Practice Section 3 question answer - general english mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Directions:

A sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested below, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Q-1)   Who completed it?

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Explanation:

In interrogative sentence beginning with How, what, why where (Whfamily)

Wh_ + H.V + Object + V (according to the tense of the sentence).

Except who and whom.

If the Interrogative sentence beginning with “Who,” change it into by whom and then follow the same pattern.


Directions:

A sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested below, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Q-2)   They say that you did that.

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Directions:

A sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested below, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Q-3)   Why did you change the book?

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(b)

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Explanation:

Why did you change the book?

(a) Why was the book changed? (doer is missing)

(b) Why did the book changed by you? (Incorrect helping verb)

(c) Why was the book change by you? (Third form of the verb not used)

(d) Why was the book changed by you? (correct)


Directions:

A sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested below, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Q-4)   What one must do one must do properly.

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Directions:

A sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested below, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Q-5)   We prohibit smoking.

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(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

We prohibit smoking.

(a) Smoking will be prohibited (Tense has changed)

(b) Smoking is prohibited (Correct)

(c) Smoking has been prohibited (Tense has changed)

(d) Smoking is being prohibited (Tense has changed)


Directions:

A sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested below, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Q-6)   Did the noise frighten you?

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(b)

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(d)

Explanation:

Did the noise frighten you?

(a) Did you frighten the noise? (Meaning of sentence changed)

(b) Was the noise frightened by you? (Meaning of sentence changed)

(c) Were you frightened by the noise? (Correct)

(d) Were you frighten by the noise? (Third form of the verb not used)


Directions:

A sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested below, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Q-7)   It is time to take tea.

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Directions:

A sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested below, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Q-8)   The poor must be looked after by society.

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(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The poor must be looked after by society.

(a) Society must look after the poor. (Correct)

(b) Society must looked after the poor. (Incorrect word/s)

(c) Society must be looked after the poor. (Meaning has changed)

(d) Society must have looked after the poor. (Tense has changed)


Directions:

A sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested below, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Q-9)   Rita rescued three puppies.

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(b)

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Explanation:

Rita rescued three puppies.

(a) Three puppies are rescued by Rita (tense has changed)

(b) Three puppies were rescued by Rita(Correct)

(c) Three puppies will be rescued by Rita (tense has changed)

(d) Three puppies are being rescued by Rita (tense has changed)


Directions:

A sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested below, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Q-10)   English is spoken all over the world.

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