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Creative writing lesson 19: Point of view: first or third person · Set 322 · 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.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Tenzin cleaned his shoes for the parade. (b) Neel cleaned his shoes for the parade. (c) I cleaned my shoes for the parade.
  2. 2.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Zoya counted the coins in her piggy bank. (b) Riya counted the coins in her piggy bank. (c) I counted the coins in my piggy bank.
  3. 3.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I lost my pencil box on the bus.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  4. 4.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Joseph lost his pencil box on the bus.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  5. 5.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Aryan packed his bag for the school trip. (b) We packed our bag for the school trip. (c) I packed my bag for the school trip.
  6. 6.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I fed my goldfish before school.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  7. 7.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I heard my name on the loudspeaker.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  8. 8.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I painted my room a bright yellow. (b) Maria painted her room a bright yellow. (c) We painted our room a bright yellow.
  9. 9.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I opened my lunch box and smiled. (b) Riya opened her lunch box and smiled. (c) Imran opened his lunch box and smiled.
  10. 10.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) Ananya cycled to the market with her cousin.
  11. 11.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I decorated my cake with cherries.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  12. 12.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I counted the coins in my piggy bank.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  13. 13.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Ananya lit her diya on Diwali night. (b) Simran lit her diya on Diwali night. (c) I lit my diya on Diwali night.
  14. 14.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Tara wrapped her gift in shiny paper. (b) We wrapped our gift in shiny paper. (c) I wrapped my gift in shiny paper.
  15. 15.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We decorated our cake with cherries. (b) Farhan decorated his cake with cherries. (c) I decorated my cake with cherries.
  16. 16.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Farhan fed his goldfish before school.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  17. 17.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I shared my umbrella with a friend.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  18. 18.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Sahil decorated his cake with cherries.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  19. 19.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I watered my tulsi plant every morning.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  20. 20.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Joseph pushed his little sister on the swing. (b) Diya pushed her little sister on the swing. (c) I pushed my little sister on the swing.
  21. 21.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I wrote a letter to my grandmother. (b) Simran wrote a letter to her grandmother. (c) Ananya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  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?
    “Aryan cycled to the market with his cousin.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  24. 24.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I tied my shoelaces and ran outside. (b) Pooja tied her shoelaces and ran outside. (c) We tied our shoelaces and ran outside.
  25. 25.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Maria lost her pencil box on the bus. (b) Fatima lost her pencil box on the bus. (c) I lost my pencil box on the bus.
  26. 26.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We found a shell and kept it in our pocket. (b) I found a shell and kept it in my pocket. (c) Ishaan found a shell and kept it in his pocket.
  27. 27.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Ananya wrapped her gift in shiny paper.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  28. 28.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Saanvi heard her name on the loudspeaker.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  29. 29.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Maria helped her father wash the car. (b) Meera helped her father wash the car. (c) I helped my father wash the car.
  30. 30.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Rohan packed his bag for the school trip. (b) I packed my bag for the school trip. (c) Fatima packed her bag for the school trip.
  31. 31.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Farhan heard his name on the loudspeaker. (b) I heard my name on the loudspeaker. (c) We heard our name on the loudspeaker.
  32. 32.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I hid my diary under the pillow.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  33. 33.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I rode my new bicycle round the block.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  34. 34.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Pooja heard her name on the loudspeaker. (b) I heard my name on the loudspeaker. (c) Tenzin heard his name on the loudspeaker.
  35. 35.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Sahil found a shell and kept it in his pocket. (b) I found a shell and kept it in my pocket. (c) We found a shell and kept it in our pocket.
  36. 36.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We cleaned our shoes for the parade. (b) I cleaned my shoes for the parade. (c) Vihaan cleaned his shoes for the parade.
  37. 37.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Kabir painted his room a bright yellow.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  38. 38.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Vihaan finished his jigsaw puzzle at last. (b) Dev finished his jigsaw puzzle at last. (c) I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last.
  39. 39.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I watered my tulsi plant every morning. (b) Riya watered her tulsi plant every morning. (c) We watered our tulsi plant every morning.
  40. 40.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We pushed our little sister on the swing. (b) Saanvi pushed her little sister on the swing. (c) I pushed my little sister on the swing.

Answer key

  1. I cleaned my shoes for the parade.
  2. I counted the coins in my piggy bank.
  3. first person
  4. third person
  5. Aryan packed his bag for the school trip.
  6. first person
  7. first person
  8. Maria painted her room a bright yellow.
  9. I opened my lunch box and smiled.
  10. Ananya cycled to the market with her cousin.
  11. first person
  12. first person
  13. I lit my diya on Diwali night.
  14. Tara wrapped her gift in shiny paper.
  15. Farhan decorated his cake with cherries.
  16. third person
  17. first person
  18. third person
  19. first person
  20. I pushed my little sister on the swing.
  21. I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
  22. first person
  23. third person
  24. Pooja tied her shoelaces and ran outside.
  25. I lost my pencil box on the bus.
  26. Ishaan found a shell and kept it in his pocket.
  27. third person
  28. third person
  29. I helped my father wash the car.
  30. I packed my bag for the school trip.
  31. Farhan heard his name on the loudspeaker.
  32. first person
  33. first person
  34. I heard my name on the loudspeaker.
  35. Sahil found a shell and kept it in his pocket.
  36. Vihaan cleaned his shoes for the parade.
  37. third person
  38. I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last.
  39. Riya watered her tulsi plant every morning.
  40. Saanvi pushed her little sister on the swing.

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