Test: Active & Passive Voice - 2 - Class 7 MCQ

Active voice means that a sentence has a subject that acts upon its verb.
'Subject + Verb + Object'.
The given sentence "I requested him to come in time" represents that there is a subject i.e. 'I' which acts upon its verb i.e. 'requested'. It follows the above structure. 

The passive voice is characterized by the subject being acted upon by the verb, rather than performing the action itself.

Let's analyze each sentence:

1. "The cat chased the mouse." - This sentence is in the active voice, with "the cat" as the subject performing the action "chased."

2. "The mouse was chased by the cat." - This sentence is in the passive voice, with "the mouse" as the subject being acted upon by the action "was chased."

3. "The teacher gave the students a test." - This sentence is in the active voice, with "the teacher" as the subject performing the action "gave."

4. "The students were given a test by the teacher." - This sentence is in the passive voice, with "the students" as the subject being acted upon by the action "were given."

This sentence can be rewritten in the passive voice by making the object (pizza) the subject of the sentence and adding the auxiliary verb "was" and the past participle form of the main verb (eaten).
 

In this sentence, the subject (family) is performing the action (watching the movie), making it an active voice sentence.

This sentence can be rewritten in the active voice by making the subject (author) the performer of the action (writing the book).

In this sentence, the subject (ball) is receiving the action (being chased by the dog), making it a passive voice sentence.

(b) The students were given a lesson by the teacher.

 This sentence is already in the passive voice, so it does not need to be rewritten.

All other sentences (a), (c), and (d) can be rewritten in the passive voice:

• (a) The teacher gave the students a lesson.
  Passive: A lesson was given to the students by the teacher.

• (c) The students are learning the lesson.
  Passive: The lesson is being learned by the students.

• (d) The teacher is teaching the lesson.
  Passive: The lesson is being taught by the teacher.

In this sentence, the subject (choir) is performing the action (singing the song), making it an active voice sentence.

This sentence can be rewritten in the active voice by making the subject (baker) the performer of the action (baking the cake).

In this sentence, the subject (ball) is receiving the action (being kicked by the boy), making it a passive voice sentence.