SSC CGL - Active and Passive Voice, Direct and Indirect Speech Question Bank with Options

1. Convert the indirect speech to direct speech: 'She said that she was feeling unwell.'

A) She said, "I am feeling unwell."

B) She said, "I was feeling unwell."

C) She said, "I felt unwell."

D) She said, "I will feel unwell."

2. What is the passive voice of 'The artist painted a beautiful landscape.'?

A) A beautiful landscape was painted by the artist.

B) The artist was painted by a beautiful landscape.

C) A beautiful landscape is painted by the artist.

D) The artist is painting a beautiful landscape.

3. Change the direct speech to indirect speech: 'He said, "I must leave now."'

A) He said that he had to leave then.

B) He said that he must leave now.

C) He said that he would leave then.

D) He said that he could leave then.

4. Identify the sentence that correctly uses passive voice.

A) The team celebrated their victory.

B) Their victory was celebrated by the team.

C) The team is celebrating.

D) Their victory celebrated the team.

5. Convert the direct question to indirect speech: 'She asked, "Can you help me with this?"'

A) She asked if I could help her with that.

B) She asked that I could help her with this.

C) She asked whether you can help her with this.

D) She asked if you can help her with this.

6. What is the indirect speech form of 'He said, "I have been waiting for an hour."'?

A) He said that he had been waiting for an hour.

B) He said that he has been waiting for an hour.

C) He said, 'I had been waiting for an hour.'

D) He said that he was waiting for an hour.

7. Identify the sentence in direct speech.

A) He mentioned that he was tired.

B) She inquired if I had seen the movie.

C) My friend said, "Let's grab lunch."

D) They informed us that they would be late.

8. Change the passive voice sentence to active voice: 'The prize was won by her.'

A) She won the prize.

B) She is winning the prize.

C) She was winning the prize.

D) The prize is won by her.

9. What is the passive form of 'The police caught the thief.'?

A) The thief was caught by the police.

B) The thief is caught by the police.

C) The police were catching the thief.

D) The thief caught the police.

10. Convert the direct speech to indirect speech: 'The captain ordered, "March forward!"'

A) The captain ordered them to march forward.

B) The captain said them to march forward.

C) The captain ordered that they should march forward.

D) The captain told them march forward.

11. Identify the sentence that is NOT in indirect speech.

A) He said he would come later.

B) She asked me where I lived.

C) They told us they were happy.

D) Ram shouted, "I am here!"

12. What is the correct indirect speech form of 'She said, "I went to the party yesterday."'?

A) She said that she had gone to the party the previous day.

B) She said that she went to the party yesterday.

C) She said that she has gone to the party the previous day.

D) She said that she was going to the party the previous day.

13. Change the direct speech to indirect speech: 'He said, "I am learning English."'

A) He said that he was learning English.

B) He said that he is learning English.

C) He said, 'I was learning English.'

D) He said that he learned English.

14. What is the passive voice of 'Someone has stolen my wallet.'?

A) My wallet has been stolen by someone.

B) My wallet was stolen by someone.

C) Someone is stealing my wallet.

D) My wallet is stolen by someone.

15. Identify the sentence that is in active voice.

A) The book was read by millions.

B) She has been promoted.

C) The news surprised everyone.

D) The decision has been made.

16. Convert the passive voice sentence to active voice: 'The house was built by the workers.'

A) The workers built the house.

B) The workers are building the house.

C) The workers were building the house.

D) The house is built by the workers.

17. What is the indirect speech form of 'She asked, "Will you be there?"'?

A) She asked if I would be there.

B) She asked whether you will be there.

C) She asked that I would be there.

D) She asked if I am there.

18. Change the direct speech to indirect speech: 'He said, "I will not go."'

A) He said that he would not go.

B) He said that he will not go.

C) He said, 'I would not go.'

D) He said that he did not go.

19. Identify the sentence that uses the passive voice construction with a modal verb.

A) You must finish your work.

B) Your work must be finished by you.

C) You are finishing your work.

D) Your work is finished.

20. Convert the direct question to indirect speech: 'The teacher asked, "Who has finished the homework?"'

A) The teacher asked who had finished the homework.

B) The teacher asked who has finished the homework.

C) The teacher asked that who had finished the homework.

D) The teacher asked who finished the homework.

21. What is the indirect speech form of 'They said, "We have completed the task."'?

A) They said that they had completed the task.

B) They said that they have completed the task.

C) They said, 'We had completed the task.'

D) They said that they completed the task.

22. Change the direct speech to indirect speech: 'She said, "I am going to the market."'

A) She said that she was going to the market.

B) She said that she is going to the market.

C) She said, 'I was going to the market.'

D) She said that she went to the market.

23. Identify the correct indirect speech conversion: 'He said, "I can help you."'

A) He said that he could help me.

B) He said that he can help me.

C) He said, 'I could help you.'

D) He said that I could help him.

24. Transform the passive voice sentence to active voice: 'The results were announced by the principal.'

A) The principal announced the results.

B) The principal is announcing the results.

C) The principal was announcing the results.

D) The results are announced by the principal.

