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Olympiad (Class 5) Active and passive voice, reported speech — practice questions

Explore 35 free Active and passive voice, reported speech questions in Olympiad (Class 5) English. Open each question or exercise to read its content, reference answers and available explanation.

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Turn into the active voice: Caesar was stabbed by Brutus.Read the answer and worked solution →In the active sentence Our troops defeated the enemy, who is the agent?Read the answer and worked solution →In the passive sentence The enemy was defeated, what is the enemy called?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair of verb parts forms an English passive?Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct passive: The cook bakes bread every morning.Read the answer and worked solution →Which passive sentence is in the past tense?Read the answer and worked solution →Pick the active version of: A letter was written by Meena.Read the answer and worked solution →Which sentence is passive and does not name who did the action?Read the answer and worked solution →Which word usually introduces the doer in a passive sentence?Read the answer and worked solution →Change to passive: The farmer is watering the plants.Read the answer and worked solution →Change to passive: The children will sing a song.Read the answer and worked solution →Change to passive: Ravi has finished the homework.Read the answer and worked solution →In the active sentence, Mother gave Asha a gift, which can be the passive subject?Read the answer and worked solution →Which sentence is passive and uses get instead of be?Read the answer and worked solution →Which active sentence is correct for: The match was won by India.Read the answer and worked solution →Change to passive: Please close the door.Read the answer and worked solution →Which sentence is active even though it hides the doer?Read the answer and worked solution →Which sentence is direct speech?Read the answer and worked solution →Report this: Raju said, "I have painted the ceiling blue."Read the answer and worked solution →Report this: Meera said, "It is raining hard."Read the answer and worked solution →In reported speech after a past verb, here usually changes to what?Read the answer and worked solution →Report this: Hari said, "I like this book."Read the answer and worked solution →Report this: Sam said to Ali, "I will help you."Read the answer and worked solution →When does backshifting normally happen?Read the answer and worked solution →Which report needs no tense change?Read the answer and worked solution →Which modal word stays the same in reported speech?Read the answer and worked solution →Report this: Neha said, "I can swim."Read the answer and worked solution →Report this: Ali asked, "How do people live in this city?"Read the answer and worked solution →Which reporting verb suits a question?Read the answer and worked solution →Report this: The teacher said, "Please leave the room."Read the answer and worked solution →

Worked practice questions

Turn into the active voice: Caesar was stabbed by Brutus.

  1. Caesar stabbed Brutus.
  2. Brutus stabbed Caesar.
  3. Brutus was stabbing Caesar.
  4. Brutus is stabbing Caesar.
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Correct answer: B. Brutus stabbed Caesar.

Brutus did the stabbing, so he becomes the subject and the past tense stabbed is kept.

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In the active sentence Our troops defeated the enemy, who is the agent?

  1. The enemy
  2. Defeated
  3. The troops
  4. The war
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Correct answer: C. The troops

The agent is the doer of the action, and the troops are the ones who defeated.

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In the passive sentence The enemy was defeated, what is the enemy called?

  1. The adverb
  2. The agent
  3. The patient
  4. The verb
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Correct answer: C. The patient

The enemy receives the action, and the receiver of an action is called the patient.

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