CBSE Class 5 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. He completed the story on time.
(a) The story was completed by him on time.
(b) The story was being completed by him on time.
(c) The story completed by him on time.
(d) The story had completed by him on time.
Answer : A

Question. Sheela painted the house green.
(a) The house was painted green by Sheela.
(b) The house will be painted green by Sheela.
(c) The house is painted green by Sheela.
(d) The house has been painted green by Sheela.
Answer : A

Question. An American scientist has won the Nobel Prize for Physics.
(a) The Nobel Physics Prize has been won by an American scientist.
(b) The Nobel Prize has been won by an American scientist.
(c) The Nobel Prize for Physics is won by an American scientist.
(d) The Nobel Prize for Physics has been won by an American scientist.
Answer : D

Question. By now the winners will have been felicitated.
(a) They will felicitate the winners now.
(b) They have felicitated the winners by now.
(c) They will have been felicitated the winners by now.
(d) They will have felicitated winners by now.
Answer : D

Question. I was sanctioned the loan by the office.
(a) The office had sanctioned the loan to me.
(b) The office sanctioned loan to me.
(c) The office sanctioned me the loan.
(d) The office was sanctioned me the loan.
Answer : C

Question. Open the window.
(a) Open window
(b) Someone opens the window.
(c) Window is opened.
(d) Let the window be opened.
Answer : B

Question. Deforestation has reduced rainfall in the tropical lands.
(a) Rainfall has been reduced and caused deforestation.
(b) Reduced rainfall deforested the tropical lands.
(c) Rainfall has been reduced due to deforestation in tropical lands.
(d) Tropical lands have been reduced by rainfall.
Answer : C

Question. The doctor bandaged the arm of the injured man.
(a) The arm of the injured man was bandaged by the doctor.
(b) The injured man bandaged his arm.
(c) The injured man made the doctor injure his arm.
(d) The doctor injured and bandaged the arm of a man.
Answer : A

Question. The ringing of the alarm clock startled me from the deep depths of slumber.
(a) The alarm clock rang, startled and awakened me from sleep.
(b) I was startled from the deep depths of slumber by the ringing of the alarm clock.
(c) The alarm clock rang and startled me from the depths of slumber.
(d) The ringing of the alarm clock made me awake.
Answer : B

Question. One of the girls in the class will sing the national anthem at the end of the function.
(a) The function will end, a girl will sing national anthem at the end of the function.
(b) The national anthem will be sung by one of the girls in the class at the end of the function.
(c) There is a girl in the class who sings national anthem.
(d) A girl to sing national anthem is there in the class.
Answer : B

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. Robin would draw a picture in the competition.
(a) In the competition Robin would have to draw a picture.
(b) A picture in the competition would have been drawn by Robin.
(c) In the competition Robin would be drawn a picture.
(d) A picture would be drawn by Robin in the competition.
Answer : D

Question. Who gave you ice-cream?
(a) Who has given you ice-cream?
(b) By whom were you given ice-cream?
(c) By whom was you given ice-cream?
(d) Who had given you ice-cream?
Answer : B

Question. Are you not revising your lessons?
(a) Are your lessons not be revised by you?
(b) Are your lessons not being revised by you?
(c) Are not your lessons revised by you?
(d) Are you not being revising your lessons?
Answer : B

Question. We should not encourage indiscipline.
(a) Indiscipline should have not encouraged by us.
(b) Indiscipline should not be encouraged by us.
(c) Indiscipline should not being encouraged.
(d) Indiscipline should not been encouraged.
Answer : B

Question. Our Almighty will bless wise men.
(a) Wise men will be blessed by our Almighty.
(b) Wise men should be blessed by our Almighty.
(c) Wise men have been blessed by our Almighty.
(d) Wise men would be blessed by our Almighty.
Answer : A

Question. The Army chief punished his subordinate.
(a) His subordinate is punished by the Army chief.
(b) His subordinate is being punished by the Army chief.
(c) His subordinate was punished by the Army chief.
(d) His subordinate was being punished by the Army chief.
Answer : C

Question. One must keep one’s promises.
(a) One’s promises are kept.
(b) Promises must be kept.
(c) One’s promises were kept.
(d) One’s promises must kept.
Answer : B

Question. They have cut all the telephone wires.
(a) All the telephone wires will be cut.
(b) All the telephone wires had been cut.
(c) All the telephone wires have been cut.
(d) All the telephone wires shall be cut.
Answer : C

Question. I shall write a letter.
(a) A letter is written by me.
(b) A letter will be written by me.
(c) A letter has written to me.
(d) A letter has been written by me.
Answer : B

Question. Will Motin be helped by us?
(a) Will Motin help us?
(b) Shall we help Motin?
(c) Shall Motin be helped?
(d) We shall helped Motin?
Answer : B

Question. A letter has been written by me.
(a) I have been writing a letter.
(b) I has written a letter.
(c) I had written a letter.
(d) I have written a letter.
Answer : D

Question. I cannot draw this picture.
(a) This picture cannot be drawn by me.
(b) This picture cannot be drawn by I.
(c) This picture could not be drawn by me.
(d) This picture could not be drawn by I.
Answer : A

Question. The men had constructed the bridge.
(a) The bridge has been constructed by the men.
(b) The bridge was constructed by the men.
(c) The bridge was being constructed by the men.
(d) The bridge had been constructed by the men.
Answer : D

Question. Do not inform the police about the robbery.
(a) The police do not be informed about the robbery.
(b) Let not the police be informed about the robbery.
(c) Let the police be informed about the robbery.
(d) The police need to be informed by the robbery.
Answer : B

