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Creative writing lesson 19: Point of view: first or third person · Set 182 · 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 counted the coins in my piggy bank.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  2. 2.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Aarav tied his shoelaces and ran outside.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  3. 3.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  4. 4.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Vihaan painted his room a bright yellow. (b) Farhan painted his room a bright yellow. (c) I painted my room a bright yellow.
  5. 5.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I painted my room a bright yellow.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  6. 6.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Nisha decorated her cake with cherries. (b) I decorated my cake with cherries. (c) We decorated our cake with cherries.
  7. 7.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I painted my room a bright yellow. (b) Joseph painted his room a bright yellow. (c) We painted our room a bright yellow.
  8. 8.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Sahil climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  9. 9.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last. (b) Saanvi finished her jigsaw puzzle at last. (c) We finished our jigsaw puzzle at last.
  10. 10.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I counted the coins in my piggy bank. (b) Kavya counted the coins in her piggy bank. (c) We counted the coins in our piggy bank.
  11. 11.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I helped my father wash the car.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  12. 12.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I pushed my little sister on the swing.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  13. 13.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Yash fed his goldfish before school.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  14. 14.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We wrapped our gift in shiny paper. (b) I wrapped my gift in shiny paper. (c) Simran wrapped her gift in shiny paper.
  15. 15.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I rode my new bicycle round the block. (b) Vihaan rode his new bicycle round the block. (c) Tara rode her new bicycle round the block.
  16. 16.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Aryan opened his lunch box and smiled. (b) Rohan opened his lunch box and smiled. (c) I opened my lunch box and smiled.
  17. 17.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Kavya hid her diary under the pillow. (b) I hid my diary under the pillow. (c) We hid our diary under the pillow.
  18. 18.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We wrote a letter to our grandmother. (b) Zoya wrote a letter to her grandmother. (c) I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
  19. 19.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I decorated my cake with cherries.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  20. 20.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I shared my umbrella with a friend.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  21. 21.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Tenzin climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets. (b) I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets. (c) We climbed the guava tree and filled our pockets.
  22. 22.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Vihaan tied his shoelaces and ran outside. (b) Kabir tied his shoelaces and ran outside. (c) I tied my shoelaces and ran outside.
  23. 23.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I fed my goldfish before school. (b) Ishaan fed his goldfish before school. (c) Farhan fed his goldfish before school.
  24. 24.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Aisha cleaned her shoes for the parade. (b) I cleaned my shoes for the parade. (c) Farhan cleaned his shoes for the parade.
  25. 25.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I cleaned my shoes for the parade. (b) Tenzin cleaned his shoes for the parade. (c) We cleaned our shoes for the parade.
  26. 26.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Dev lost his pencil box on the bus. (b) Simran lost her pencil box on the bus. (c) I lost my pencil box on the bus.
  27. 27.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I cleaned my shoes for the parade. (b) Sneha cleaned her shoes for the parade. (c) We cleaned our shoes for the parade.
  28. 28.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I cycled to the market with my cousin. (b) Ishaan cycled to the market with his cousin. (c) Imran cycled to the market with his cousin.
  29. 29.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Aisha found a shell and kept it in her pocket. (b) We found a shell and kept it in our pocket. (c) I found a shell and kept it in my pocket.
  30. 30.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Pooja found a shell and kept it in her pocket. (b) Tara found a shell and kept it in her pocket. (c) I found a shell and kept it in my pocket.
  31. 31.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Sahil helped his father wash the car. (b) We helped our father wash the car. (c) I helped my father wash the car.
  32. 32.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I lit my diya on Diwali night.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  33. 33.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I fed my goldfish before school.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  34. 34.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Maria lost her pencil box on the bus. (b) We lost our pencil box on the bus. (c) I lost my pencil box on the bus.
  35. 35.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Tenzin counted the coins in his piggy bank.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  36. 36.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Diya flew her kite from the rooftop. (b) Aarav flew his kite from the rooftop. (c) I flew my kite from the rooftop.
  37. 37.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I helped my father wash the car. (b) Farhan helped his father wash the car. (c) We helped our father wash the car.
  38. 38.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I wrote a letter to my grandmother. (b) Nisha wrote a letter to her grandmother. (c) Neel wrote a letter to his grandmother.
  39. 39.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I pushed my little sister on the swing. (b) Ishaan pushed his little sister on the swing. (c) Imran pushed his little sister on the swing.
  40. 40.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Manav pushed his little sister on the swing.”
    (a) first person (b) third person

Answer key

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

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