Active and Passive Voice Questions for SSC Exams 2026: Download Free PDF

If you are preparing for the upcoming SSC exams in 2026 (like CGL, CHSL, MTS, Stenographer, or GD), you already know that the English Language section is your ultimate game-changer. It can easily push your name into the final merit list. Inside this English section, “Active and Passive Voice” is a magical topic that gives you free and easy marks in almost every single shift. Many students, especially those from a Hindi medium background, feel very scared when they look at long English sentences. They try to translate the whole sentence into Hindi to understand the meaning. This wastes a lot of time in the exam hall. But here is a big secret: the SSC board does not want you to translate anything! They just want to check if you know a simple 2-second trick to spot the right helping verb. If you just look at the verb, you can solve these questions in less than 5 seconds. To make your 2026 exam preparation super easy, we have explained this topic in the simplest words and provided real exam-level questions below.

What is Active and Passive Voice? (Explained in Simple Words)

You do not need to read thick, boring grammar books to pass this section. Let us understand it with a very simple daily-life example.

• Active Voice: Here, the main hero (Subject) does the action. Example: Rohan drives a car. (Rohan is the hero, and he is doing the driving).
• Passive Voice: Here, the object comes to the front and becomes the hero, and the action is done to it. Example: A car is driven by Rohan. (The car comes first, but the final meaning is exactly the same).

The Biggest Magic Trick of this Chapter: In Active and Passive Voice, the Tense NEVER changes! If the Active sentence is talking about today (Present), the Passive sentence will also talk about today. If it happened yesterday (Past), it will strictly stay in the past.

You just need to remember these 3 golden rules for Passive Voice:

1. The object comes to the front.
2. The main verb is ALWAYS in the 3rd form (V3). Example: drive becomes driven, write becomes written.
3. Add a helping word like by, is, are, was, were, been, or being depending on the original tense.

Important Active & Passive Voice Questions for SSC Exams 2026

Now you know the basic trick. But reading rules is not enough. To score full marks in your 2026 exams, you must practice real questions. Grab a pen and solve these top repeated questions below.

5 Simple Tips to Prepare Active & Passive Voice

You do not need to read full sentences to find the answer. Just use your brain smartly. Here are 5 easy tricks to master this topic quickly for your 2026 exams:

• Focus ONLY on the Verb: Look at the main action word in the question. Is it past, present, or future? Then look at the options. You can easily cut out 2 or 3 wrong options in just 2 seconds.
• The Tense Never Changes: This is the biggest golden rule. If the question has “is/am/are”, the answer CANNOT have “was/were”. Never mix Active/Passive Voice rules with Direct/Indirect Speech rules.
• The “-ing” Trick: If the question has an “-ing” word (like eating, playing, going), the correct answer option MUST have the word “being“.
• The “Has/Have/Had” Trick: If the question has has, have, or had, the correct answer option MUST have the word “been“.
• Use the Elimination Method: Do not try to make the passive voice sentence in your head. Just look at the 4 options and start crossing out the wrong ones.

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FAQs: Active & Passive Voice for SSC Exams

1. Is Active and Passive Voice a difficult topic for SSC 2026 exams?

No, not at all! It is one of the most simple and highest-scoring topics in the entire English language section. You just need to follow 3 to 4 basic verb changing rules to score full marks.

2. How many questions come from this topic in the exam?

Depending on the exam (CGL, CHSL, MTS, or Steno), you can comfortably expect anywhere from 2 to 10 direct questions from Active and Passive Voice.

3. Do I need to translate sentences to Hindi to solve them?

Absolutely not. Translating wastes a lot of time and confuses your brain. Just use the “Helping Verb Trick” to find the right option in 5 seconds without even knowing the full Hindi meaning of the sentence.

4. What is the difference between Voice and Narration?

The biggest difference is the Tense. In Narration (Direct/Indirect Speech), the tense changes (Present becomes Past). But in Voice (Active/Passive), the tense NEVER changes! Present stays present, past stays past.

5. Is there a negative marking for wrong English answers?

Yes, there is a strict negative marking (usually 0.50 marks or 1/3rd depending on the specific exam pattern) for every wrong answer in SSC exams. Do not guess blindly if you do not know the verb rule.