Voice Exercise - 3 for University Admission Test, Job Application Test, BCS Exam and Any Competitive Examination

Voice Exercise

Passive Voice

1. I helped her solve the problem. (Passive) [১৪তম শিক্ষক নিবন্ধন-১৭]

A. She was helped to solve the problem.

B. The problem was solved by me.

C. Her problem was solved by me.

D. She was helped to solve the problem by me.

Ans: D

2. The passive form of the sentence 'He saw me do it' is- [বিভিন্ন মন্ত্রণালয়ের উপ-সহকারী প্রকৌশলী-১৭]

A. I was seen do it by him

B. I was seen to do it by him

C. I was seen doing it by him

D. I was seen to doing it by him

Ans: B

3. 'Never tell a lie' The passive form of this sentence is [বিভিন্ন মন্ত্রণালয়ের উপসহকারী প্রকৌশলী (সিভিল)-১৭]

A. Let never a lie be told

B. Let not a lie never be told

C. Let a lie never be told

D. Let lie never be told

Ans: A

4. 'Never tell a lie.' বাক্যটির Passive form হবে- [পার্থমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক (কর্ণফুলী)-১১, JKKNIU D 18-19]

A. Let not a lie ever be told.

B. Let a lie never be told.

C. Let a lie not ever be told.

D. Let never be told a lie.

Ans: A

5. Do you know him? বাক্যটির passive form হবে- [পল্লী উন্নয়ন বোর্ডের সহ: এনফোর্সমেন্ট কো-অর্ডিনেটর-১৭, ডাক বিভাগের পোস্টাল অপারেটর-১৯]

A. Is he known by you?

B. Is he known to you?

C. Does he known by you?

D. Is he known with you?

Ans: B

6. Do you find your payment too little? (Passive) [১৩তম শিক্ষক নিবন্ধন-১৬]

A. Is your payment found too little to you?

B. Are your payment found too little to you?

C. Are your payment found too little by you?

D. Is your payment found too little by you?

Ans: D

7. The passive form of the sentence, 'Some children are helping the wounded man'. [দুর্নীতি দমন ব্যুরোর পরিদর্শক-০৩, প্রশসানিক কর্মকর্তা (পররাষ্ট্র)-০৪, অডিটর, মহাহিসাব নিরীক্ষক ও নিয়ন্ত্রকের কার্যালয়-১১, প্রাথমিক সহ: শিক্ষক (করতোয়া)-১৩, CU (E) 13-14, ডেন্টাল ভর্তি ১৭-১৮, প্রাথমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক (১৪ জেলা)-১৮]

A. The wounded man was helped by some children.

B. The wounded man was helping by some children.

C. The wounded man was to be helped by some children.

D. The wounded man is being helped by some children.

Ans: D

8. He is going to give me a prize. (Make it passive) [সরকারী মাধ্যমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক (ইংরেজি অংশ)-১১]

A. I am going to give a prize by him

B. I am gone to give a prize by him

C. I was going to be given a prize by him

D. I am going to be given a prize by him

Ans: D

9. What is the active voice of 'The gate was opened by the peon.'? [সহকারী পরিকল্পনা কর্মকর্তা-১২]

A. The peon opened the gate.

B. The peon had opened the gate.

C. The peon has opened the gate.

D. The peon opens the gate.

Ans: A

10. The correct passive form of the sentence "they laugh at us" is- [৬ষ্ঠ প্রভাষক নিবন্ধন-১০]

A. We are laugh at them

B. We are laughed at with them

C. We are laughed by them

D. We are laughed at by them

Ans: D

11. The correct passive of 'Sheila was writing a letter.' is [PSCএর সহকারী পরিচালক-০৬, BSMRSTU (F) 14-15, জনস্বাস্থ্য প্রকৌশল অধিদপ্তরে উপ-সহকারী প্রকৌশলী (সিভিল)-১৫, সরকারী মাধ্যমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক-১৯]

