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Creative writing lesson 19: Point of view: first or third person · Set 41 · 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?
    “Sahil brushed his teeth and went to bed.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  2. 2.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Ananya climbed the guava tree and filled her pockets. (b) Riya climbed the guava tree and filled her pockets. (c) I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets.
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I helped my father wash the car.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  5. 5.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Riya counted the coins in her piggy bank. (b) I counted the coins in my piggy bank. (c) Yash counted the coins in his piggy bank.
  6. 6.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I painted my room a bright yellow. (b) Meera painted her room a bright yellow. (c) We painted our room a bright yellow.
  7. 7.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I opened my lunch box and smiled. (b) We opened our lunch box and smiled. (c) Sahil opened his lunch box and smiled.
  8. 8.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I wrote a letter to my grandmother. (b) We wrote a letter to our grandmother. (c) Diya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  9. 9.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We heard our name on the loudspeaker. (b) Aryan heard his name on the loudspeaker. (c) I heard my name on the loudspeaker.
  10. 10.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Riya shared her umbrella with a friend. (b) Simran shared her umbrella with a friend. (c) I shared my umbrella with a friend.
  11. 11.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Zoya helped her father wash the car. (b) I helped my father wash the car. (c) Imran helped his father wash the car.
  12. 12.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  13. 13.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Ishaan finished his jigsaw puzzle at last. (b) Aarav finished his jigsaw puzzle at last. (c) I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last.
  14. 14.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I found a shell and kept it in my pocket. (b) Aarav found a shell and kept it in his pocket. (c) Manav found a shell and kept it in his pocket.
  15. 15.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Saanvi hid her diary under the pillow.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  16. 16.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Saanvi cycled to the market with her cousin. (b) I cycled to the market with my cousin. (c) Joseph cycled to the market with his cousin.
  17. 17.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Kavya helped her father wash the car. (b) I helped my father wash the car. (c) We helped our father wash the car.
  18. 18.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Sahil painted his room a bright yellow.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  19. 19.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets. (b) We climbed the guava tree and filled our pockets. (c) Joseph climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets.
  20. 20.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Sneha wrapped her gift in shiny paper.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  21. 21.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I heard my name on the loudspeaker. (b) Aryan heard his name on the loudspeaker. (c) Riya heard her name on the loudspeaker.
  22. 22.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We finished our jigsaw puzzle at last. (b) I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last. (c) Manav finished his jigsaw puzzle at last.
  23. 23.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I wrote a letter to my grandmother. (b) Manav wrote a letter to his grandmother. (c) Kabir wrote a letter to his grandmother.
  24. 24.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We brushed our teeth and went to bed. (b) Ananya brushed her teeth and went to bed. (c) I brushed my teeth and went to bed.
  25. 25.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I shared my umbrella with a friend.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  26. 26.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Aarav decorated his cake with cherries. (b) Arjun decorated his cake with cherries. (c) I decorated my cake with cherries.
  27. 27.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I decorated my cake with cherries. (b) Saanvi decorated her cake with cherries. (c) We decorated our cake with cherries.
  28. 28.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I counted the coins in my piggy bank.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  29. 29.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Farhan painted his room a bright yellow. (b) I painted my room a bright yellow. (c) Saanvi painted her room a bright yellow.
  30. 30.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I fed my goldfish before school.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  31. 31.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I wrote a letter to my grandmother. (b) We wrote a letter to our grandmother. (c) Vihaan wrote a letter to his grandmother.
  32. 32.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I watered my tulsi plant every morning. (b) We watered our tulsi plant every morning. (c) Simran watered her tulsi plant every morning.
  33. 33.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Sneha decorated her cake with cherries.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  34. 34.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Riya pushed her little sister on the swing.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  35. 35.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) Aarav lost his pencil box on the bus.
  36. 36.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Pooja helped her father wash the car. (b) I helped my father wash the car. (c) We helped our father wash the car.
  37. 37.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We packed our bag for the school trip. (b) Maria packed her bag for the school trip. (c) I packed my bag for the school trip.
  38. 38.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I hid my diary under the pillow.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  39. 39.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Kavya rode her new bicycle round the block.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  40. 40.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Simran flew her kite from the rooftop.”
    (a) third person (b) first person

Answer key

  1. third person
  2. I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets.
  3. first person
  4. first person
  5. I counted the coins in my piggy bank.
  6. Meera painted her room a bright yellow.
  7. Sahil opened his lunch box and smiled.
  8. Diya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  9. Aryan heard his name on the loudspeaker.
  10. I shared my umbrella with a friend.
  11. I helped my father wash the car.
  12. first person
  13. I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last.
  14. I found a shell and kept it in my pocket.
  15. third person
  16. I cycled to the market with my cousin.
  17. Kavya helped her father wash the car.
  18. third person
  19. Joseph climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets.
  20. third person
  21. I heard my name on the loudspeaker.
  22. Manav finished his jigsaw puzzle at last.
  23. I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
  24. Ananya brushed her teeth and went to bed.
  25. first person
  26. I decorated my cake with cherries.
  27. Saanvi decorated her cake with cherries.
  28. first person
  29. I painted my room a bright yellow.
  30. first person
  31. Vihaan wrote a letter to his grandmother.
  32. Simran watered her tulsi plant every morning.
  33. third person
  34. third person
  35. Aarav lost his pencil box on the bus.
  36. Pooja helped her father wash the car.
  37. Maria packed her bag for the school trip.
  38. first person
  39. third person
  40. third person

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