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Creative writing lesson 19: Point of view: first or third person · Set 435 · 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?
    “Pooja shared her umbrella with a friend.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  2. 2.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We hid our diary under the pillow. (b) I hid my diary under the pillow. (c) Imran hid his diary under the pillow.
  3. 3.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I fed my goldfish before school.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  4. 4.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I wrapped my gift in shiny paper.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  5. 5.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I heard my name on the loudspeaker.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  6. 6.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I painted my room a bright yellow.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  7. 7.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Dev flew his kite from the rooftop.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  8. 8.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I fed my goldfish before school. (b) Vihaan fed his goldfish before school. (c) Neel fed his goldfish before school.
  9. 9.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I packed my bag for the school trip.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  10. 10.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I opened my lunch box and smiled. (b) Arjun opened his lunch box and smiled. (c) We opened our lunch box and smiled.
  11. 11.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last. (b) Aryan finished his jigsaw puzzle at last. (c) Yash finished his jigsaw puzzle at last.
  12. 12.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Farhan counted the coins in his piggy bank. (b) Dev counted the coins in his piggy bank. (c) I counted the coins in my piggy bank.
  13. 13.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Ishaan 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.
  14. 14.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We lit our diya on Diwali night. (b) Fatima lit her diya on Diwali night. (c) I lit my diya on Diwali night.
  15. 15.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I helped my father wash the car.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  16. 16.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I rode my new bicycle round the block. (b) We rode our new bicycle round the block. (c) Aarav rode his new bicycle round the block.
  17. 17.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I painted my room a bright yellow. (b) Joseph painted his room a bright yellow. (c) We painted our room a bright yellow.
  18. 18.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I lit my diya on Diwali night.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  19. 19.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We flew our kite from the rooftop. (b) I flew my kite from the rooftop. (c) Fatima flew her kite from the rooftop.
  20. 20.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Pooja helped her father wash the car.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  21. 21.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I cleaned my shoes for the parade.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  22. 22.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
  23. 23.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Ishaan heard his name on the loudspeaker. (b) I heard my name on the loudspeaker. (c) Priya heard her name on the loudspeaker.
  24. 24.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Sahil wrote a letter to his grandmother. (b) Aarav wrote a letter to his grandmother. (c) I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
  25. 25.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I flew my kite from the rooftop.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  26. 26.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Kabir flew his kite from the rooftop. (b) I flew my kite from the rooftop. (c) Rohan flew his kite from the rooftop.
  27. 27.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I brushed my teeth and went to bed. (b) Aarav brushed his teeth and went to bed. (c) We brushed our teeth and went to bed.
  28. 28.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Zoya climbed the guava tree and filled her pockets. (b) Rohan climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets. (c) I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets.
  29. 29.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I opened my lunch box and smiled.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  30. 30.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I watered my tulsi plant every morning. (b) Yash watered his tulsi plant every morning. (c) Kabir watered his tulsi plant every morning.
  31. 31.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I cleaned my shoes for the parade. (b) Tenzin cleaned his shoes for the parade. (c) We cleaned our shoes for the parade.
  32. 32.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I brushed my teeth and went to bed. (b) We brushed our teeth and went to bed. (c) Pooja brushed her teeth and went to bed.
  33. 33.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We decorated our cake with cherries. (b) Vihaan decorated his cake with cherries. (c) I decorated my cake with cherries.
  34. 34.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Tara brushed her teeth and went to bed. (b) Farhan brushed his teeth and went to bed. (c) I brushed my teeth and went to bed.
  35. 35.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Aisha wrapped her gift in shiny paper.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  36. 36.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I found a shell and kept it in my pocket.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  37. 37.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Vihaan rode his new bicycle round the block. (b) Nisha rode her new bicycle round the block. (c) I rode my new bicycle round the block.
  38. 38.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I tied my shoelaces and ran outside. (b) Fatima tied her shoelaces and ran outside. (c) Ananya tied her shoelaces and ran outside.
  39. 39.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I rode my new bicycle round the block. (b) We rode our new bicycle round the block. (c) Tenzin rode his new bicycle round the block.
  40. 40.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I found a shell and kept it in my pocket. (b) Diya found a shell and kept it in her pocket. (c) Tara found a shell and kept it in her pocket.

Answer key

  1. third person
  2. Imran hid his diary under the pillow.
  3. first person
  4. first person
  5. first person
  6. first person
  7. third person
  8. I fed my goldfish before school.
  9. first person
  10. Arjun opened his lunch box and smiled.
  11. I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last.
  12. I counted the coins in my piggy bank.
  13. Ishaan found a shell and kept it in his pocket.
  14. Fatima lit her diya on Diwali night.
  15. first person
  16. Aarav rode his new bicycle round the block.
  17. Joseph painted his room a bright yellow.
  18. first person
  19. Fatima flew her kite from the rooftop.
  20. third person
  21. first person
  22. first person
  23. I heard my name on the loudspeaker.
  24. I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
  25. first person
  26. I flew my kite from the rooftop.
  27. Aarav brushed his teeth and went to bed.
  28. I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets.
  29. first person
  30. I watered my tulsi plant every morning.
  31. Tenzin cleaned his shoes for the parade.
  32. Pooja brushed her teeth and went to bed.
  33. Vihaan decorated his cake with cherries.
  34. I brushed my teeth and went to bed.
  35. third person
  36. first person
  37. I rode my new bicycle round the block.
  38. I tied my shoelaces and ran outside.
  39. Tenzin rode his new bicycle round the block.
  40. I found a shell and kept it in my pocket.

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