Active Passive and Direct Indirect Narration Questions

Active to Passive Voice (Questions 1–10)

​Convert the following active voice sentences into passive voice:

1. ​Riya paints a beautiful canvas.
2. ​The boy kicked the football.
3. ​She is singing a sweet song.
4. ​Who broke the ceramic cup?
5. ​They have built a new bridge over the river.
6. ​You should respect your teachers.
7. ​The chef was preparing the dinner.
8. ​He will open the new store next week.
9. ​Close the main gate.
10. ​The teacher praised the honest student.

​Direct to Indirect Narration (Questions 11–20)

​Convert the following direct speech sentences into indirect speech:

11. ​Suresh said, “I like ice cream.”
12. ​Ananya said, “I am reading a novel.”
13. ​He said to me, “What is your name?”
14. ​The teacher said, “Water boils at 100°C.”
15. ​She said, “I have bought a new pen.”
16. ​My mother said to me, “Please pass the salt.”
17. ​Karan said, “I will visit my uncle tomorrow.”
18. ​The police said to the driver, “Stop the car!”
19. ​He said, “Hurrah! We won the match.”
20. ​Sneha asked, “Are you coming to the party?”

Answers :

Active to Passive Voice (Questions 1–10)

S.No.	Active Voice Question	Passive Voice Answer
1	Riya paints a beautiful canvas.	A beautiful canvas is painted by Riya.
2	The boy kicked the football.	The football was kicked by the boy.
3	She is singing a sweet song.	A sweet song is being sung by her.
4	Who broke the ceramic cup?	By whom was the ceramic cup broken?
5	They have built a new bridge over the river.	A new bridge has been built over the river by them.
6	You should respect your teachers.	Your teachers should be respected by you.
7	The chef was preparing the dinner.	The dinner was being prepared by the chef.
8	He will open the new store next week.	The new store will be opened by him next week.
9	Close the main gate.	Let the main gate be closed. (or: You are ordered to close the main gate.)
10	The teacher praised the honest student.	The honest student was praised by the teacher.

Direct to Indirect Narration (Questions 11–20)

S.No.	Direct Speech Question	Indirect Speech Answer
11	Suresh said, “I like ice cream.”	Suresh said that he liked ice cream.
12	Ananya said, “I am reading a novel.”	Ananya said that she was reading a novel.
13	He said to me, “What is your name?”	He asked me what my name was.
14	The teacher said, “Water boils at 100°C.”	The teacher said that water boils at 100°C.
15	She said, “I have bought a new pen.”	She said that she had bought a new pen.
16	My mother said to me, “Please pass the salt.”	My mother requested me to pass the salt.
17	Karan said, “I will visit my uncle tomorrow.”	Karan said that he would visit his uncle the next day.
18	The police said to the driver, “Stop the car!”	The police ordered the driver to stop the car.
19	He said, “Hurrah! We won the match.”	He exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
20	Sneha asked, “Are you coming to the party?”	Sneha asked if I was coming to the party.