A. A letter was writing by Sheila.

B. A letter was being written by Sheila.

C. A letter was being writing by Sheila.

D. A letter was been written by Sheila.

Ans: B

12. 'He taught me to read Arabic' বাক্যটির passive form হবে- [প্রাক-প্রাথমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক-১২, ১৬]

A. I was taught by him to read Arabic

B. I have been taught by him to read Arabic

C. I had been taught by him to read Arabic

D. I was being taught to read Arabic

Ans: A

13. What is the passive form of 'He made me drive his car'? [প্রাথমিক শিক্ষক-১৩, BRUR (B) 14-15]

A. I was made drive his car by him.

B. I was made to drive his car by him.

C. I was made driven his car by him.

D. I am made to drive his car by him.

Ans: B

14. The passive voice of "Who has broken the glass?" [JnU (E) 14-15, ১২তম প্রভাষক নিবন্ধন-১৫]

A. Who was broken the glass?

B. By whom was the glass broken?

C. By whom has the glass broken?

D. By whom has the glass been broken?

Ans: D

15. The passive form of the sentence 'Do not laugh at the poor' is- [মাধ্যমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক-০৯]

A. Let the poor be not laughed at.

B. Let not the poor be laughed at.

C. Let the poor be not laugh at.

D. Let not the poor be laugh at.

Ans: B

16. The passive voice of the sentence 'We made her recite a poem' [পিএসসি'র ব্যক্তিগত কর্মকর্তা-১৬]

A. a poem was made recite by her

B. she was made to recite a poem

C. she was made recited a poem

D. a poem was made to be recited

Ans: B

17. Did the boy catch the bird? The best passive form is-[স্বরাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রণালয়ের পুলিশ সহকারী (রাসায়নিক)-০২]

A. Was the bird caught by the boy?

B. Was the bird being caught by the boy?

C. Is the bird caught by the boy?

D. Has the bird been caught by the boy?

Ans: A

18. Passive form of it is 'BBC broadcast the news.' is - [সহকারী শিক্ষক-৯৮, RU (E1) 17-18]

A. The news are broadcasted by BBC

B. The news are broadcast by BBC

C. The news was broadcast by BBC

D. The news is broadcast by BBC

Ans: C (Explanation: News is singular. Past tense of broadcast is broadcast).

19. "Who broke the pencil?" What is the passive form of this sentence? [উপজেলা শিক্ষা অফিসার-০৪]

A. By whom the pencil was broken?

B. By whom was the pencil broken?

C. The pencil was broken by whom?

D. Who was broken the pencil?

Ans: B

20. 'Let the book be read by you' বাক্যের Active form হচ্ছে [প্রাক-প্রাথমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক-১৩]

A. Read the book

B. You are to read the book

C. Let the book read by you.

D. Let the book be reading by you.

Ans: A

21. 'Who will help you?' বাক্যের সঠিক পরিবর্তিত Voice হবে- [প্রাক-প্রাথমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক (হোয়াংহো)-১৩]

A. By whom will you be helped?

B. By whom you will be helped?

C. By whom would you be helped?

D. By whom will be you helped?

Ans: A

22. Choose the correct sentence. [পল্লী উন্নয়ন বোর্ডের প্রকল্প কর্মকর্তা-১৩, প্রাক-প্রাথমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক (পুনঃগৃহিত)-১৪]

A. The matter had been informed of the police

B. The matter was informed in the police

C. The police were informed of the matter

D. The police was informed of the matter

Ans: C

23. He did not tell the dangerous secret to anybody. [তথ্য মন্ত্রণালয়ের সহকারী পরিচালক-০১]

A. The dangerous secret was not told to anybody by him.

B. The dangerous secret was not told to him by anybody.

C. The dangerous secret was told not him to anybody.

D. Anybody was not told about the dangerous secret by him.

Ans: A

24. Give the correct passive form: We insist on punctuality in this office. [JnU (C) 17-18, IU (B) 16-17]

A. Punctuality is insisted on in this office

B. Punctuality be insisted in this office

C. Punctuality should be insisted in this office

D. Punctuality is to be insisted on in this office

Ans: A

25. Which one is the correct passive? [DU (C) 16-17, সহকারী শ্রম পরিচালক-০৬, সরকারী মাধ্যমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক (ইংরেজি অংশ)-০১]