Question. They have spotted me in the crowd.
(a) I am spotted by them in the crowd.
(b) I will have been spotted by them in the crowd.
(c) I would have been spotted by them in the crowd.
(d) I have been spotted by them in the crowd.
Answer : D

Question. He made us work.
(a) We were made to work by him.
(b) We would work by him.
(c) We might work by him.
(d) We have to work by him.
Answer : A

Question. Leo Tolstoy wrote ‘War and Peace’.
(a) War and Peace’ was written by Leo Tolstoy.
(b) War and Peace’ is written by Leo Tolstoy.
(c) War and Peace’ will be written by Leo Tolstoy.
(d) War and Peace was being written by Leo Tolstoy.
Answer : A

Question. Rita rescued three puppies.
(a) Three puppies are rescued by Rita.
(b) Three puppies were rescued by Rita.
(c) Three puppies will be rescued by Rita.
(d) Three puppies are being rescued by Rita.
Answer : B

Question. Will he have written a letter?
(a) Will a letter have written by him?
(b) Will a letter be written by him?
(c) Will a letter to be written by him?
(d) Will a letter have been written by him?
Answer : D

Question. The doctor advised me to give up sweets.
(a) To me give up sweets was advised by doctor.
(b) The doctor advised to give up sweets me.
(c) I was advised by the doctor to give up sweets.
(d) I was advised to give up eat sweets by the doctor.
Answer : C

In each of 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. Children make a noise.
(a) A noise was being made by the children.
(b) Noise is made by children.
(c) A noise was made by the children.
(d) A noise is being made by the children.
Answer : B

Question. She taunted her husband with the memory of his early promise.
(a) Her husband is taunted by her with the memory of his early promise.
(b) Her husband was taunted with the memory of his early promise.
(c) Her husband was taunted by her with the memory of his early promise.
(d) The husband was taunted by her with the memory of his early promise.
Answer : C

Question. He impresses his boss with his performance.
(a) His boss is impressed by his performance.
(b) His performance impresses his boss.
(c) His boss is impressed at his performance.
(d) His boss is impressed in his performance.
Answer : C

Question. How was it managed by you?
(a) How have you managed it?
(b) Did you manage it?
(c) How did you manage it?
(d) Was it managed by you?
Answer : C

Question. I was astonished at his behaviour.
(a) His behaviour is astonishing to me.
(b) His behaviour astonished me.
(c) His behaviour astonishes me.
(d) His behaviour had astonished me.
Answer : B

Question. All his friends laughed at him.
(a) He was laughed at by all his friends.
(b) He was laughed by all his friends.
(c) He was being laughed by all his friends.
(d) He was being laughed at by all his friends.
Answer : A

Question. Every disaster affected victim has been compensated by the government.
(a) The government has compensated every disaster affected victim.
(b) The government had compensated every disaster affected victim.
(c) The government has been compensating every disaster affected victim.
(d) The government have been compensating every disaster affected victim.
Answer : A

Question. Indiscipline should not be encouraged.
(a) We are not encouraging indiscipline.
(b) We have not encouraging indiscipline.
(c) We should not encourage indiscipline.
(d) We must not encouraged in discipline.
Answer : C

Question. This house is used very rarely by us.
(a) We are using this house very rarely.
(b) We use this house very rarely.
(c) We used this house very rarely.
(d) We uses this house very rarely.
Answer : B

Question. The box can contain no more.
(a) No more this box can contain.
(b) No more could be contained in this box.
(c) No more can be contained in this box.
(d) Nothing can be contained in this box.
Answer : C

Question. They held a meeting and delivered speeches.
(a) A meeting was held and delivered speeches.
(b) A meeting will be held and speeches delivered.
(c) A meeting is held and speeches delivered.
(d) A meeting was held and speeches delivered.
Answer : D

Question. It is time for food to be eaten.
(a) It is time to eat our food.
(b) It is time for eating food.
(c) It is time to eat.
(d) Food is to be eaten now.
Answer : D

Question. The teacher may punish you.
(a) You should be punished by the teacher.
(b) You shall have been punished by the teacher.
(c) You will be punished by the teacher.
(d) You may be punished by the teacher.
Answer : D

Question. None likes him.
(a) He is liked by none.
(b) He was not liked by anyone.
(c) He has not been liked by anyone.
(d) He is not liked by anyone.
Answer : B

Question. You are requested to keep the book on the table.
(a) You should keep the book on the table.
(b) You must keep the book on the table.
(c) Please kept the book on the table.
(d) Please keep the book on the table.
Answer : D

Question. He was being chased by the dogs.
(a) The dogs are chasing him.
(b) The dogs chased him.
(c) The dogs chase him.
(a) The dogs were chasing him.
Answer : D

Question. She wrote a letter.
(a) A letter is being written by her.
(b) A letter is written by her.
(c) A letter was written by her.
(d) A letter was being written by her.
Answer : C

Question. My mother mustn’t be disturbed.
(a) You mustn’t disturb my mother.
(b) You shouldn’t disturb my mother.
(c) You must be disturbing my mother.
(d) You have disturbed my mother.
Answer : A

Question. His lordship soon found me to be unfit for the service.
(a) I had been found by his lordship to be unfit for the service.
(b) I was soon found by his lordship to be unfit for the service.
(c) I was found by his lordship to be unfit for the service.
(d) I was soon found out by his lordship to be unfit for the service.
Answer : B

Question. They have not been submitting their class work regularly.
(a) The class work have not been submitted regularly by them.
(b) The class work has not been submitted regularly by them.
(c) The class work are not being submitted regularly.
(d) The class work is not being submitted regularly by them.
Answer : D