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Passive to active: simple past (was/were + past participle -> verb-ed)

This type of question, asked 16 times: 17 Jul 2023 S3, 24 Jul 2023 S3, 25 Jul 2023 S2, 26 Jul 2023 S1, 27 Jul 2023 S3, 9 Sep 2024 S2, 9 Sep 2024 S3, 10 Sep 2024 S1, 11 Sep 2024 S2, 12 Sep 2024 S2, 19 Sep 2024 S2, 24 Sep 2024 S2, 25 Sep 2024 S1, 25 Sep 2024 S3, 16 Sep 2025 S3, 19 Sep 2025 S3. All 17 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    17 Jul 2023 S3

    84
    Describe how you will tell your parents that Darshana was laughed at by all her classmates in active voice.

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  2. Question 2

    24 Jul 2023 S3

    90
    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The newspaper was read by me.

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  3. Question 3

    25 Jul 2023 S2

    85
    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The painting was not made by you.

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  4. Question 4

    25 Jul 2023 S2

    88
    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. He was praised by his father.

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  5. Question 5

    26 Jul 2023 S1

    78
    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. Those four pages were torn by Jack.

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  6. Question 6

    27 Jul 2023 S3

    78
    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The deer was killed by the boar.

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  7. Question 7

    9 Sep 2024 S2

    92
    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The meal was not prepared by us.

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  8. Question 8

    9 Sep 2024 S3

    86
    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The painting was admired by art enthusiasts from around the world.

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  9. Question 9

    10 Sep 2024 S1

    91
    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The contract was grabbed by the biggest telecom company in India.

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  10. Question 10

    11 Sep 2024 S2

    89
    Select the option that expresses the following sentence in active voice. The car was repaired by the mechanic.

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  11. Question 11

    12 Sep 2024 S2

    79
    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The drug pedlar was arrested by the narcotics team.

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  12. Question 12

    19 Sep 2024 S2

    80
    Select the option that expresses the following sentence in active voice. The concert tickets were bought by my friend

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  13. Question 13

    24 Sep 2024 S2

    82
    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. He was given a reward for his contribution by the Governor.

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  14. Question 14

    25 Sep 2024 S1

    83
    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. A comic play was performed by the comedian.

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  15. Question 15

    25 Sep 2024 S3

    76
    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. His father’s arm was bandaged by the kind nurse.

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  16. Question 16

    16 Sep 2025 S3

    89
    Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The injured man was taken to the hospital by some villagers.

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  17. Question 17

    19 Sep 2025 S3

    89
    Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The road was blocked by the fallen tree.

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