CBSE Class 3 English Transformation of Sentences MCQs

In the following questions, a sentence has been given in active/passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in passive/active voice.

Question. One should keep ones promises.
(a) Promises should be kept by someone.
(b) One promise should be kept.
(c) Once a promise should be kept.
(d) Promises should be kept.
Answer : D

Question. People in Egypt speak Arabic.
(a) Arabic was spoken by people in Egypt.
(b) Arabic is spoken in Egypt.
(c) In Egypt Arabic is spoken.
(d) Arabic is being spoken by people in Egypt.
Answer : B

Question. 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.
Answer : B

Question. We should respect elders.
(a) Elders should have respected.
(b) Elders are to be respected.
(c) Elders have been respected.
(d) Elders should be respected.
Answer : D

Question. Can we rely on him?
(a) Can he be relied on?
(b) Can we be relied by him?
(c) Can he be relied by us?
(d) Can we be relied on by him?
Answer : A

Question. Who teaches you English?
(a) By whom you are taught English?
(b) By whom English is taught to you?
(c) By whom was you taught English?
(d) By whom are you taught English?
Answer : D

Question. 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.
Answer : B

Question. 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.
Answer : B

Question. 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.
Answer : B

Question. Rohit was taken to the hospital by the villagers.
(a) Rohit was helped by the villagers to reach the hospital.
(b) The villagers took Rohit to the hospital.
(c) The hospital was reached by the villagers with Rohit.
(d) The villagers reached the hospital with Rohit.
Answer : B

Question. Complete the minutes of the last meeting.
(a) The last meeting’s minutes are completed.
(b) The completed minutes of last meeting is to be tabled.
(c) Minutes of the last meeting are to be completed.
(d) The meetings last minutes are completed.
Answer : C

Question. Grandfather was digging the flowerbeds.
(a) The grandfather was digging flowerbeds.
(b) The flowerbeds were digging grandfather.
(c) Grandfather’s flowerbeds were being dug.
(d) The flowerbeds were being dug by grandfather.
Answer : D

Question. I will complete my project next week.
(a) Next week my project I will complete.
(b) Next week my project will be completed.
(c) My project will be completed by me next week.
(d) My project I will complete next week.
Answer : C

Question. God helps those who help themselves.
(a) Those who help themselves help God.
(b) Those who help themselves are helped by God.
(c) Those who help God help themselves.
(d) Those who are helped by themselves are helped by God.
Answer : D

Question. 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.
Answer : A

Question. Father called up Angela on her birthday.
(a) On her birthday Angela was called up by her father.
(b) Angela called up her father on her birthday.
(c) Angela received a call from her father on her birthday.
(d) Angela was called up by father on her birthday.
Answer : D

Question. Why didn’t you bring the matter to my notice?
(a) Why wasn’t the matter brought to my notice?
(b) Why isn’t the matter brought by you to my notice?
(c) Why isn’t the matter brought to my notice?
(d) Why wasn’t the matter brought by you to my notice?
Answer : A

Question. Why was he refused admittance?
(a) Why were they refusing him admittance?
(b) Why did they refuse him admittance?
(c) Why are they refusing him admittance?
(d) Why do they refuse him admittance?
Answer : B

Question. 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.
Answer : D

Question. Finish the game.
(a) The game had to be finished.
(b) Let the game finish.
(c) Let the game be finished.
(d) Lets finish the game.
Answer : C

In the following questions, a sentence has been given in active/passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in passive/active voice.

