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ACTIVE & PASSIVE VOICE (MISCELLANEOUS)
1. Women like men to flatter them.
(a) Men are liked by women to flatter them.
(b) Women like to be flattered by men.
(c) Women like that men should flatter them.
(d) Women are liked to be flattered by men.
2. It is your duty to make tea at eleven O’ clock.
(a) You are asked to make tea at eleven
O’clock.
(b) Your are required to make tea at eleven
O’clock.
(c) You are supposed to make tea at eleven
O’clock.
(d) Tea is to be made by you at eleven O’clock.
3. Do you understand what I mean?
(a) What I mean is that understood by you?
(b) Was what I mean understood by you?
(c) Is what I mean understood by you?
(d) What I mean is understood by you?
4. I saw him leaving the house.
(a) Leaving the house he was seen by me.
(b) He was seen leaving the house by me.
(c) He had been seen leaving the house.
(d) He was seen to be leaving the house.
5. It is time to take tea.
(a) It was time that tea was taken.
(b) It is time for tea to be taken.
(c) It is time that tea should be taken.
(d) It is time that tea had been taken.
6. The members should adhere to all the
decisions.
(a) All the decisions adhered to the members.
(b) All the decisions should be adhered to by
the members.
(c) All the decisions should be adhered to by
the members.
(d) All should adhere to the decisions of the
members.
7. His subordinates accused him of various
offences.
(a) They accused him of various offences.
(b) It was accused by his subordinates that he
had done various offences.
(c) His subordinates accused that he had done
various offences.
(d) He was accused of various offences by his
subordinates.
8. Someone saw him picking up a gun.
(a) He was seen pick up a gun by some one.
(b) He was seen picking up a gun by someone.
(c) He was seen when he was picking up a gun.
(d) He was seen by someone pick a gun.
9. He was obliged to resign.
(a) He was made to resign.
(b) To resign was his obligation.
(c) Circumstances obliged him to resign.
(d) Resignation obliged him.
10. He likes people to call him Sir.
(a) He likes to be called Sir by people.
(b) He likes to be call Sir by people.
(c) He likes people who call him Sir.
(d) To call him Sir is liked by people.
11. The telegraph wires have been cut.
(a) Someone has been cut the telegraph wires.
(b) No one has cut the telegraph wires.
(c) The telegraph wires have cut someone.
(d) Someone has cut the telegraph wires.
12. They have made him a king.
(a) A king has been made by him.
(b) He was made a king by them.
(c) They have been made kings by him.
(d) He has been made a king by them.
13. You surprise me.
(a) I am to be surprised.(b) You are surprised.
(c) I am surprised. (d) Me is surprised.
14. Someone saw him picking up a gun.
(a) He was seen pick up a gun by someone.
(b) He was seen picking up a gun by someone.
(c) He was seen when he was picking up a gun.
(d) He was seen by someone pick up a gun.
15. I know him.
(a) He is known by me.
(b) He was known to me.
(c) He has been known by me.
(d) He is known to me.
16. This surface feels smooth.
(a) This surface is felt smooth.
(b) This surface is smooth when it is felt.
(c) This surface when felt is smooth.
(d) This surface is smooth as felt.
17. God bless you.
(a) May you be blessed by God.
(b) Let you be blessed by God.
(c) You should be blessed by God.
(d) You will be blessed by God.
18. He was obliged to resign.
(a) He was made to resign.
(b) To resign was his obligation.
(c) Circumstances obliged him to resign.
(d) Resignation obliged him.
19. One should keep one's promise.
(a) One's promise should be kept by us.
(b) One's promise has to be kept.
(c) A promise should be keeping.
(d) A promise should be kept.
20. The cat is running after the rat.
(a) The rat was being run after by the cat.
(b) The rat is being run after by the cat.
(c) The rat is run after by the cat.
(d) The cat is being run after by the rat.
21. Let him see the picture.
(a) Let the picture be seen by him.
(b) The picture is seen by him.
(c) Let him the picture be seen.
(d) The picture is seen by him.
22. Quinine tastes bitter.
(a) Quinine is bitter when it is tasted.
(b) Quinine is bitter tasted.
(c) The taste of quinine is bitter.
(d) Quinine is tasted bitter.
23. What amused you?
(a) What you are made to amuse by?
(b) By what are you being amused?
(c) By what were you amused?
(d) By what have you been amused?
24. Do you expect your parents to come from
Hyderabad today?