A. By whom it is painted?

B. By whom it is painted with?

C. Who was it painted by?

D. With whom it is painted by?

Ans: C

26. Which one is the correct passive form of the speech? [উপজেলা/থানা শিক্ষা অফিসার (ATEO)-১২] 'Don't take the forget me not.'

A. Forget me not be taken by you

B. Let not the forget me not be taken by you

C. Let not taken by you the forget me not

D. Let never taken the forget me not

Ans: B

27. Who is calling me? বাক্যটির passive form হবে- [প্রাথমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক (খুলনা বিভাগ)-০৭]

A. By whom I am called?

B. By whom I am being called?

C. By whom am I being called?

D. By whom have I been called?

Ans: C

28. Choose the passive form of "Buy me a shirt"- [ডাক বিভাগের পোস্টাল অপারেটর-১৯]

A. Let a shirt be bought

B. Let a shirt be bought for me.

C. Let bought a shirt for me

D. Let buy a shirt for me.

Ans: B

29. The passive voice of 'I know him' is - [৭ম প্রভাষক নিবন্ধন-১১, IU (C) 16-17, JU (C8) 15-16, IU (A) 16-17, RU (C) 16-17, JKKNIU B 18-19, প্রাথমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক (১ম পর্যায়)-১৯]

A. He was known to me.

B. He is known to me.

C. I was known to him.

D. He known to me.

Ans: B

30. The passive form of "Who did it?" is: [সমাজসেবা পরিদপ্তরে উপতত্ত্বাবধারক-০৫, RU A 16-17, G-1 17-18, ডাক বিভাগের মেইল অপারেটর-১৯]

A. By whom had it been done?

B. By whom was it done?

C. Who is it done by?

D. By whom has it been done?

Ans: B

31. He has a cow. The best passive form is- [তথ্য মন্ত্রণালত্রের অধীনে সহকারী পরিচালক-০৪, ১০]

A. A cow is had by him

B. A cow is have by him

C. A cow has been by him

D. A cow have been by him

(Note: Source gives Ans: A, but usually 'have' as possession has no passive. If forced, A is the structure).

32. 'What is wanted by him?" বাক্যের পরিবর্তিত Voice হবে- [প্রাক-প্রাথমিক সংজরী শিক্ষক (রাইন)-১৩]

A. What do he want?

B. What does he want?

C. What did he want?

D. What is he wants?

Ans: B

33. Change the voice of the following sentence. "I was brightly addressed by her". [নগর উন্নয়ন অধিদপ্তরের সহকারী প্রকৌশলী-০৫]

A. She addressed me brightly.

B. She addresses me brightly.

C. She has addressed me brightly.

D. I was addressed by her brightly.

Ans: A

34. Let us write a letter. বাক্যটির Passive form হবে [প্রাথ: প্রধান শিক্ষক-১৭, স্বাস্থ্য অধিদপ্তরে অফিস সহায়ক-১৮]

A. Let a letter to write by us

B. Let a letter be wrote by us

C. Let a letter be written by us

D. Let a letter written by us

Ans: C

35. 'You will be helped by me?" বাক্যের পরিবর্তিত voice হবে- [মাধ্যমিক/উচ্চ মাধ্যমিক অধিদপ্তরে হিসাব সহকারী-১৩]

A. I shall help you.

B. I must help you

C. I shall have helped you

D. I should help you

Ans: A

36. 'Am I wanted by you' বাক্যের Active form হচ্ছে [প্রাক প্রাথমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক (ডালিয়া)-১২, (মিসিসিপি, শীতলক্ষ্যা)-১৩]

