Active/Passive Voice

JKSSB Sub-Inspector (Telecommunication) · General English & Communication Skills · 25 practice questions with answers and explanations: 6 Easy, 10 Medium, 9 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

Change to passive voice: "The chef cooks the meal."

  1. The meal is cooked by the chef
  2. The meal was cooked by the chef
  3. The meal is being cooked by the chef
  4. The meal has cooked the chef
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Answer: A. Present simple active becomes present simple passive: 'is cooked'.

Sample Medium question 2

Change to active voice: "The cake was baked by Mary."

  1. Mary baked the cake
  2. Mary bakes the cake
  3. Mary has baked the cake
  4. Mary was baking the cake
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Answer: A. Past simple passive becomes past simple active: 'baked'.

Sample Hard question 3

Change to passive voice: "One should keep one's promises."

  1. Promises should be kept
  2. Promises are kept
  3. Promises will be kept
  4. Promises were kept
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Answer: A. Modal verb constructions passivize as 'modal + be + past participle': 'should be kept'.

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