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Creative writing lesson 19: Point of view: first or third person · Set 387 · 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?
    “Riya wrapped her gift in shiny paper.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  2. 2.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We lost our pencil box on the bus. (b) I lost my pencil box on the bus. (c) Maria lost her pencil box on the bus.
  3. 3.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Priya rode her new bicycle round the block.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  4. 4.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Maria finished her jigsaw puzzle at last. (b) I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last. (c) Pooja finished her jigsaw puzzle at last.
  5. 5.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Saanvi wrote a letter to her grandmother.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  6. 6.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Priya rode her new bicycle round the block. (b) Dev rode his new bicycle round the block. (c) I rode my new bicycle round the block.
  7. 7.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We painted our room a bright yellow. (b) I painted my room a bright yellow. (c) Meera painted her room a bright yellow.
  8. 8.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Joseph fed his goldfish before school.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  9. 9.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Tara counted the coins in her piggy bank.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  10. 10.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Aisha wrapped her gift in shiny paper. (b) I wrapped my gift in shiny paper. (c) We wrapped our gift in shiny paper.
  11. 11.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We hid our diary under the pillow. (b) Farhan hid his diary under the pillow. (c) I hid my diary under the pillow.
  12. 12.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We climbed the guava tree and filled our pockets. (b) Vihaan climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets. (c) I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets.
  13. 13.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Aisha counted the coins in her piggy bank. (b) I counted the coins in my piggy bank. (c) We counted the coins in our piggy bank.
  14. 14.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We brushed our teeth and went to bed. (b) Farhan brushed his teeth and went to bed. (c) I brushed my teeth and went to bed.
  15. 15.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Pooja wrote a letter to her grandmother. (b) Zoya wrote a letter to her grandmother. (c) I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
  16. 16.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Kabir helped his father wash the car.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  17. 17.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I helped my father wash the car.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  18. 18.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Neel cycled to the market with his cousin.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  19. 19.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) Nisha found a shell and kept it in her pocket.
  20. 20.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I opened my lunch box and smiled.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  21. 21.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Aarav climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets. (b) Ananya climbed the guava tree and filled her pockets. (c) I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets.
  22. 22.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Sneha helped her father wash the car. (b) Yash helped his father wash the car. (c) I helped my father wash the car.
  23. 23.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I lit my diya on Diwali night. (b) Tara lit her diya on Diwali night. (c) We lit our diya on Diwali night.
  24. 24.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I cleaned my shoes for the parade. (b) We cleaned our shoes for the parade. (c) Zoya cleaned her shoes for the parade.
  25. 25.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I rode my new bicycle round the block.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  26. 26.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Saanvi fed her goldfish before school.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  27. 27.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We pushed our little sister on the swing. (b) Tara pushed her little sister on the swing. (c) I pushed my little sister on the swing.
  28. 28.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Simran found a shell and kept it in her pocket.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  29. 29.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Manav wrote a letter to his grandmother.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  30. 30.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I heard my name on the loudspeaker. (b) We heard our name on the loudspeaker. (c) Priya heard her name on the loudspeaker.
  31. 31.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Saanvi opened her 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) I hid my diary under the pillow. (b) Arjun hid his diary under the pillow. (c) We hid our diary under the pillow.
  33. 33.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Aisha watered her tulsi plant every morning.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  34. 34.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
  35. 35.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Dev lost his pencil box on the bus.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  36. 36.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Kavya cycled to the market with her cousin. (b) I cycled to the market with my cousin. (c) We cycled to the market with our cousin.
  37. 37.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) Aryan brushed his teeth and went to bed.
  38. 38.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Farhan lost his pencil box on the bus.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  39. 39.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I lost my pencil box on the bus. (b) We lost our pencil box on the bus. (c) Manav lost his pencil box on the bus.
  40. 40.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I hid my diary under the pillow. (b) Pooja hid her diary under the pillow. (c) Neel hid his diary under the pillow.

Answer key

  1. third person
  2. Maria lost her pencil box on the bus.
  3. third person
  4. I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last.
  5. third person
  6. I rode my new bicycle round the block.
  7. Meera painted her room a bright yellow.
  8. third person
  9. third person
  10. Aisha wrapped her gift in shiny paper.
  11. Farhan hid his diary under the pillow.
  12. Vihaan climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets.
  13. Aisha counted the coins in her piggy bank.
  14. Farhan brushed his teeth and went to bed.
  15. I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
  16. third person
  17. first person
  18. third person
  19. Nisha found a shell and kept it in her pocket.
  20. first person
  21. I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets.
  22. I helped my father wash the car.
  23. Tara lit her diya on Diwali night.
  24. Zoya cleaned her shoes for the parade.
  25. first person
  26. third person
  27. Tara pushed her little sister on the swing.
  28. third person
  29. third person
  30. Priya heard her name on the loudspeaker.
  31. I opened my lunch box and smiled.
  32. Arjun hid his diary under the pillow.
  33. third person
  34. first person
  35. third person
  36. Kavya cycled to the market with her cousin.
  37. I brushed my teeth and went to bed.
  38. third person
  39. Manav lost his pencil box on the bus.
  40. I hid my diary under the pillow.

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