(a) Did your parents come today from
Hyderabad?
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(b) Were your parents expected to come from
Hyderabad today?
(c) Are your parents expected to come today
from Hyderabad?
(d) Do your parents are expected to come
today from Hyderabad?
25. Without effort nothing can be gained.
(a) We can gain anything with effort.
(b) We can gain nothing without effort.
(c) Without effort, we cannot gain anything.
(d) We can gain only with effort.
26. They say that there are living beings on Mars.
(a) They say that Mars has living beings.
(b) It is said that there are people living on Mars.
(c) On Mars, there are living beings.
(d) It is said that there are living beings on
Mars.
27. He hasn’t slept in his bed.
(a) His bed hasn’t been slept in.
(b) He had not been slept in his bed.
(c) His bed had been slept in.
(d) His bed had not been slept in.
28. You will be well looked after.
(a) They will look after you well.
(b) They can look after you well.
(c). They may look after you well.
(d) They shall look after you well.
29. You will have to pull down this sky-scraper as
you have-not complied with the town planning
regulations.
(a) This sky-scraper will have to be pulled down
as the town planning regulations have not
been complied with.
(b) This sky-scraper will have to be pulled down
by you as the town planning regulations
have not been complied by you.
(c) This sky-scraper will be pulled down as the
town planning regulations have not been
complied with.
(d) This sky-scraper will have to be pulled down
as the town planning regulations have not
been complied.
30. We understand that he opposes our views.
(a) It is understood by us that he opposes our
views.
(b) That he opposes our views, is understood
by us.
(c) That our views are opposed is understood
by us.
(d) Our views are opposed, that is understood
by us.
31. Decisions must be taken.
(a) Decisions should be taken.
(b) We must take decisions.
(c) It is good to take decisions.
(d) We should take decisions.
32. People once believed that the sun was a god.
(a) The sun is once being believed to be a god.
(b) The sun has once been believed to be a god.
(c) It was once believed that the sun was a god.
(d) It is once believed that the sun is a god.
33. Someone saw him picking up a gun.
(a) He was seen pick up a gun by someone.
(b) He was seen picking up a gun by someone.
(c) He was seen by someone when he was
picking up a gun.
(d) He was seen by someone pick a gun.
34. This unexpected news surprised me a great deal.
(a) I was surprised a great deal by this
unexpected news.
(b) I am surprised a great deal by this
unexpected news.
(c) I have been surprised a great deal by this
unexpected news.
(d) I has been surprised a great deal by this
unexpected news.
35. You must write off all those bad debts.
(a) You must be written off by all those bad debts.
(b) All those bad debts must be written off by you.
(c) Write off all those bad debts.
(d) All those bad debts could be written off.
36. I don’t like people telling me what to do.
(a) I don’t like being told what to do.
(b) People telling me what to do was not liked
by me.
(c) I do not like being told by the people.
(d) People don’t like telling me what to do.
37. We believe that God gives us misery.
(a) It was believed that God gave us misery.
(b) It has been believed that God gives us misery.
(c) It is believed that God gives us misery.
(d) It is a belief that God gives us misery.
38. People call him a fool.
(a) He has been called a fool.
(b) He is called a fool by the people.
(c) The people have been calling him a fool.
(d) We all people have called him a fool.
39. One cannot expect children to understand these
problems.
(a) Children cannot be expected to understand
these problems.
(b) Children to understand these problems
cannot be expected.
(c) Children cannot be expected to be
understood these problems.
(d) To understand these problems cannot be
expected from children by one.
40. You will be taken care of by me.
(a) I will be taking care of you.
(b) I would take care of you.
(c) I will take care of you.
(d) I will being take care of you.
41. Promises should be kept.
(a) You must keep the promises.
(b) We must keep the promises.
(c) Keep the promises.
(d) One should keep the promises.
42. The boy laughed at the beggar.
(a) The beggar was laughed by the boy.
(b) The beggar was being laughed by the boy.
(c) The beggar was being laughed at by the boy.
(d) The beggar was laughed at by the boy.
43. I don’t like people keeping me waiting.
(a) I don’t like people are kept me waiting.
(b) I don’t like people were kept me waiting.
(c) I don’t like being kept waiting.
(d) I don’t like, people are being kept waiting.
44. He expects his friends to help him
(a) He expects that he should be helped by his
friends.
(b) It is expected by him that his friends should
help him.
