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Active & Passive Voice — Practice MCQs for CCAT

20 Questions Section A: Fundamentals English

Practice 20 Active & Passive Voice multiple-choice questions designed for CDAC CCAT exam preparation. Click "Show Answer" to reveal the correct option with detailed explanation.

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Q1.

Convert to passive voice:


"The company will launch a new product."
AA new product will launched by the company.
BA new product will be launched by the company.
CA new product is launched by the company.
DA new product was launched by the company.
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Correct Answer: B — A new product will be launched by the company.

Future tense passive: will be + past participle. "Will be launched" is correct.

Q2.

Convert to passive voice:


"She is writing a letter."
AA letter is written by her.
BA letter is being written by her.
CA letter was being written by her.
DA letter has been written by her.
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Correct Answer: B — A letter is being written by her.

Present continuous passive: is/are being + past participle.

Q3.

Convert to active voice:


"The cake was eaten by the children."
AThe children eat the cake.
BThe children ate the cake.
CThe children have eaten the cake.
DThe children were eating the cake.
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Correct Answer: B — The children ate the cake.

"Was eaten" (past passive) becomes "ate" (past active).

Q4.

Convert to passive voice:


"They have completed the project."
AThe project has been completed by them.
BThe project is completed by them.
CThe project was completed by them.
DThe project had been completed by them.
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Correct Answer: A — The project has been completed by them.

Present perfect passive: has/have been + past participle.

Q5.

Convert to passive voice:


"The teacher is explaining the lesson."
AThe lesson is explained by the teacher.
BThe lesson is being explained by the teacher.
CThe lesson was explained by the teacher.
DThe lesson will be explained by the teacher.
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Correct Answer: B — The lesson is being explained by the teacher.

Present continuous passive: is being + past participle.

Q6.

Convert to passive voice:


"Someone stole my wallet."
AMy wallet is stolen.
BMy wallet was stolen.
CMy wallet has been stolen.
DMy wallet had been stolen.
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Correct Answer: B — My wallet was stolen.

Past simple passive: was/were + past participle. "By someone" is usually omitted.

Q7.

Convert to active voice:


"The letter will be posted by John."
AJohn posts the letter.
BJohn posted the letter.
CJohn will post the letter.
DJohn is posting the letter.
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Correct Answer: C — John will post the letter.

"Will be posted" (future passive) becomes "will post" (future active).

Q8.

Convert to passive voice:


"People speak English all over the world."
AEnglish is spoken all over the world.
BEnglish was spoken all over the world.
CEnglish has been spoken all over the world.
DEnglish is being spoken all over the world.
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Correct Answer: A — English is spoken all over the world.

General truths in passive: is + past participle. "By people" is omitted.

Q9.

Convert to passive voice:


"The mechanic is repairing the car."
AThe car is repaired by the mechanic.
BThe car is being repaired by the mechanic.
CThe car was repaired by the mechanic.
DThe car has been repaired by the mechanic.
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Correct Answer: B — The car is being repaired by the mechanic.

Present continuous passive: is being + past participle.

Q10.

Convert to passive voice:


"They had finished the work before noon."
AThe work is finished before noon.
BThe work was finished before noon.
CThe work had been finished before noon.
DThe work has been finished before noon.
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Correct Answer: C — The work had been finished before noon.

Past perfect passive: had been + past participle.

Q11.

Convert to passive voice:


"The police arrested the thief."
AThe thief is arrested by the police.
BThe thief was arrested by the police.
CThe thief has been arrested by the police.
DThe thief will be arrested by the police.
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Correct Answer: B — The thief was arrested by the police.

Past simple passive: was/were + past participle. "Arrested" becomes "was arrested".

Q12.

Convert to active voice:


"A song is being sung by her."
AShe sings a song.
BShe is singing a song.
CShe sang a song.
DShe has sung a song.
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Correct Answer: B — She is singing a song.

"Is being sung" (present continuous passive) becomes "is singing" (present continuous active).

Q13.

Convert to passive voice:


"Mother cooks delicious food."
ADelicious food is cooked by mother.
BDelicious food was cooked by mother.
CDelicious food is being cooked by mother.
DDelicious food has been cooked by mother.
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Correct Answer: A — Delicious food is cooked by mother.

Present simple passive: is/are + past participle.

Q14.

Convert to passive voice:


"He can solve this problem."
AThis problem can solved by him.
BThis problem can be solved by him.
CThis problem could be solved by him.
DThis problem is solved by him.
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Correct Answer: B — This problem can be solved by him.

Modal passive: modal + be + past participle. "Can solve" becomes "can be solved".

Q15.

Convert to active voice:


"The homework has been completed by the students."
AThe students complete the homework.
BThe students completed the homework.
CThe students have completed the homework.
DThe students are completing the homework.
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Correct Answer: C — The students have completed the homework.

"Has been completed" (present perfect passive) becomes "have completed" (present perfect active).

Q16.

Convert to passive voice:


"You must finish the assignment today."
AThe assignment must be finished today.
BThe assignment must finished today.
CThe assignment is finished today.
DThe assignment was finished today.
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Correct Answer: A — The assignment must be finished today.

Modal passive: must + be + past participle. "Must finish" becomes "must be finished".

Q17.

Convert to passive voice:


"They were watching the movie."
AThe movie is being watched.
BThe movie was being watched by them.
CThe movie was watched by them.
DThe movie has been watched by them.
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Correct Answer: B — The movie was being watched by them.

Past continuous passive: was/were being + past participle.

Q18.

Convert to active voice:


"The window was broken by the ball."
AThe ball breaks the window.
BThe ball broke the window.
CThe ball is breaking the window.
DThe ball has broken the window.
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Correct Answer: B — The ball broke the window.

"Was broken" (past passive) becomes "broke" (past active).

Q19.

Convert to passive voice:


"The gardener waters the plants daily."
AThe plants are watered daily by the gardener.
BThe plants were watered daily by the gardener.
CThe plants are being watered daily by the gardener.
DThe plants have been watered daily by the gardener.
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Correct Answer: A — The plants are watered daily by the gardener.

Present simple passive: is/are + past participle. Habitual actions use simple present passive.

Q20.

Convert to passive voice:


"Someone will inform you about the results."
AYou will informed about the results.
BYou will be informed about the results.
CYou are informed about the results.
DYou have been informed about the results.
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Correct Answer: B — You will be informed about the results.

Future passive: will be + past participle. "By someone" is typically omitted.

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