Question. The Swiss regarded him as an imposter and called him a Villain.
(a) He has been regarded as an imposter and called a Villain by the Swiss.
(b) He was regarded as an imposter and is called a Villain by the Swiss.
(c) He is regarded as an imposter and called a Villain by the Swiss.
(d) He was regarded as an imposter and was called a villain by the Swiss.
Answer : D

Question. 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.
Answer : C

Question. Did he plan an excursion to mountains?
(a) Has an excursion to mountains planned by him?
(b) Had an excursion to mountains planned by him?
(c) Was an excursion to mountains planned by him?
(d) Is an excursion to mountains planned by him?
Answer : C

Question. The judge ordered the murderer to be hanged.
(a) The order was given by the judge to hang the murderer.
(b) The murderer was to be hanged according to the order of the judge.
(c) The murderer was ordered by the judge to be hanged.
(d) It was ordered by the judge to hang the murderer.
Answer : D

Question. Kindly offer your remarks.
(a) You have been requested to offer your remarks.
(b) You were requested to offer your remarks.
(c) You are requested to offer your remarks.
(d) You are being requested to offer your remarks.
Answer : C

Question. Ratan is performing an experiment.
(a) An experiment is performed by Ratan.
(b) An experiment is being performed by Ratan.
(c) An experiment was performed by Ratan.
(d) Experiments were performed by Ratan.
Answer : B

Question. I shall be obliged to go.
(a) Circumstances could oblige me to go.
(b) Circumstances will oblige me to go.
(c) Circumstances would oblige me to go.
(d) Circumstances may oblige me to go.
Answer : B

Question. Who gave you the money?
(a) By whom was you given the money?
(b) By whom were you given the money?
(c) Who was given the money by you?
Answer : B

Question. I didn’t speak even a single word in the meeting.
(a) Even a single word had not been spoken by me in the meeting.
(b) Even a single word have not been spoken by me in the meeting.
(c) Even a single word was not spoken by me in the meeting.
(d) Even a single word has not been spoken by me in the meeting.
Answer : C

Question. We shall write a novel.
(a) A novel will have been written by us.
(b) A novel will be written by us.
(c) A novel is written by us.
(d) A novel would be written by us.
Answer : B

Question. Our vehicle had been stolen from our garage by the same burglary team.
(a) The same burglary team has stolen our vehicle from our garage.
(b) The same burglary team had stolen our vehicle from our garage.
(c) The same burglary team is stealing our vehicle from our gaze.
(d) The same burglary team will have stolen our vehicle from our garage.
Answer : B

Question. Sita learns her lessons daily.
(a) Her lessons is learnt daily by Sita.
(b) Her lessons are learnt daily by Sita.
(c) Her lessons was learnt daily by Sita.
(d) Her lessons were learnt daily by Sita.
Answer : B

Question. 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.
Answer : D

Question. These days most of the students do their assignments with the help of the internet.
(a) These days most of the students are doing their assignments with the help of the internet.
(b) These days most of the assignments are done with the help of the internet by the students.
(c) These days the assignments are being done with the help of the internet by most of the students.
(d) These days the assignments are done with the help of the Internet by most of the students.
Answer : D

Question. Who tore the curtains yesterday?
(a) By whom were the curtains teared yesterday?
(b) By whom were the curtains torn yesterday?
(c) By whom are the curtains torn yesterday?
(d) By whom were the curtains tore yesterday?
Answer : B

Question. Shut the door.
(a) Let door be shut.
(b) Let the door be shut.
(c) Let door be shut by you.
(d) Let the door be shutted.
Answer : B

Question. Rajesh could not complete his paper because he had a headache.
(a) Rajesh’s paper would not be completed because he had a headache.
(b) The paper could not be completed by Rajesh because he had a headache.
(c) The paper of Rajesh could not be completed by him because he had a headache.
(d) Rajesh’s paper could not be completed because he had a headache.
Answer : B

Question. The situation could hardly have been altered by the interference of the police force.
(a) The interference of the police force can hardly alter the situation.
(b) The interference of the police force could alter the situation with hardness.
(c) The interference of the police force could hardly have altered the situation.
(d) The interference of the police force had altered the situation.
Answer : C

Question. Who had laughed at you?
(a) By whom had you been laughed at?
(b) Who had you been laughed at?
(c) By whom you had been laughed at?
(d) By whom were you been laughed at?
Answer : A

Question. We prohibit smoking.
(a) Smoking is being prohibited.
(b) Smoking has been prohibited.
(c) Smoking will be prohibited.
(d) Smoking is prohibited.
Answer : D

In the following questions, a sentence has been given in active/passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in passive/active voice.

