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Creative writing lesson 19: Point of view: first or third person · Set 222 · 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) first person (b) third person
  2. 2.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I heard my name on the loudspeaker.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  3. 3.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Farhan brushed his teeth and went to bed. (b) Maria brushed her teeth and went to bed. (c) I brushed my teeth and went to bed.
  4. 4.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Sahil opened his lunch box and smiled. (b) We opened our lunch box and smiled. (c) I opened my lunch box and smiled.
  5. 5.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I painted my room a bright yellow. (b) Arjun painted his room a bright yellow. (c) We painted our room a bright yellow.
  6. 6.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Tenzin counted the coins in his piggy bank. (b) Dev counted the coins in his piggy bank. (c) I counted the coins in my piggy bank.
  7. 7.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Ananya wrapped her gift in shiny paper.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  8. 8.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Imran wrapped his gift in shiny paper. (b) Farhan wrapped his gift in shiny paper. (c) I wrapped my gift in shiny paper.
  9. 9.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I heard my name on the loudspeaker. (b) Arjun heard his name on the loudspeaker. (c) Tenzin heard his name on the loudspeaker.
  10. 10.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I lost my pencil box on the bus. (b) Pooja lost her pencil box on the bus. (c) We lost our pencil box on the bus.
  11. 11.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I wrapped my gift in shiny paper.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  12. 12.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Meera painted her room a bright yellow.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  13. 13.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We watered our tulsi plant every morning. (b) I watered my tulsi plant every morning. (c) Ananya watered her tulsi plant every morning.
  14. 14.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We climbed the guava tree and filled our pockets. (b) I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets. (c) Aarav climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets.
  15. 15.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Imran wrote a letter to his grandmother. (b) We wrote a letter to our grandmother. (c) I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
  16. 16.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Maria climbed the guava tree and filled her pockets. (b) Diya climbed the guava tree and filled her pockets. (c) I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets.
  17. 17.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I hid my diary under the pillow. (b) Riya hid her diary under the pillow. (c) Pooja hid her diary under the pillow.
  18. 18.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Riya hid her diary under the pillow. (b) We hid our diary under the pillow. (c) I hid my diary under the pillow.
  19. 19.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I hid my diary under the pillow.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  20. 20.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I painted my room a bright yellow. (b) We painted our room a bright yellow. (c) Manav painted his room a bright yellow.
  21. 21.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We found a shell and kept it in our pocket. (b) Tara found a shell and kept it in her pocket. (c) I found a shell and kept it in my pocket.
  22. 22.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I painted my room a bright yellow.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  23. 23.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Maria fed her goldfish before school.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  24. 24.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Joseph pushed his little sister on the swing. (b) Sahil pushed his little sister on the swing. (c) I pushed my little sister on the swing.
  25. 25.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Fatima hid her diary under the pillow.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  26. 26.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Ishaan watered his tulsi plant every morning.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  27. 27.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Dev lit his diya on Diwali night.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  28. 28.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Diya packed her bag for the school trip. (b) I packed my bag for the school trip. (c) Aisha packed her bag for the school trip.
  29. 29.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Manav cleaned his shoes for the parade.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  30. 30.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We helped our father wash the car. (b) Imran helped his father wash the car. (c) I helped my father wash the car.
  31. 31.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Aisha pushed her little sister on the swing.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  32. 32.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I cycled to the market with my cousin. (b) Vihaan cycled to the market with his cousin. (c) Neel cycled to the market with his cousin.
  33. 33.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Sneha packed her bag for the school trip. (b) We packed our bag for the school trip. (c) I packed my bag for the school trip.
  34. 34.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Joseph opened his lunch box and smiled. (b) I opened my lunch box and smiled. (c) Tenzin opened his lunch box and smiled.
  35. 35.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I flew my kite from the rooftop. (b) We flew our kite from the rooftop. (c) Vihaan flew his kite from the rooftop.
  36. 36.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Aisha tied her shoelaces and ran outside.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  37. 37.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I lit my diya on Diwali night.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  38. 38.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I lit my diya on Diwali night. (b) We lit our diya on Diwali night. (c) Aryan lit his diya on Diwali night.
  39. 39.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We flew our kite from the rooftop. (b) I flew my kite from the rooftop. (c) Kabir flew his kite from the rooftop.
  40. 40.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I lit my diya on Diwali night. (b) Farhan lit his diya on Diwali night. (c) Sneha lit her diya on Diwali night.

Answer key

  1. first person
  2. first person
  3. I brushed my teeth and went to bed.
  4. Sahil opened his lunch box and smiled.
  5. Arjun painted his room a bright yellow.
  6. I counted the coins in my piggy bank.
  7. third person
  8. I wrapped my gift in shiny paper.
  9. I heard my name on the loudspeaker.
  10. Pooja lost her pencil box on the bus.
  11. first person
  12. third person
  13. Ananya watered her tulsi plant every morning.
  14. Aarav climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets.
  15. Imran wrote a letter to his grandmother.
  16. I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets.
  17. I hid my diary under the pillow.
  18. Riya hid her diary under the pillow.
  19. first person
  20. Manav painted his room a bright yellow.
  21. Tara found a shell and kept it in her pocket.
  22. first person
  23. third person
  24. I pushed my little sister on the swing.
  25. third person
  26. third person
  27. third person
  28. I packed my bag for the school trip.
  29. third person
  30. Imran helped his father wash the car.
  31. third person
  32. I cycled to the market with my cousin.
  33. Sneha packed her bag for the school trip.
  34. I opened my lunch box and smiled.
  35. Vihaan flew his kite from the rooftop.
  36. third person
  37. first person
  38. Aryan lit his diya on Diwali night.
  39. Kabir flew his kite from the rooftop.
  40. I lit my diya on Diwali night.

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