(c) He expects to be helped by his friends.
(d) It is expected by him to be helped by his
friends.
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45. I expect you to complete this work before sunset.
(a) I expect you to be completed this work
before sunset.
(b) I am expected you to complete this work
before sunset.
(c) You are expected to complete this work
before sunset.
(d) You are expected to be completed this work
before sunset.
46. What accounts for a popularity of Zee TV?
(a) By what is the popularity of Zee TV
accounted for?
(b) By what the popularity of Zee TV to be
accounted for?
(c) By what popularity of Zee TV to be
accounted for?
(d) By what the popularity of Zee TV is to be
accounted for?
47. Everyone looked up to him.
(a) He was looked up to by everyone.
(b) He is looked up to by everyone.
(c) He is looked up by everyone.
(d) He looks up by everyone.
48. Not a word was spoken by the criminal in self defence.
(a) The criminal spoke not a word in self
defence.
(b) The criminal in self-defence spoke no word.
(c) The criminal did not speak a word in self-
defence.
(d) The criminal spoke in self-defence not a word.
49. The Greeks expected to win the international
trophy.
(a) It was expected that the Greeks would win
the international trophy.
(b) The international trophy was expected to
be won by the Greeks.
(c) It was expected that the Greeks will win the
international trophy.
(d) It was expected by the Greeks that they
would win the international.
50. End the war now!
(a) Now must the war be ended?
(b) The war must be ended now.
(c) You must end the war now.
(d) Must the war be ended now?
51. He wants someone to take photographs.
(a) He wants photographs to be taken by
someone.
(b) Photographs to have been taken.
(c) Photographs are taken.
(d) Photographs were taken.
52. He made the children work hard.
(a) The children made him work hard.
(b) He was made to work hard by the children.
(c) The children were made work hard.
(d) The children were made to work hard.
53. We must take care of all living species on Earth.
(a) All living species on Earth are taken care of
by us.
(b) All living species on Earth must be taken
care of by us.
(c) All living species on Earth had been taken
care of by us.
(d) All living species on Earth will be taken care
of by us.
54. The Romans expected to conquer Carthage.
(a) Carthage was expected to be conquered
by the Romans.
(b) The Romans were expected to conquer
Carthage.
(c) It was expected by the Romans that they
should conquer Carthage.
(d) The Romans expected to have conquered
Carthage.
55. It is time to shut the door.
(a) It is the door’s time to be shut.
(b) It is time for the door to be shut.
(c) The time is shut the door.
(d) It is the time for the shutting of door.
56. You need to complete it immediately.
(a) It needed to be completed immediately.
(b) It needs completion immediately.
(c) You are needed to complete it immediately.
(d) It needs to be completed immediately.
57. They declared him the best graduate.
(a) he is declared the best graduate by them.
(b) he was declared the best graduate by them.
(c) He has been declared the best graduate
by them.
(d) he has been declared the best graduate by them.
58. 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.
59. Do not inform the police about the robbery.
(a) The police do not be informed about the
robbery.
(b) Let not the police be informed about the
robbery.
(c) Let the police be informed about the
robbery.
(d) The police need to be informed by the
robbery.
60. They will laugh at you.
(A) You will be laughed at by them.
(B) You will have been laughed at by them.
(C) You can be laughed at by them.
(D) You may be laughed at by them.
61. Trespassers shall be prosecuted.
(A) The authorities may prosecute trespassers.
(B) The authorities might prosecute trespassers.
(C) The authorities can prosecute trespassers.
(D) The authorities shall prosecute trespassers.
62. The horse jumped over the fence.
(A) The fence by the horse was jumped over.
(B) The fence was jumped by the horse.
(C) The fence might be jumped over by the horse.
(D) The fence was jumped over by the horse.
63. I took care of his dog.
(A) His dog was taken care by me.
(B) His dog is taken care by me.
(C) His dog is taken care of by me.
(D) His dog was taken care of by me.
64. I don’t like people telling me what to do.
(A) I don’t like it when people are telling me
what to do.
(B) I don’t like being told what to do.
(C) Telling me what to do is what I don’t like.
(D) I don’t like people when they tell me what
to do.
65. Aditya saw Dinesh shopping at the mall.
(A) Dinesh is seen shopping at the mall by
Aditya.
(B) Dinesh was seen shopping at the mall by
Aditya.
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(C) Dinesh is being seen shopping at the mall
by Aditya.