A. Did you want me?

B. Do you want me?

C. Are you wanted me?

D. Have you wanted me?

Ans: B

37. 'The teacher will be teaching us.' বাক্যটির Passive form হবে [প্রাথমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক-০৬ (সি.বি)]

A. We shall be taught by the teacher.

B. We will be taught by the teacher.

C. We shall be being taught by the teacher.

D. We will be being taught by the teacher.

Ans: C

38. The correct passive voice of "Karim told Rahim to give up smoking." is- [ডাক বিভাগের পোস্টাল অপারেটর-১৯]

A. Rahim was told to give up smoking.

B. Karim was told to give up smoking.

C. Rahim is told to give up smoking.

D. Karim requested Rahim to give up smoking.

Ans: A

39. He teaches us English. The passive form wil be- [জনসংখ্যা ও পরিবার কল্যাণ কর্মকর্তা-০৪]

A. English was taught us by him

B. English is taught us by him

C. English is teaching us by him

D. English was teaching us by him

Ans: B

40. Choose the correct passive form of the sentence. [পরিবশে অধিদপ্তরের সহঃ পরিচালক ও রিসার্চ অফিসার-০৭] 'What did they pay you for doing the job? (কাজটা করার জন্য তারা তোমাকে কি দিয়েছিল?)

A. What had you been paid for doing the job?

B. What you were paid for doing the job?

C. What were you paid for doing the job?

D. What were you being paid for doing the job?

Ans: C

41. Which one is the correct passive of the sentence-'He satisfied everybody'? [১৩তম প্রভাষক নিবন্ধন-১৬]

A. Everybody has been satisfied by him

B. Everybody was satisfied by him

C. Everybody was satisfied with him

D. Everybody would be satisfied at him

Ans: C

42. "The sudden noise frightened the horse." Which is the correct passive form of the sentence? [সমাজকল্যাণ মন্ত্রণালয়ের সমাজসেবা অধিদপ্তরের সমাজকল্যাণ সংগঠন-০৫]

A. The sudden horse frightened by the noise.

B. The noise frightened the horse suddenly.

C. The horse frightened the noise suddenly.

D. The horse was frightened by the sudden noise.

Ans: D

43. Choose the correct passive form of "Who will pay him?" [খাদ্য ও দুর্যোগ ব্যবস্থাপনা কর্মকর্তা-০৪, IU (G) 16-17, প্রাথমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক (২য় পর্যায়)-১৯]

