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CDS Active & Passive Voice Questions with Answers & Explanations

17 Active & Passive Voice questions from the English section of CDS, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Try each question first, then tap Show answer to check. When you're ready, take the timed chapter-wise test to see your all-India rank.

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Question 1

Choose the correct passive voice form of: "The teacher punished the boy."

  1. AThe boy was punished by the teacher.
  2. BThe boy is punished by the teacher.
  3. CThe boy has been punished by the teacher.
  4. DThe boy had punished the teacher.
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Answer: (A) The boy was punished by the teacher.
Question 2

Choose the correct passive voice form of: "Who wrote this novel?"

  1. ABy whom was this novel written?
  2. BWhom wrote this novel?
  3. CWho was written this novel?
  4. DBy whom this novel was written?
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Answer: (A) By whom was this novel written?
Question 3

Choose the correct passive voice form of: "Can you solve this problem?"

  1. ACould this problem be solved by you?
  2. BCan this problem been solved by you?
  3. CCan this problem solved by you?
  4. DCan this problem be solved by you?
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Answer: (D) Can this problem be solved by you?
Question 4

Choose the correct passive voice form of: "She was cooking food."

  1. AFood was cooked by her.
  2. BFood is being cooked by her.
  3. CFood had been cooked by her.
  4. DFood was being cooked by her.
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Answer: (D) Food was being cooked by her.
Question 5

Choose the correct passive voice form of: "Open the door."

  1. AThe door is opened.
  2. BLet the door be opened.
  3. CThe door was opened.
  4. DThe door should open.
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Answer: (B) Let the door be opened.
Question 6

Choose the correct passive voice form of: "She writes a letter."

  1. AA letter is written by her.
  2. BA letter was written by her.
  3. CA letter is being written by her.
  4. DA letter has been written by her.
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Answer: (A) A letter is written by her.
Question 7

Choose the correct passive voice form of: "The cat killed the rat."

  1. AThe rat has been killed by the cat.
  2. BThe rat was killed by the cat.
  3. CThe cat was killed by the rat.
  4. DThe rat is killed by the cat.
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Answer: (B) The rat was killed by the cat.
Question 8

Choose the correct passive voice form of: "He has finished the work."

  1. AThe work had been finished by him.
  2. BThe work was finished by him.
  3. CThe work is finished by him.
  4. DThe work has been finished by him.
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Answer: (D) The work has been finished by him.
Question 9

Choose the correct passive voice form of: "They are building a bridge."

  1. AA bridge has been built by them.
  2. BA bridge was built by them.
  3. CA bridge is being built by them.
  4. DA bridge is built by them.
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Answer: (C) A bridge is being built by them.
Question 10

Choose the correct passive voice form of: "People speak English all over the world."

  1. AEnglish is spoken all over the world.
  2. BEnglish is speaking all over the world.
  3. CEnglish has spoken all over the world.
  4. DEnglish was spoken all over the world.
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Answer: (A) English is spoken all over the world.
Question 11

Choose the correct passive voice form of: "They will announce the results tomorrow."

  1. AThe results will be announced by them tomorrow.
  2. BThe results are announced by them tomorrow.
  3. CThe results will announce tomorrow.
  4. DThe results would be announced by them tomorrow.
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Answer: (A) The results will be announced by them tomorrow.
Question 12

Choose the correct passive voice form of: "I had completed the project."

  1. AThe project is completed by me.
  2. BThe project was completed by me.
  3. CThe project has been completed by me.
  4. DThe project had been completed by me.
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Answer: (D) The project had been completed by me.
Question 13

Choose the correct passive voice form of: "Open the door."

  1. AThe door was opened.
  2. BThe door is opened.
  3. CThe door should open.
  4. DLet the door be opened.
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Answer: (D) Let the door be opened.
Question 14

Choose the correct passive voice form of: "Can you solve this problem?"

  1. ACould this problem be solved by you?
  2. BCan this problem been solved by you?
  3. CCan this problem be solved by you?
  4. DCan this problem solved by you?
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Answer: (C) Can this problem be solved by you?
Question 15

Choose the correct passive voice form of: "He has finished the work."

  1. AThe work has been finished by him.
  2. BThe work had been finished by him.
  3. CThe work was finished by him.
  4. DThe work is finished by him.
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Answer: (A) The work has been finished by him.
Question 16

Choose the correct passive voice form of: "The teacher punished the boy."

  1. AThe boy had punished the teacher.
  2. BThe boy has been punished by the teacher.
  3. CThe boy was punished by the teacher.
  4. DThe boy is punished by the teacher.
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Answer: (C) The boy was punished by the teacher.
Question 17

Choose the correct passive voice form of: "She writes a letter."

  1. AA letter was written by her.
  2. BA letter is being written by her.
  3. CA letter has been written by her.
  4. DA letter is written by her.
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Answer: (D) A letter is written by her.

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