(D) Dinesh is being seen shopping at the mall
by Aditya.
66. Her manners pleased us very much.
(A) We were very much pleased with her manners.
(B) We were very much pleased on her manners.
(C) We are very much pleased with her manners.
(D) We pleased her very much with manners.
67. We must endure what we cannot cure.
(A) What could be cure must be endured.
(B) What we cure must be endured.
(C) What cannot be cured must be endured.
(D) What cannot cured must endured.
68. People believed that witches communicated
with the devil.
(A) Witches communicated with the devil in
front of people.
(B) Witches and the devil communicated.
(C) Devils widely believe in communication
with people.
(D) It was believed that witches
communicated with the devil.
69. I was astonished at his behaviour.
(A) His behaviour is astonishing to me
(B) His behaviour astonished me
(C) His behaviour astonishes me
(D) His behaviour had astonished me
70. All his friends laughed at him.
(A) He was laughed at by all his friends
(B) He was laughed by all his friends
(C) He was being laughed by all his friends
(D) He was being laughed at by all his friends
71. The box can contain no more.
(A) No more this box can contain
(B) No more could be contained in this box
(C) No more can be contained in this box
(D) Nothing can be contained in this box
72. It is time for food to be eaten.
(A) It is time to eat our food.
(B) It is time for eating food.
(C) It is time to eat food.
(D) Food is to be eaten now.
73. The poor must be looked after by society.
(A) Society must have looked after the poor.
(B) Society must look after the poor.
(C) Society must be looked after the poor.
(D) Society must looked after the poor.
74. Do not insult the poor.
(A) Let the poor not to insult.
(B) Let not the poor be insulted.
(C) Let the poor to be not insulted.
(D) Let us not insulted the poor.
75. It interests me.
(A) I have been interested in it.
(B) I am interested in it.
(C) I will be interested in it.
(D) I was interested in it.
76. The boy laughed at the lame man.
(A) The boy laughed seeing the lame man.
(B) The lame man was laughed at by the boy.
(C) The boy laughed when he saw the lame man.
(D) The lame man was laughed by the boy.
77. He will object to my proposal.
(A) My proposal will be objected to by him.
(B) The objection to my proposal will come
from him.
(C) His objection will be to my proposal.
(D) There will be an objection to my proposal
by him.
78. People say that he is a spy.
(A) It was said that he is a spy.
(B) It is said by people that he is a spy.
(C) It has been said that he is a spy.
(D) It is said that he is a spy
79. I know that he did the work.
(A) That the work was done by him is known
to me.
(B) That the work is done by him is known to me.
(C) That he did the work is known by me.
(D) That he did the work is known to me.
80. He has sent me a present.
(A) I have been sent to him a present.
(B) A present will be sent to me by him.
(C) A present have been sent to me.
(D) A present has been sent to me by him.
81. They believe Veerappan to be dangerous.
(A) Veerappan has been believed to be
dangerous.
(B) Veerappan could be believed to be
dangerous.
(C) Veerappan is believed to be dangerous.
(D) Veerappan can be believed to be
dangerous.
82. That too many cooks spoil the broth is
known to all.
(A) All knew that too many cooks spoilt the broth.
(B) All knows that the broth is spoilt by too
many cooks.
(C) All know that too many cooks spoil the broth.
(D) All know that the broth is spoilt by too
many cooks.
83. It is time to water the plants.
(A) The plants should be watered.
(B) It is time when plants are watered.
(C) It is time the plants be watered.
(D) It is time for the plants to be watered.
84. We must take care of our parents.
(A) Our parents are taken care of by us.
(B) Our parents will be taken care of by us.
(C) Our parents had been taken care of by us.
(D) Our parents must be cared for by us.
85. Your manners irritate me.
(A) I am irritated by my manners.
(B) Manners are irritating me.
(C) I am being irritated by your manners.
(D) I am irritated by your manners.
86. The boys laughed at the old man.
(A) The old man was laughed by the boys.
(B) The old man was being laughed by the
boys.
(C) The old man was being laughed at by the boys.
(D) The old man was laughed at by the boys.
87. It is time to take tea.
(A) It was time that tea was taken.
(B) It is time for tea to be taken.
(C) It is time that tea should be taken.
(D) It is time that tea had been taken.
88. They say that you did that.
(A) You are told to do that.
(B) You are advised to do that.
(C) You did that said by them.
(D) You are said to have done that.