Choose the correct passive voice: "The customs officials inspected every package."
Difficulty: Medium
About this MCQ
This Medium Active and Passive Voice question asks: Choose the correct passive voice: "The customs officials inspected every package." The correct choice is B. Every package was inspected by the customs officials.. Read the options below, commit to one, then use the explanation to see why that choice holds and why the others do not.
Active and Passive Voice items like this one are written for Pakistan exams such as CSS, FPSC, PPSC, and NTS. The difficulty label is a hint about how much of the topic the stem assumes, not a score. Tags and exam names, when they are present, tell you where else the same idea is tested. Previous and next links stay in Active and Passive Voice so you can continue the subject. Related questions point at nearby stems if you want another angle on the same idea.
Treat the explanation as part of the question, not a footnote. If you missed it, reread the stem against the correct option before you open the next Active and Passive Voice item. A timed quiz is the same pool with a clock and a score. A past paper is a full sitting rather than this single question.
- A. Every package has been inspected by the customs officials.
Why not A: “Every package has been inspected by the customs officials.” does not fit this question. The answer is Every package was inspected by the customs officials..
- B. Every package was inspected by the customs officials. ✓
- C. Every package was inspect by the customs officials.
Why not C: “Every package was inspect by the customs officials.” does not fit this question. The answer is Every package was inspected by the customs officials..
- D. Every package is inspected by the customs officials.
Why not D: “Every package is inspected by the customs officials.” does not fit this question. The answer is Every package was inspected by the customs officials..
Correct answer
B. Every package was inspected by the customs officials.
Explanation
Every package was inspected by the customs officials. (option B) is the accepted answer to “Choose the correct passive voice: "The customs officials inspected every package."”. Option A (Every package has been inspected by the customs officials.) does not fit this question. Option C (Every package was inspect by the customs officials.) does not fit this question. Option D (Every package is inspected by the customs officials.) does not fit this question. For this Active and Passive Voice question, the accepted answer is Every package was inspected by the customs officials..
Source: Active and Passive Voice Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: FPSC, PPSC, grammar, voice, sentence structure, NTS
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