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Creative writing lesson 19: Point of view: first or third person · Set 235 · 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?
    “Neel climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  2. 2.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I found a shell and kept it in my pocket. (b) Imran found a shell and kept it in his pocket. (c) Dev found a shell and kept it in his pocket.
  3. 3.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Dev climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  4. 4.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Pooja lost her pencil box on the bus. (b) Nisha lost her pencil box on the bus. (c) I lost my pencil box on the bus.
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Aryan climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  7. 7.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I cycled to the market with my cousin. (b) We cycled to the market with our cousin. (c) Farhan cycled to the market with his cousin.
  8. 8.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Rohan hid his diary under the pillow. (b) I hid my diary under the pillow. (c) Simran hid her diary under the pillow.
  9. 9.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I shared my umbrella with a friend. (b) Dev shared his umbrella with a friend. (c) Rohan shared his umbrella with a friend.
  10. 10.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I heard my name on the loudspeaker. (b) Sahil heard his name on the loudspeaker. (c) Ishaan heard his name on the loudspeaker.
  11. 11.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Yash hid his diary under the pillow. (b) We hid our diary under the pillow. (c) I hid my diary under the pillow.
  12. 12.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Ishaan painted his room a bright yellow.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  13. 13.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I wrote a letter to my grandmother. (b) Tara wrote a letter to her grandmother. (c) Arjun wrote a letter to his grandmother.
  14. 14.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I fed my goldfish before school. (b) We fed our goldfish before school. (c) Zoya fed her goldfish before school.
  15. 15.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
  16. 16.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Priya hid her diary under the pillow.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  17. 17.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Ishaan rode his new bicycle round the block. (b) I rode my new bicycle round the block. (c) We rode our new bicycle round the block.
  18. 18.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Arjun painted his room a bright yellow. (b) I painted my room a bright yellow. (c) We painted our room a bright yellow.
  19. 19.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Dev lit his diya on Diwali night.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  20. 20.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I cycled to the market with my cousin.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  21. 21.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I wrote a letter to my grandmother.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  22. 22.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Simran tied her shoelaces and ran outside.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  23. 23.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Vihaan found a shell and kept it in his pocket.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  24. 24.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We cycled to the market with our cousin. (b) Kabir cycled to the market with his cousin. (c) I cycled to the market with my cousin.
  25. 25.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Neel cleaned his shoes for the parade. (b) I cleaned my shoes for the parade. (c) Arjun cleaned his shoes for the parade.
  26. 26.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Arjun fed his goldfish before school.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  27. 27.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I helped my father wash the car. (b) Meera helped her father wash the car. (c) We helped our father wash the car.
  28. 28.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I shared my umbrella with a friend.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  29. 29.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Aarav found a shell and kept it in his pocket.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  30. 30.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I rode my new bicycle round the block.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  31. 31.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Tara lit her diya on Diwali night. (b) We lit our diya on Diwali night. (c) I lit my diya on Diwali night.
  32. 32.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I found a shell and kept it in my pocket. (b) We found a shell and kept it in our pocket. (c) Diya found a shell and kept it in her pocket.
  33. 33.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We rode our new bicycle round the block. (b) Simran rode her new bicycle round the block. (c) I rode my new bicycle round the block.
  34. 34.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I cycled to the market with my cousin. (b) Tenzin cycled to the market with his cousin. (c) We cycled to the market with our cousin.
  35. 35.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I heard my name on the loudspeaker.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  36. 36.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I pushed my little sister on the swing.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  37. 37.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Zoya painted her room a bright yellow.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  38. 38.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I flew my kite from the rooftop.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  39. 39.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Priya climbed the guava tree and filled her pockets. (b) I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets. (c) We climbed the guava tree and filled our pockets.
  40. 40.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Nisha painted her room a bright yellow. (b) Kabir painted his room a bright yellow. (c) I painted my room a bright yellow.

Answer key

  1. third person
  2. I found a shell and kept it in my pocket.
  3. third person
  4. I lost my pencil box on the bus.
  5. first person
  6. third person
  7. Farhan cycled to the market with his cousin.
  8. I hid my diary under the pillow.
  9. I shared my umbrella with a friend.
  10. I heard my name on the loudspeaker.
  11. Yash hid his diary under the pillow.
  12. third person
  13. I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
  14. Zoya fed her goldfish before school.
  15. first person
  16. third person
  17. Ishaan rode his new bicycle round the block.
  18. Arjun painted his room a bright yellow.
  19. third person
  20. first person
  21. first person
  22. third person
  23. third person
  24. Kabir cycled to the market with his cousin.
  25. I cleaned my shoes for the parade.
  26. third person
  27. Meera helped her father wash the car.
  28. first person
  29. third person
  30. first person
  31. Tara lit her diya on Diwali night.
  32. Diya found a shell and kept it in her pocket.
  33. Simran rode her new bicycle round the block.
  34. Tenzin cycled to the market with his cousin.
  35. first person
  36. first person
  37. third person
  38. first person
  39. Priya climbed the guava tree and filled her pockets.
  40. I painted my room a bright yellow.

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