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Creative writing lesson 19: Point of view: first or third person · Set 2 · 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 wrapped my gift in shiny paper.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  2. 2.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Arjun heard his name on the loudspeaker.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  3. 3.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Zoya helped her father wash the car. (b) Fatima helped her father wash the car. (c) I helped my father wash the car.
  4. 4.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Simran lit her diya on Diwali night. (b) We lit our diya on Diwali night. (c) I lit my diya on Diwali night.
  5. 5.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Kabir found a shell and kept it in his pocket. (b) Sahil found a shell and kept it in his pocket. (c) I found a shell and kept it in my pocket.
  6. 6.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Tenzin heard his name on the loudspeaker.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  7. 7.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Pooja cleaned her shoes for the parade. (b) I cleaned my shoes for the parade. (c) Maria cleaned her shoes for the parade.
  8. 8.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I cycled to the market with my cousin.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  9. 9.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Riya cycled to the market with her cousin. (b) Zoya cycled to the market with her cousin. (c) I cycled to the market with my cousin.
  10. 10.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I wrote a letter to my grandmother. (b) We wrote a letter to our grandmother. (c) Sneha wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  11. 11.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Dev pushed his little sister on the swing. (b) I pushed my little sister on the swing. (c) Fatima pushed her little sister on the swing.
  12. 12.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Saanvi lost her pencil box on the bus.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  13. 13.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I lost my pencil box on the bus.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  14. 14.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I brushed my teeth and went to bed. (b) Tara brushed her teeth and went to bed. (c) We brushed our teeth and went to bed.
  15. 15.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Simran heard her name on the loudspeaker. (b) I heard my name on the loudspeaker. (c) Diya heard her name on the loudspeaker.
  16. 16.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Fatima flew her kite from the rooftop.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  17. 17.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Farhan lost his pencil box on the bus.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  18. 18.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We flew our kite from the rooftop. (b) I flew my kite from the rooftop. (c) Ananya flew her kite from the rooftop.
  19. 19.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Fatima brushed her teeth and went to bed. (b) I brushed my teeth and went to bed. (c) Arjun brushed his teeth and went to bed.
  20. 20.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I decorated my cake with cherries.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  21. 21.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Aarav pushed his little sister on the swing.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  22. 22.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I found a shell and kept it in my pocket.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  23. 23.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I flew my kite from the rooftop. (b) We flew our kite from the rooftop. (c) Priya flew her kite from the rooftop.
  24. 24.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Tara climbed the guava tree and filled her pockets.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  25. 25.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Fatima wrapped her gift in shiny paper. (b) Sneha wrapped her gift in shiny paper. (c) I wrapped my gift in shiny paper.
  26. 26.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Joseph fed his goldfish before school. (b) We fed our goldfish before school. (c) I fed my goldfish before school.
  27. 27.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I decorated my cake with cherries. (b) Manav decorated his cake with cherries. (c) Diya decorated her cake with cherries.
  28. 28.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Kabir brushed his teeth and went to bed.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  29. 29.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I brushed my teeth and went to bed.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  30. 30.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) Ananya packed her bag for the school trip.
  31. 31.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Zoya lit her diya on Diwali night. (b) I lit my diya on Diwali night. (c) We lit our diya on Diwali night.
  32. 32.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I packed my bag for the school trip.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  33. 33.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I decorated my cake with cherries. (b) Sahil decorated his cake with cherries. (c) We decorated our cake with cherries.
  34. 34.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Saanvi cleaned her shoes for the parade. (b) We cleaned our shoes for the parade. (c) I cleaned my shoes for the parade.
  35. 35.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I pushed my little sister on the swing.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  36. 36.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I fed my goldfish before school.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  37. 37.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I fed my goldfish before school. (b) Meera fed her goldfish before school. (c) We fed our goldfish before school.
  38. 38.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Tenzin brushed his teeth and went to bed. (b) I brushed my teeth and went to bed. (c) We brushed our teeth and went to bed.
  39. 39.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I rode my new bicycle round the block. (b) Pooja rode her new bicycle round the block. (c) We rode our new bicycle round the block.
  40. 40.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Nisha cycled to the market with her cousin. (b) We cycled to the market with our cousin. (c) I cycled to the market with my cousin.

Answer key

  1. first person
  2. third person
  3. I helped my father wash the car.
  4. Simran lit her diya on Diwali night.
  5. I found a shell and kept it in my pocket.
  6. third person
  7. I cleaned my shoes for the parade.
  8. first person
  9. I cycled to the market with my cousin.
  10. Sneha wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  11. I pushed my little sister on the swing.
  12. third person
  13. first person
  14. Tara brushed her teeth and went to bed.
  15. I heard my name on the loudspeaker.
  16. third person
  17. third person
  18. Ananya flew her kite from the rooftop.
  19. I brushed my teeth and went to bed.
  20. first person
  21. third person
  22. first person
  23. Priya flew her kite from the rooftop.
  24. third person
  25. I wrapped my gift in shiny paper.
  26. Joseph fed his goldfish before school.
  27. I decorated my cake with cherries.
  28. third person
  29. first person
  30. Ananya packed her bag for the school trip.
  31. Zoya lit her diya on Diwali night.
  32. first person
  33. Sahil decorated his cake with cherries.
  34. Saanvi cleaned her shoes for the parade.
  35. first person
  36. first person
  37. Meera fed her goldfish before school.
  38. Tenzin brushed his teeth and went to bed.
  39. Pooja rode her new bicycle round the block.
  40. Nisha cycled to the market with her cousin.

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