Why does she always make lame excuses?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Why are lame excuses always made by her?
Lame excuses is plural, so the passive is are made, and always keeps its place before the participle. The question order puts the auxiliary first, which the first option omits.
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Why does an officer neglect the duties?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Why are the duties neglected by an officer?
The duties is plural, so the passive is are neglected, and the question order puts the auxiliary first. Neglect without -ed is the base form, not the participle.
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Did he not listen to his teacher?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Was his teacher not listened to by him?
Listen to is a prepositional verb, so to stays with the participle. The past simple question did he not listen becomes was his teacher not listened to, with did absorbed into was.
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The teacher asked me to learn the lesson by heart.
Answer: D
Correct answer: I was asked by my teacher to learn the lesson by heart.
Ask takes an object and an infinitive; the object becomes the subject and the infinitive is untouched. The past simple gives was asked; the present and continuous options change the tense.
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Are they playing a match against our team?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Is a match being played against our team by them?
The present continuous are playing becomes is being played, singular to agree with a match. Is played drops the continuous, and be played and been played put the wrong form after is.
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My father did not buy a new car.
Answer: C
Correct answer: A new car was not bought by my father.
The past simple negative did not buy becomes was not bought, with did absorbed into was. The present options change the tense, and was not be bought adds a second auxiliary.
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