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Creative writing lesson 19: Point of view: first or third person · Set 397 · 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 helped my father wash the car.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  2. 2.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I rode my new bicycle round the block.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  3. 3.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Kabir wrapped his gift in shiny paper.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  4. 4.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  5. 5.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Simran lit her diya on Diwali night. (b) Arjun lit his diya on Diwali night. (c) I lit my diya on Diwali night.
  6. 6.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I tied my shoelaces and ran outside.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  7. 7.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I pushed my little sister on the swing. (b) Meera pushed her little sister on the swing. (c) We pushed our little sister on the swing.
  8. 8.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Tenzin lit his diya on Diwali night. (b) We lit our diya on Diwali night. (c) I lit my diya on Diwali night.
  9. 9.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last. (b) Riya finished her jigsaw puzzle at last. (c) Tenzin finished his jigsaw puzzle at last.
  10. 10.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I wrote a letter to my grandmother.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  11. 11.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Aryan counted the coins in his piggy bank.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  12. 12.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Sneha brushed her teeth and went to bed. (b) I brushed my teeth and went to bed. (c) Dev brushed his teeth and went to bed.
  13. 13.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Saanvi lost her pencil box on the bus. (b) I lost my pencil box on the bus. (c) Yash lost his pencil box on the bus.
  14. 14.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We painted our room a bright yellow. (b) Imran painted his room a bright yellow. (c) I painted my room a bright yellow.
  15. 15.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Tenzin lost his pencil box on the bus.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  16. 16.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Saanvi climbed the guava tree and filled her pockets.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  17. 17.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Arjun lit his diya on Diwali night. (b) We lit our diya on Diwali night. (c) I lit my diya on Diwali night.
  18. 18.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Meera heard her name on the loudspeaker. (b) Manav heard his name on the loudspeaker. (c) I heard my name on the loudspeaker.
  19. 19.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We climbed the guava tree and filled our pockets. (b) Pooja climbed the guava tree and filled her pockets. (c) I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets.
  20. 20.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Imran hid his diary under the pillow.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  21. 21.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Sahil wrote a letter to his grandmother. (b) I wrote a letter to my grandmother. (c) Tenzin wrote a letter to his grandmother.
  22. 22.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Diya finished her jigsaw puzzle at last. (b) I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last. (c) We finished our jigsaw puzzle at last.
  23. 23.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Riya rode her new bicycle round the block. (b) Sneha rode her new bicycle round the block. (c) I rode my new bicycle round the block.
  24. 24.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I counted the coins in my piggy bank.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  25. 25.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Simran cycled to the market with her cousin. (b) Nisha cycled to the market with her cousin. (c) I cycled to the market with my cousin.
  26. 26.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I opened my lunch box and smiled. (b) Priya opened her lunch box and smiled. (c) We opened our lunch box and smiled.
  27. 27.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Maria opened her lunch box and smiled.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  28. 28.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We heard our name on the loudspeaker. (b) Dev heard his name on the loudspeaker. (c) I heard my name on the loudspeaker.
  29. 29.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Imran opened his lunch box and smiled. (b) I opened my lunch box and smiled. (c) Neel opened his lunch box and smiled.
  30. 30.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I painted my room a bright yellow.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  31. 31.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I pushed my little sister on the swing.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  32. 32.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I hid my diary under the pillow.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  33. 33.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I cleaned my shoes for the parade. (b) Kavya cleaned her shoes for the parade. (c) We cleaned our shoes for the parade.
  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.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I shared my umbrella with a friend. (b) Rohan shared his umbrella with a friend. (c) Priya shared her umbrella with a friend.
  36. 36.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We hid our diary under the pillow. (b) Neel hid his diary under the pillow. (c) I hid my diary under the pillow.
  37. 37.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I heard my name on the loudspeaker. (b) We heard our name on the loudspeaker. (c) Rohan heard his name on the loudspeaker.
  38. 38.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Sahil fed his goldfish before school. (b) I fed my goldfish before school. (c) Ishaan fed his goldfish before school.
  39. 39.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Vihaan counted the coins in his piggy bank.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  40. 40.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We finished our jigsaw puzzle at last. (b) I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last. (c) Joseph finished his jigsaw puzzle at last.

Answer key

  1. first person
  2. first person
  3. third person
  4. first person
  5. I lit my diya on Diwali night.
  6. first person
  7. Meera pushed her little sister on the swing.
  8. Tenzin lit his diya on Diwali night.
  9. I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last.
  10. first person
  11. third person
  12. I brushed my teeth and went to bed.
  13. I lost my pencil box on the bus.
  14. Imran painted his room a bright yellow.
  15. third person
  16. third person
  17. Arjun lit his diya on Diwali night.
  18. I heard my name on the loudspeaker.
  19. Pooja climbed the guava tree and filled her pockets.
  20. third person
  21. I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
  22. Diya finished her jigsaw puzzle at last.
  23. I rode my new bicycle round the block.
  24. first person
  25. I cycled to the market with my cousin.
  26. Priya opened her lunch box and smiled.
  27. third person
  28. Dev heard his name on the loudspeaker.
  29. I opened my lunch box and smiled.
  30. first person
  31. first person
  32. first person
  33. Kavya cleaned her shoes for the parade.
  34. first person
  35. I shared my umbrella with a friend.
  36. Neel hid his diary under the pillow.
  37. Rohan heard his name on the loudspeaker.
  38. I fed my goldfish before school.
  39. third person
  40. Joseph finished his jigsaw puzzle at last.

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