IEO - Foundation Level IV Chapter 12

Choose the most suitable passive voice conversions of the given sentences:

They were laughing at the clown.

• The clown is laughed at them.

• The clown was laughed at by them.

• The clown was being laughed at by them.

• The clown has been laughed at by them.

Choose the correct option to complete each sentence:

Let us help him.

• Let him be help.

• Let he should be helped.

• It is suggested that he be helped.

• It is suggested that him he helped.

Choose the correct option to complete each sentence:

Call the ambulance at once.

• a. Let the ambulance called at once.

• b. The ambulance should be called at once.

• c. Let the ambulance be called at once.

• Both b and c

Choose the correct option to complete each sentence:

Mrs. Smith looks after her children very well.

• Her children were looked very well by Mrs. Smith.

• Her children were looked very well after by Mrs. Smith.

• Her children were looked after very well by Mrs. Smith.

• None of these

Choose the correct option to complete each sentence:

I will have finished this work by tomorrow.

• This work will finished tomorrow.

• This work will have been finished by me by tomorrow.

• This work will have been finished tomorrow.

• This work will be finished by tomorrow.

Choose the correct option to complete each sentence:

Had he broken his elbow in the accident?

• Had been his elbow broken by him in the accident?

• Had his elbow be broken in the accident?

• Had his elbow been broken in the accident?

• None of these

Choose the correct option to complete each sentence:

Don't misunderstand me.

• Let be me not misunderstand.

• I shouldn't be misunderstood.

• You are not requested to misunderstand me.

• You be not misunderstand me.

Choose the correct option to complete each sentence:

You must look into this matter.

• This matter must be looked into by you.

• This matter into looked by you.

• This matter has been looked into by you.

• This matter may be looked into by you.

Choose the correct options to fill in the blanks with the correct passive verbs:

On the occasion of Christmas, a roaring trade had been made by the shops. Lots of gifts and presents___9___ by people. In the cold and foggy afternoon, Christmas carols ___10__ by children. There was fun and frolic in the air. But, the unfeeling heart of Mr. Scrooge __11__ by the warmth of the festival. No gift had been purchased by him for anyone. He ___12___ by Fred who had come to wish him 'Merry Christmas'. Fred __13__ by the cold response of Mr. Scrooge. Soon, two men entered the room. Money was being collected by them for the needy so that Christmas ____14__ by these unfortunate people too. But, Mr. Scrooge suggested that the poor __15__ to prisons or poor houses.

Read the above passage and answer the following question:

On the occasion of Christmas, a roaring trade had been made by the shops. Lots of gifts and presents______ by people.

• being purchased

• were purchased

• are purchased

• having purchased

Choose the correct options to fill in the blanks with the correct passive verbs:

On the occasion of Christmas, a roaring trade had been made by the shops. Lots of gifts and presents___9___ by people. In the cold and foggy afternoon, Christmas carols ___10__ by children. There was fun and frolic in the air. But, the unfeeling heart of Mr. Scrooge __11__ by the warmth of the festival. No gift had been purchased by him for anyone. He ___12___ by Fred who had come to wish him 'Merry Christmas'. Fred __13__ by the cold response of Mr. Scrooge. Soon, two men entered the room. Money was being collected by them for the needy so that Christmas ____14__ by these unfortunate people too. But, Mr. Scrooge suggested that the poor __15__ to prisons or poor houses.

Read the above passage and answer the following question:

In the cold and foggy afternoon, Christmas carols _____ by children.

• was sung

• have been sung

• were being sung

• is being sung