25. Which of the following is a passive voice sentence?

A) He is playing cricket.

B) Cricket is played by him.

C) He plays cricket.

D) He will play cricket.

26. Convert the active sentence to passive voice: 'The committee will review the application.'

A) The application will review the committee.

B) The application is reviewed by the committee.

C) The application will be reviewed by the committee.

D) The committee is reviewing the application.

27. What is the passive voice of 'The manager approved the proposal.'?

A) The proposal approved the manager.

B) The proposal was approved by the manager.

C) The manager was approved by the proposal.

D) The proposal is approved by the manager.

28. Identify the sentence in indirect speech.

A) He declared, "I will win."

B) She whispered, "It's a secret."

C) They reported that the meeting had been cancelled.

D) The child cried, "I want ice cream."

29. Which tense usually changes from simple past to past perfect when converting to indirect speech?

A) Present Simple

B) Past Simple

C) Present Perfect

D) Past Continuous

30. Convert the following direct speech to indirect speech: 'She asked, "Where did you put my book?"'

A) She asked where I had put her book.

B) She asked where did I put her book.

C) She asked that where I had put her book.

D) She asked where I put her book.

31. What is the correct indirect speech form of 'He said, "I might be late."'?

A) He said that he might be late.

B) He said that he will be late.

C) He said that he could be late.

D) He said that I might be late.

32. Change the direct speech to indirect speech: 'She said, "Let's go to the beach."'

A) She suggested going to the beach.

B) She said to go to the beach.

C) She said that they should go to the beach.

D) She proposed that they go to the beach.

33. Identify the sentence that correctly reports a command in indirect speech.

A) He ordered me to close the door.

B) He said me to close the door.

C) He told me that I should close the door.

D) He asked me to close the door.

34. Convert the direct question to indirect speech: 'He asked, "Are you coming to the party?"'

A) He asked if I was coming to the party.

B) He asked that I was coming to the party.

C) He asked whether you are coming to the party.

D) He asked, 'Are you coming to the party?'

35. When reporting a question in indirect speech, which conjunction is typically used for yes/no questions?

A) that

B) if or whether

C) what

D) how

36. What is the correct indirect speech form of 'The doctor said, "You need to rest."'?

A) The doctor said that I needed to rest.

B) The doctor said that you need to rest.

C) The doctor said, 'I needed to rest.'

D) The doctor said that I need to rest.

37. Change the direct speech to indirect speech: 'She said, "I have finished my work."'

A) She said that she had finished her work.

B) She said that she has finished her work.

C) She said, 'I had finished my work.'

D) She said that she finished her work.

38. Convert the direct speech to indirect speech: 'He said, "I am busy."'

A) He said that he was busy.

B) He said that I am busy.

C) He said, 'I was busy.'

D) He said that he is busy.

39. Which of the following is an example of indirect speech?

A) She exclaimed, 'What a beautiful day!'

B) He shouted, 'Stop!'

C) The teacher announced that the exam was postponed.

D) They asked, 'Where are you going?'

40. Identify the sentence in direct speech.

A) He said that he was tired.

B) She asked me if I had seen the movie.

C) Ram said, 'I am going home.'

D) They told us they would arrive late.

41. What is the correct passive form of 'She will call him.'?

A) He will be called by her.

B) He is called by her.

C) He was called by her.

D) He will have been called by her.

42. When converting from active to passive, what happens to the subject of the active sentence?

A) It becomes the object of the preposition 'by'.

B) It remains the subject.

C) It is omitted.

D) It becomes the direct object.

43. Identify the sentence that is NOT in the passive voice.

A) The window was broken.

B) He was praised by his teacher.

C) She is reading a book.

D) The letter has been sent.

44. What is the passive form of 'They have built a new bridge.'?

A) A new bridge has been built by them.

B) A new bridge was built by them.

C) They are building a new bridge.

D) A new bridge is built by them.

45. Convert the passive voice sentence to active voice: 'The novel was written by a famous author.'

A) A famous author wrote the novel.

B) The novel is written by a famous author.

C) A famous author is writing the novel.

D) The novel writes a famous author.

46. Which tense is typically used in the passive voice when the active voice is in the simple present?

A) is/am/are + past participle

B) was/were + past participle

C) will be + past participle

D) has/have been + past participle

47. Identify the passive voice construction in the following sentence: 'The report will be submitted by tomorrow.'

A) The report

B) will be submitted

C) by tomorrow

D) submitted by tomorrow

48. Convert the active voice sentence to passive voice: 'The students completed the project.'

A) The project was completed by the students.

B) The students were completing the project.

C) The project completed the students.

D) The project is completed by the students.

49. Change the following sentence to passive voice: 'The chef prepares the meal.'

A) The meal prepares the chef.

B) The meal was prepared by the chef.

C) The chef is preparing the meal.

D) The meal is prepared by the chef.

50. Which of the following is an example of active voice?

A) The cake was baked by him.

B) He bakes a cake.

C) The letter was written by her.

D) The book is read by me.

Active and Passive Voice, Direct and Indirect Speech - Question Bank