Question. The task should have been completed by the student.
(a) The student should have completed the task.
(b) The student should complete the task.
(c) The student should be completing the task.
(d) The student should have complete the task.
Answer : A

Question. He was caught by the police for littering up the streets.
(a) The police has caught him littering up the street.
(b) The police was catching him littering up the street.
(c) The police caught him for littering up the street.
(d) The police catches him littering up the street.
Answer : C

Question. Let the window be opened.
(a) Window be opened.
(b) Leave the window open.
(c) Open the window.
(d) Don’t close the window.
Answer : C

Question. 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.
Answer : A

Question. Many factors within our nation affect the economy.
(a) The economy was affected by many factors within our nation.
(b) The economy has affected by many factors within our nation.
(c) The economy is being affected by many factors within our nation.
(d) The economy is affected by many factors within our nation.
Answer : D

Question. The child upset the salt over everything.
(a) The child is upset about the salt over everything.
(b) The salt is upset over everything by the child.
(c) The salt is upsetted by the child over everything.
(d) The salt was upset over everything by the child.
Answer : D

Question. He opens the door.
(a) The door is opened by him.
(b) The door was opened by him.
(c) The door shall, be opened by him.
(d) The door will be opened by him.
Answer : A

Question. I am going to bring him here.
(a) He is going to bring here by me.
(b) He is being brought here by me.
(c) He is going to be brought here by me.
(d) He is being gone to be brought here by me.
Answer : C

Question. 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.
Answer : D

Question. Parents love their children.
(a) Children have been loved by their parents.
(b) Children will be loved by their parents.
(c) Children are loved by their parents.
(d) Children are being loved by their parents.
Answer : C

Question. The painting would have been stolen if he hadn’t helped.
(a) Someone had stolen the painting if he hadn’t helped.
(b) Someone stole the painting if he hadn’t helped.
(c) Someone would have stolen the painting if he hadn’t helped.
(d) Someone may have stolen the painting if he hadn’t helped.
Answer : C

Question. 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.
Answer : C

Question. My last venture undid me completely.
(a) I was completely undone by my last venture.
(b) I was incompletely done by my last venture.
(c) I was not done completely by my last venture.
(d) I was not being undone completely by my last venture.
Answer : A

Question. Your promises are to be kept by you.
(a) Promises must be kept by you.
(b) You are to keep your promises.
(c) You may keep your promises.
(d) You should keep your promises.
Answer : B

Question. Many types of fish were being sold by them at the market.
(a) They are selling many types of fish at the market.
(b) They were selling many types of fish at the market.
(c) They have sold many types of fish at the market.
(d) They sell many types of fish at the market.
Answer : B

Question. We have cycled more than ten kilometres.
(a) More than ten kilometres have been cycled by us.
(b) None of the above
(c) We have been cycling for more than ten kilometres.
(d) Both of the above
Answer : A

Question. The lady is treading on the flowers.
(a) The flowers are being trodden on by the lady.
(b) The flowers are being trodden on by the lady.
(c) The flowers are being trod on by the lady.
(d) The flowers are being treaded on by the lady.
Answer : B

Question. The historical society built the museum.
(a) The museum was built by the historical society.
(b) The museum has been built by the historical society.
(c) The museum is built by the historical society.
(d) The museum was being built by the historical society.
Answer : A

Question. Let him be told to do it.
(a) He is told to do it.
(b) He should be told to do it.
(c) Tell him to do it.
(d) Tell him about doing it.
Answer : C

Question. Please see that the room is swept and mopped before I return.
(a) Please see that somebody will sweeps and mop the room before I return.
(b) Please see that somebody has swept and mopped the room before I return.
(c) Please see that somebody sweeps and mops the room before I return.
(d) Please see that somebody is sweeping and mops the room before I return.
Answer : C