Active and Passive Voice — TN TET English Questions

5 free practice questions on Active and Passive Voice, out of 25 in this topic, for Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TN TET) aspirants. Each one shows the correct answer and a full explanation.

Q1Easy

Which sentence is in the active voice?

  1. a"The mouse was chased by the cat."
  2. b"The cat chased the mouse."✓ Correct
  3. c"The mouse had been chased."
  4. d"The mouse is being chased."

Explanation

In active voice, the subject performs the action directly: "the cat chased".

Q2Easy

Which sentence is in the passive voice?

  1. a"The letter was written by Meera."✓ Correct
  2. b"Meera is writing the letter."
  3. c"Meera writes letters."
  4. d"Meera wrote the letter."

Explanation

In passive voice, the subject receives the action: "the letter was written" (by Meera).

Q3Easy

Passive voice is typically formed using:

  1. aA modal verb + gerund
  2. bA form of "have" + base verb
  3. cA form of "be" + past participle of the main verb✓ Correct
  4. dOnly the base verb form

Explanation

Passive voice structure is "be" (is/was/were/has been, etc.) + past participle, e.g., "is written", "was broken".

Q4Easy

Converting "The chef cooked the meal" to passive voice, the new subject of the sentence becomes:

  1. athe chef
  2. bcooked
  3. cthe meal✓ Correct
  4. dby the chef

Explanation

In the passive version ("The meal was cooked by the chef"), the original object "the meal" becomes the new subject.

Q5Easy

Which is the correct passive form of "The gardener waters the plants"?

  1. a"The plants was watered by the gardener."
  2. b"The plants watering by the gardener."
  3. c"The plants are watered by the gardener."✓ Correct
  4. d"The plants water the gardener."

Explanation

Present simple passive uses "is/are + past participle": "are watered".

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