A. Who will be paid him?

B. Who would be paid him?

C. By whom he will be paid?

D. By whom will he be paid?

Ans: D

44. Change into passive: Who is creating this mess? (কে এই বিশৃঙ্খলা সৃষ্টি করছে?) [JnU (C) 16-17, JU (G) 17-18]

A. Who has been created this mess?

B. By whom has this mess been created?

C. By whom this mess is being created?

D. By whom is this mess being created?

Ans: D

45. The correct active form of the sentence "Health should be taken care of" is- [৬ষ্ঠ প্রভাষক নিবন্ধন-১০]

A. We should take care of one's health

B. One should take care of one's health

C. We should take care of ones health

D. We must take care of our health

Ans: B

46. Change the form of voice. 'He did not give up the fight even though he was badly bruised.' [DU (B) 18-19]

A. The fight did not give up by him even though he was badly bruised.

B. The fight had not given up by him even though he was badly bruised.

C. The fight was not given up by him even though he was badly bruised.

D. The fight was not giving up by him even though he was badly bruised.

Ans: C

47. The passive form of "Who killed the bird" is [RU (A) 18-19]

A. Who was killed the bird?

B. By whom the bird was killed?

C. Who was the bird killed by?

D. By Whom was killed the bird?

Ans: C

48. Shubho ate four pieces of Hilsha fish at dinner. The passive form of the sentence is [DU B 19-20]

A. Four pieces of Hilsha fish at dinner were ate by Shubho.

B. At dinner four pieces of Hilsha fish Shubho ate.

C. Four pieces of Hilsha fish were eating by Shubho at dinner.

D. Four pieces of Hilsha fish at dinner were eaten by Shubho.

Ans: D

49. Passive voice of 'Whom were you calling?' is- [RU (E1) 18-19]

A. Who called by you?

B. Who was being called by you?

C. Who are you called?

D. Who were you being called?

Ans: B

50. It is time to stop the shop. (Choose the passive form) [RU (E2) 18-19]

A. It is time for the shop to be stopped.

B. It is time for the shop to stop.

C. It is time that the shop should be stopped.

D. It is time that the shop should be stopped.

Ans: A

51. The cat is running after the rat. (Choose the correct passive form) [RU (D) 17-18]

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.

Ans: B

52. The passive voice of "Mend your ways." is: [RU (A2) 17-18]

A. Let you be mended your ways.

B. Your ways should be mended.

C. Your ways are mended by you.

D. Let your ways are mended.

Ans: B

53. The passive form of "Who killed the bird?" is: [RU (A1) 17-18]

A. By whom the bird was killed?

B. Who was the bird killed by?

C. Who was killed by the bird?

D. The bird was killed by whom?

Ans: B

54. The active form of "He is called a genius" is: [RU (AI) 17-18]

A. Everybody calls him a genius.

B. People call him a genius.

C. A genius calls him everybody.

D. You may call him a genius.

Ans: A

55. The active form of "He is called a genius" is- [PUST (AI) 17-18]

A. People call him a genius.

B. Everybody says that he is a genius.

C. Do the call him a genius.

D. A genius calls him.

Ans: A

56. Passive voice of 'We called him a fool' is - [RU (E1) 17-18]

A. He had been called a fool by us

B. He was called a fool by us

C. He has called a fool by us

D. He has been called a fool by us

Ans: B

57. Passive form of 'He is going to buy a car' is- [RU (E2) 17-18]

A. A car will be gone to be bought by him

B. A car is gone to be bought by him

C. A car will be gone to buy by him

D. A car is going to be bought by him

Ans: D

58. "Who has drafted this letter?" Passive form of this sentence is [RU (K) 17-18]

A. Who the letter has been drafted?

B. Whom has the letter been drafted?

C. By whom the letter has been drafted?

D. By whom has the letter been drafted?

Ans: D

59. Which one is the passive voice form of 'Whom is he teaching Geography'? [RU K 17-18]

A. Who is being taught Geography by him?

B. Is somebody taught Geography?

C. Who is teaching Geography?

D. Did he teach Geography?

Ans: A

60. The critic wrote a scathing review. (Change the voice.) [JnU (C) 17-18]

A. A review was written with the critic.

B. A scathing review written by the critic.

C. A scathing review written and viewed by the critic.

D. A scathing review was written by the critic.

Ans: D

61. We ought to have saved our environment. (Change the voice) [JnU (C) 17-18]

A. Our environment ought to have been saved.

B. Our environment ought to have been save.

C. Our environment ought to had been saved.

D. Our environment ought to have saved.

Ans: A

62. Choose the correct passive form of the statement: She does not like eating too much. [JnU (B) 16-17]

A. She does not like to have eaten too much.

B. Eating too much is not liked by her.

C. Too much eating is not too be liked by her.

D. Eating is not liked much too by her.

Ans: B

63. Select the wrong sentence: [JU (E) 17-18]

A. Honey is sweet when it is tasted

B. Honey is tasted sweet.

C. Rice is sold cheap.

D. Let a shirt bought for me.

Ans: D (Missing 'be').

64. By whom are you taught English? (Make it active). [BSMRSTU (F) 17-18]

A. Who teaches you English?

B. English is taught by whom?

C. Who taught you English?

D. Who teach you English?

Ans: A

65. Which of the following sentences cannot be turned into passive form? [COU (B) 16-17]

A. They are going to market.

B. He takes exercise regularly.

C. Open the door.

D. He handed her a book.

Ans: A (Note: A is the correct linguistic answer).

