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Creative writing lesson 19: Point of view: first or third person · Set 458 · 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 climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  2. 2.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I opened my lunch box and smiled.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  3. 3.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Tara decorated her cake with cherries.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  4. 4.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Farhan packed his bag for the school trip. (b) Pooja packed her bag for the school trip. (c) I packed my bag for the school trip.
  5. 5.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I cycled to the market with my cousin. (b) Ishaan cycled to the market with his cousin. (c) Diya cycled to the market with her cousin.
  6. 6.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Simran wrote a letter to her grandmother. (b) I wrote a letter to my grandmother. (c) We wrote a letter to our grandmother.
  7. 7.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We fed our goldfish before school. (b) I fed my goldfish before school. (c) Tenzin fed his goldfish before school.
  8. 8.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I painted my room a bright yellow.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  9. 9.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
  10. 10.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Imran opened his lunch box and smiled. (b) We opened our lunch box and smiled. (c) I opened my lunch box and smiled.
  11. 11.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We pushed our little sister on the swing. (b) Priya pushed her little sister on the swing. (c) I pushed my little sister on the swing.
  12. 12.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Tara wrote a letter to her grandmother.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  13. 13.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Meera shared her umbrella with a friend.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  14. 14.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Dev fed his goldfish before school.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  15. 15.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I lost my pencil box on the bus. (b) Nisha lost her pencil box on the bus. (c) Diya lost her pencil box on the bus.
  16. 16.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Neel climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  17. 17.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Dev flew his kite from the rooftop.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  18. 18.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Diya helped her father wash the car.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  19. 19.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Sahil heard his name on the loudspeaker. (b) I heard my name on the loudspeaker. (c) We heard our name on the loudspeaker.
  20. 20.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  21. 21.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Imran painted his room a bright yellow. (b) We painted our room a bright yellow. (c) I painted my room a bright yellow.
  22. 22.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Rohan decorated his cake with cherries. (b) Arjun decorated his cake with cherries. (c) I decorated my cake with cherries.
  23. 23.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I heard my name on the loudspeaker.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  24. 24.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Diya packed her bag for the school trip.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  25. 25.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Ananya lit her diya on Diwali night. (b) Sahil lit his diya on Diwali night. (c) I lit my diya on Diwali night.
  26. 26.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Sahil rode his new bicycle round the block. (b) I rode my new bicycle round the block. (c) We rode our new bicycle round the block.
  27. 27.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I packed my bag for the school trip.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  28. 28.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We found a shell and kept it in our pocket. (b) Neel found a shell and kept it in his pocket. (c) I found a shell and kept it in my pocket.
  29. 29.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I watered my tulsi plant every morning.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  30. 30.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Arjun counted the coins in his piggy bank.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  31. 31.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I helped my father wash the car.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  32. 32.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Tenzin climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets. (b) We climbed the guava tree and filled our pockets. (c) I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets.
  33. 33.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We brushed our teeth and went to bed. (b) Saanvi brushed her teeth and went to bed. (c) I brushed my teeth and went to bed.
  34. 34.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Imran painted his room a bright yellow. (b) I painted my room a bright yellow. (c) Kabir painted his room a bright yellow.
  35. 35.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Simran hid her diary under the pillow. (b) Diya hid her diary under the pillow. (c) I hid my diary under the pillow.
  36. 36.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Imran lit his diya on Diwali night.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  37. 37.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I fed my goldfish before school.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  38. 38.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Tara shared her umbrella with a friend. (b) I shared my umbrella with a friend. (c) We shared our umbrella with a friend.
  39. 39.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I wrote a letter to my grandmother. (b) We wrote a letter to our grandmother. (c) Sneha wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  40. 40.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I wrote a letter to my grandmother. (b) Ishaan wrote a letter to his grandmother. (c) We wrote a letter to our grandmother.

Answer key

  1. first person
  2. first person
  3. third person
  4. I packed my bag for the school trip.
  5. I cycled to the market with my cousin.
  6. Simran wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  7. Tenzin fed his goldfish before school.
  8. first person
  9. first person
  10. Imran opened his lunch box and smiled.
  11. Priya pushed her little sister on the swing.
  12. third person
  13. third person
  14. third person
  15. I lost my pencil box on the bus.
  16. third person
  17. third person
  18. third person
  19. Sahil heard his name on the loudspeaker.
  20. first person
  21. Imran painted his room a bright yellow.
  22. I decorated my cake with cherries.
  23. first person
  24. third person
  25. I lit my diya on Diwali night.
  26. Sahil rode his new bicycle round the block.
  27. first person
  28. Neel found a shell and kept it in his pocket.
  29. first person
  30. third person
  31. first person
  32. Tenzin climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets.
  33. Saanvi brushed her teeth and went to bed.
  34. I painted my room a bright yellow.
  35. I hid my diary under the pillow.
  36. third person
  37. first person
  38. Tara shared her umbrella with a friend.
  39. Sneha wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  40. Ishaan wrote a letter to his grandmother.

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