The English/Language section of AISSEE and the RMS CET tests grammar, vocabulary and usage. These 10 MCQs on Active-Passive Voice and Direct-Indirect Speech follow the official syllabus. Solve them first, then compare with the answer key and short explanations at the end.
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Practice Questions
Q1. Change into passive voice: "Ravi writes a letter."
(A) A letter has written Ravi.
(B) A letter is being written by Ravi.
(C) A letter was written by Ravi.
(D) A letter is written by Ravi.
Q2. Change into passive voice: "The cat killed the rat."
(A) The rat killed by cat.
(B) The rat had killed the cat.
(C) The rat was killed by the cat.
(D) The rat is killed by the cat.
Q3. Change into passive voice: "They are building a bridge."
(A) A bridge is built by they.
(B) A bridge has been built by them.
(C) A bridge was built by them.
(D) A bridge is being built by them.
Q4. Change into passive voice: "She has finished the work."
(A) The work was finished by her.
(B) The work has been finished by her.
(C) The work is finished by she.
(D) The work had finished her.
Q5. Change into passive voice: "Close the door."
(A) Door closed by you.
(B) The door is closed.
(C) Let the door be closed.
(D) The door was closed.
Q6. Change into indirect speech: He said, "I am happy."
(A) He said that he was happy.
(B) He says that he is happy.
(C) He said that I am happy.
(D) He told that I was happy.
Q7. Change into indirect speech: She said to me, "Where do you live?"
(A) She asked me where I lived.
(B) She said where I lived.
(C) She asked me where do I live.
(D) She told me where I live.
Q8. Change into indirect speech: The teacher said, "The Earth moves round the Sun."
(A) The teacher said that the Earth moved round the Sun.
(B) The teacher said the Earth had moved round the Sun.
(C) The teacher said that the Earth moves round the Sun.
(D) The teacher told the Earth moves round the Sun.
Q9. Change into indirect speech: He said to his son, "Work hard."
(A) He advised his son to work hard.
(B) He asked his son that work hard.
(C) He said his son works hard.
(D) He told that his son worked hard.
Q10. Change into indirect speech: Mohan said, "I will go tomorrow."
(A) Mohan told he would go tomorrow.
(B) Mohan said that he would go the next day.
(C) Mohan said that he will go tomorrow.
(D) Mohan said that I would go tomorrow.
Answer Key with Explanations
(D) A letter is written by Ravi. — Simple present passive: is/am/are + past participle.
(C) The rat was killed by the cat. — Simple past passive: was/were + past participle.
(D) A bridge is being built by them. — Present continuous passive: is/are + being + past participle.
(B) The work has been finished by her. — Present perfect passive: has/have + been + past participle.
(C) Let the door be closed. — Imperative sentences use "Let ... be + past participle".
(A) He said that he was happy. — The pronoun changes and present tense becomes past tense.
(A) She asked me where I lived. — Questions use "asked"; the question becomes a statement order.
(C) The teacher said that the Earth moves round the Sun. — Universal truths do not change their tense in indirect speech.
(A) He advised his son to work hard. — Imperatives become "advised/ordered/told + to + verb".
(B) Mohan said that he would go the next day. — "Will" becomes "would" and "tomorrow" becomes "the next day".
How did you score?
9–10 correct: excellent — move on to a full-length mock test. 6–8: good — revise the explanations of the questions you missed. Below 6: study this topic again from your NCERT book and retry these questions after two days.
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