66. Smoke filled the room. (passive) [BRUR B 16-17]

A. The room is filled with smoke

B. The room was filled by smoke

C. The room was filled at smoke

D. The room was filled with smoke

Ans: D

67. 'Listen to me.' Find out the correct voice. [BRUR C 16-17]

A. You are told to listen to me

B. You are told me to listen

C. I was listened.

D. I was to listen

Ans: A

68. 'I was obliged to do it.' The active form of this sentence above is - [IU (B) 15-16]

A. They obliged me to do it

B. Circumstances obliged me to do it

C. Someone obliged me to do it

D. both a and b

Ans: B

69. English is spoken all over the world. (Active voice) [KU (B) 14-15, Medical 17-18]

A. The world speaks English all over.

B. The English speak English all over the world.

C. People speak English all over the world.

D. All over the world the English speak the English.

Ans: C

70. Your blame counts for nothing. The passive form of the sentence [IU D 05-06, B 15-16]

A. For nothing your blame is counted.

B. For nothing worth your blame was counted.

C. Your blame is worth nothing when it is counted.

D. Your blame is nothing when it is counted.

Ans: B (Note: This is a tricky idiom transformation).

71. Choose the correct passive form of the sentence. He knew that his own life was unjust. [SUST (A1) 14-15]

A. It was known that his own life was unjust.

B. It was known that it was unjust his own life.

C. It was known to him that he was in a unjust life of his own.

D. It was known to him that his own life was unjust.

Ans: D

72. A cat was stalking a bird in my garden. The passive form: [JU (IBA)11-12, KU (B) 14-15]

A. A bird was being stalking by a cat in my garden

B. A bird was stalked by a cat in my garden

C. In my garden a bird was stalked by a cat

D. A bird was being stalked by a cat in my garden

Ans: D

73. The active form of 'Why wasn't the matter brought to my notice?' [JnU (B) 11-12]

A. Why didn't you bring the matter to my notice?

B. Why you did not bring the matter to my notice?

C. Why don't you bring the matter to my notice?

D. Why is the matter not brought to my notice?

Ans: A

74. Active voice of "Didn't she know anything about the Sundarbans?" [JnU (D) 11-12]

A. Was nothing about Sundarbans known to her?

B. Was anything about the Sundarbans known by her?

C. Was she not known anything about the Sundarbans?

D. Was the Sundarbans known by her?

Ans: A

75. She plucked some flowers. The passive form is: [RU (A, বিজোড়) 16-17]

A. Some flowers are plucked by her.

B. Some flowers were plucked by her.

C. She was plucked some flowers.

D. Some flowers had been plucked by her.

Ans: B

76. The correct active form of "I was deceived by the stranger" is - [BRUR (C) 12-13]

A. The stranger deceives me.

B. The stranger has deceived me.

C. The stranger had deceived me.

D. The stranger deceived me.

Ans: D

77. The correct passive form of "We do not hate the poor" [MBSTU (A) 14-15, RU 09-10]

A. The poor are not hated by us.

B. The poor is not hated by us.

C. We are not hated by the poor.

D. The poor is not done to be hated by us

Ans: A

78. Fire burnt the ship. Make it passive. [IU (D) 14-15]

A. The ship was burnt by fire

B. The ship was burnt

C. The ship was burnt with fire

D. The ship was burnt to fire

Ans: B

79. Choose active voice of 'Who was helped by you?' [IU (C) 14-15]

A. Who was helped by you?

B. Whom did you help?

C. Who did help you?

D. Who helped you?

Ans: B

80. Don't laugh at me. (Choose the passive form) [RU (D) 17-18]

A. Let me be laughed at.

B. Let me be not laughed at.

C. I am laughed at

D. Let me be not laughed

Ans: B