ringing of the alarm clock. D) The alarm clock rang and startled me from the depths of slumber.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

I was startled from the deep depths of slumber by the ringing of the alarm clock.

Given sentence is in simple past tense and it is in active voice, we need to change it into passive voice.

Rule :
Subject + (was / were) + V³ + Optional Agents.