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Creative writing lesson 19: Point of view: first or third person · Set 192 · 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 lost my pencil box on the bus.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  2. 2.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Joseph cycled to the market with his cousin. (b) I cycled to the market with my cousin. (c) Nisha cycled to the market with her cousin.
  3. 3.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I fed my goldfish before school. (b) Simran fed her goldfish before school. (c) We fed our goldfish before school.
  4. 4.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I shared my umbrella with a friend.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  5. 5.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Meera decorated her cake with cherries. (b) I decorated my cake with cherries. (c) Sahil decorated his cake with cherries.
  6. 6.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Dev opened his lunch box and smiled.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  7. 7.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Dev fed his goldfish before school.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  8. 8.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Saanvi heard her name on the loudspeaker.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  9. 9.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Manav watered his tulsi plant every morning. (b) I watered my tulsi plant every morning. (c) Diya watered her tulsi plant every morning.
  10. 10.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Kabir lost his pencil box on the bus.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  11. 11.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Sahil finished his jigsaw puzzle at last. (b) I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last. (c) Imran finished his jigsaw puzzle at last.
  12. 12.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I brushed my teeth and went to bed.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  13. 13.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I rode my new bicycle round the block. (b) Simran rode her new bicycle round the block. (c) We rode our new bicycle round the block.
  14. 14.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I pushed my little sister on the swing. (b) Neel pushed his little sister on the swing. (c) We pushed our little sister on the swing.
  15. 15.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I wrote a letter to my grandmother. (b) Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother. (c) Ananya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  16. 16.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Neel lost his pencil box on the bus. (b) I lost my pencil box on the bus. (c) Sahil lost his pencil box on the bus.
  17. 17.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We wrote a letter to our grandmother. (b) I wrote a letter to my grandmother. (c) Tenzin wrote a letter to his grandmother.
  18. 18.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Diya found a shell and kept it in her pocket. (b) I found a shell and kept it in my pocket. (c) Vihaan found a shell and kept it in his pocket.
  19. 19.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Priya lost her pencil box on the bus. (b) I lost my pencil box on the bus. (c) We lost our pencil box on the bus.
  20. 20.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I heard my name on the loudspeaker. (b) Yash heard his name on the loudspeaker. (c) We heard our name on the loudspeaker.
  21. 21.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I heard my name on the loudspeaker. (b) Aryan heard his name on the loudspeaker. (c) We heard our name on the loudspeaker.
  22. 22.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I heard my name on the loudspeaker.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  23. 23.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I flew my kite from the rooftop.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  24. 24.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Arjun lit his diya on Diwali night. (b) I lit my diya on Diwali night. (c) Fatima lit her diya on Diwali night.
  25. 25.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Diya shared her umbrella with a friend. (b) We shared our umbrella with a friend. (c) I shared my umbrella with a friend.
  26. 26.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Nisha climbed the guava tree and filled her pockets. (b) I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets. (c) Tenzin climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets.
  27. 27.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets. (b) Tenzin climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets. (c) We climbed the guava tree and filled our pockets.
  28. 28.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I pushed my little sister on the swing.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  29. 29.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Yash rode his new bicycle round the block. (b) Diya rode her new bicycle round the block. (c) I rode my new bicycle round the block.
  30. 30.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Fatima pushed her little sister on the swing. (b) Saanvi pushed her little sister on the swing. (c) I pushed my little sister on the swing.
  31. 31.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We opened our lunch box and smiled. (b) I opened my lunch box and smiled. (c) Nisha opened her lunch box and smiled.
  32. 32.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We counted the coins in our piggy bank. (b) I counted the coins in my piggy bank. (c) Zoya counted the coins in her piggy bank.
  33. 33.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I counted the coins in my piggy bank.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  34. 34.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Meera tied her shoelaces and ran outside.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  35. 35.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Neel wrapped his gift in shiny paper.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  36. 36.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I helped my father wash the car. (b) Kavya helped her father wash the car. (c) Priya helped her father wash the car.
  37. 37.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Sahil found a shell and kept it in his pocket.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  38. 38.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Tenzin cleaned his shoes for the parade.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  39. 39.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Sahil brushed his teeth and went to bed.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  40. 40.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I opened my lunch box and smiled.”
    (a) first person (b) third person

Answer key

  1. first person
  2. I cycled to the market with my cousin.
  3. Simran fed her goldfish before school.
  4. first person
  5. I decorated my cake with cherries.
  6. third person
  7. third person
  8. third person
  9. I watered my tulsi plant every morning.
  10. third person
  11. I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last.
  12. first person
  13. Simran rode her new bicycle round the block.
  14. Neel pushed his little sister on the swing.
  15. I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
  16. I lost my pencil box on the bus.
  17. Tenzin wrote a letter to his grandmother.
  18. I found a shell and kept it in my pocket.
  19. Priya lost her pencil box on the bus.
  20. Yash heard his name on the loudspeaker.
  21. Aryan heard his name on the loudspeaker.
  22. first person
  23. first person
  24. I lit my diya on Diwali night.
  25. Diya shared her umbrella with a friend.
  26. I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets.
  27. Tenzin climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets.
  28. first person
  29. I rode my new bicycle round the block.
  30. I pushed my little sister on the swing.
  31. Nisha opened her lunch box and smiled.
  32. Zoya counted the coins in her piggy bank.
  33. first person
  34. third person
  35. third person
  36. I helped my father wash the car.
  37. third person
  38. third person
  39. third person
  40. first person

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