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Creative writing lesson 19: Point of view: first or third person · Set 128 · 40 questions
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Writer's tip (Who is telling?): Look for I, me, my, we, our → first person. Look for a name, he, she, his, her → third person. Keep one point of view all through your story.

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  1. 1.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I painted my room a bright yellow.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  2. 2.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I cleaned my shoes for the parade.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  3. 3.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Meera flew her kite from the rooftop. (b) Arjun flew his kite from the rooftop. (c) I flew my kite from the rooftop.
  4. 4.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Kavya wrapped her gift in shiny paper. (b) Aryan wrapped his gift in shiny paper. (c) I wrapped my gift in shiny paper.
  5. 5.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Meera rode her new bicycle round the block.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  6. 6.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I wrote a letter to my grandmother.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  7. 7.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Farhan pushed his little sister on the swing. (b) Rohan pushed his little sister on the swing. (c) I pushed my little sister on the swing.
  8. 8.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Aisha fed her goldfish before school. (b) I fed my goldfish before school. (c) Kabir fed his goldfish before school.
  9. 9.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Aarav decorated his cake with cherries.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  10. 10.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I helped my father wash the car. (b) Nisha helped her father wash the car. (c) We helped our father wash the car.
  11. 11.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I watered my tulsi plant every morning.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  12. 12.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Tenzin brushed his teeth and went to bed. (b) Ishaan brushed his teeth and went to bed. (c) I brushed my teeth and went to bed.
  13. 13.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Neel finished his jigsaw puzzle at last. (b) I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last. (c) Meera finished her jigsaw puzzle at last.
  14. 14.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I found a shell and kept it in my pocket. (b) Manav found a shell and kept it in his pocket. (c) We found a shell and kept it in our pocket.
  15. 15.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We wrote a letter to our grandmother. (b) Imran wrote a letter to his grandmother. (c) I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
  16. 16.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Pooja opened her lunch box and smiled. (b) I opened my lunch box and smiled. (c) We opened our lunch box and smiled.
  17. 17.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I packed my bag for the school trip. (b) We packed our bag for the school trip. (c) Ishaan packed his bag for the school trip.
  18. 18.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I lost my pencil box on the bus. (b) Joseph lost his pencil box on the bus. (c) Riya lost her pencil box on the bus.
  19. 19.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We tied our shoelaces and ran outside. (b) Farhan tied his shoelaces and ran outside. (c) I tied my shoelaces and ran outside.
  20. 20.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I brushed my teeth and went to bed. (b) We brushed our teeth and went to bed. (c) Ananya brushed her teeth and went to bed.
  21. 21.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I rode my new bicycle round the block. (b) Sahil rode his new bicycle round the block. (c) We rode our new bicycle round the block.
  22. 22.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Yash wrote a letter to his grandmother. (b) We wrote a letter to our grandmother. (c) I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
  23. 23.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I brushed my teeth and went to bed.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  24. 24.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  25. 25.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Manav brushed his teeth and went to bed.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  26. 26.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I lit my diya on Diwali night.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  27. 27.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  28. 28.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Joseph hid his diary under the pillow. (b) I hid my diary under the pillow. (c) Sneha hid her diary under the pillow.
  29. 29.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Ishaan lost his pencil box on the bus.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  30. 30.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We cycled to the market with our cousin. (b) Riya cycled to the market with her cousin. (c) I cycled to the market with my cousin.
  31. 31.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Aryan climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets. (b) Vihaan climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets. (c) I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets.
  32. 32.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I rode my new bicycle round the block.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  33. 33.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We painted our room a bright yellow. (b) I painted my room a bright yellow. (c) Aarav painted his room a bright yellow.
  34. 34.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I opened my lunch box and smiled.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  35. 35.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Farhan tied his shoelaces and ran outside. (b) Riya tied her shoelaces and ran outside. (c) I tied my shoelaces and ran outside.
  36. 36.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I wrapped my gift in shiny paper. (b) We wrapped our gift in shiny paper. (c) Meera wrapped her gift in shiny paper.
  37. 37.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Kavya wrote a letter to her grandmother. (b) I wrote a letter to my grandmother. (c) Aarav wrote a letter to his grandmother.
  38. 38.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Tara counted the coins in her piggy bank. (b) I counted the coins in my piggy bank. (c) Imran counted the coins in his piggy bank.
  39. 39.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We helped our father wash the car. (b) Simran helped her father wash the car. (c) I helped my father wash the car.
  40. 40.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I opened my lunch box and smiled. (b) Rohan opened his lunch box and smiled. (c) Maria opened her lunch box and smiled.

Answer key

  1. first person
  2. first person
  3. I flew my kite from the rooftop.
  4. I wrapped my gift in shiny paper.
  5. third person
  6. first person
  7. I pushed my little sister on the swing.
  8. I fed my goldfish before school.
  9. third person
  10. Nisha helped her father wash the car.
  11. first person
  12. I brushed my teeth and went to bed.
  13. I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last.
  14. Manav found a shell and kept it in his pocket.
  15. Imran wrote a letter to his grandmother.
  16. Pooja opened her lunch box and smiled.
  17. Ishaan packed his bag for the school trip.
  18. I lost my pencil box on the bus.
  19. Farhan tied his shoelaces and ran outside.
  20. Ananya brushed her teeth and went to bed.
  21. Sahil rode his new bicycle round the block.
  22. Yash wrote a letter to his grandmother.
  23. first person
  24. first person
  25. third person
  26. first person
  27. first person
  28. I hid my diary under the pillow.
  29. third person
  30. Riya cycled to the market with her cousin.
  31. I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets.
  32. first person
  33. Aarav painted his room a bright yellow.
  34. first person
  35. I tied my shoelaces and ran outside.
  36. Meera wrapped her gift in shiny paper.
  37. I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
  38. I counted the coins in my piggy bank.
  39. Simran helped her father wash the car.
  40. I opened my lunch box and smiled.

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