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Creative writing lesson 19: Point of view: first or third person · Set 490 · 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 packed my bag for the school trip.”
    (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) first person (b) third person
  3. 3.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Saanvi lost her pencil box on the bus. (b) Kavya lost her pencil box on the bus. (c) I lost my pencil box on the bus.
  4. 4.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Vihaan helped his father wash the car.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  5. 5.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We flew our kite from the rooftop. (b) I flew my kite from the rooftop. (c) Diya flew her kite from the rooftop.
  6. 6.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I counted the coins in my piggy bank. (b) Nisha counted the coins in her piggy bank. (c) We counted the coins in our piggy bank.
  7. 7.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Meera hid her diary under the pillow. (b) Yash hid his diary under the pillow. (c) I hid my diary under the pillow.
  8. 8.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I lost my pencil box on the bus.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  9. 9.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) Sneha lost her pencil box on the bus.
  10. 10.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We hid our diary under the pillow. (b) I hid my diary under the pillow. (c) Yash hid his diary under the pillow.
  11. 11.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I lit my diya on Diwali night. (b) Imran lit his diya on Diwali night. (c) We lit our diya on Diwali night.
  12. 12.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Dev cleaned his shoes for the parade. (b) Manav cleaned his shoes for the parade. (c) I cleaned my shoes for the parade.
  13. 13.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I opened my lunch box and smiled. (b) Meera opened her lunch box and smiled. (c) We opened our lunch box and smiled.
  14. 14.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Vihaan lost his pencil box on the bus.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  15. 15.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We fed our goldfish before school. (b) Ananya fed her goldfish before school. (c) I fed my goldfish before school.
  16. 16.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Yash helped his father wash the car. (b) I helped my father wash the car. (c) Pooja helped her father wash the car.
  17. 17.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We climbed the guava tree and filled our pockets. (b) I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets. (c) Tara climbed the guava tree and filled her pockets.
  18. 18.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
  19. 19.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Meera painted her room a bright yellow. (b) I painted my room a bright yellow. (c) Arjun painted his room a bright yellow.
  20. 20.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I lit my diya on Diwali night.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  21. 21.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last. (b) Pooja finished her jigsaw puzzle at last. (c) Vihaan finished his jigsaw puzzle at last.
  22. 22.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Simran counted the coins in her piggy bank. (b) I counted the coins in my piggy bank. (c) Fatima counted the coins in her piggy bank.
  23. 23.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Sahil wrapped his gift in shiny paper.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  24. 24.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Tenzin pushed his little sister on the swing. (b) I pushed my little sister on the swing. (c) We pushed our little sister on the swing.
  25. 25.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I wrapped my gift in shiny paper. (b) Dev wrapped his gift in shiny paper. (c) We wrapped our gift in shiny paper.
  26. 26.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) Meera lost her pencil box on the bus.
  27. 27.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I hid my diary under the pillow. (b) Riya hid her diary under the pillow. (c) We hid our diary under the pillow.
  28. 28.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Arjun fed his goldfish before school. (b) I fed my goldfish before school. (c) Yash fed his goldfish before school.
  29. 29.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Tara lit her diya on Diwali night.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  30. 30.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Fatima tied her shoelaces and ran outside. (b) Aisha tied her shoelaces and ran outside. (c) I tied my shoelaces and ran outside.
  31. 31.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I wrote a letter to my grandmother.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  32. 32.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I fed my goldfish before school.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  33. 33.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I helped my father wash the car.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  34. 34.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We wrapped our gift in shiny paper. (b) I wrapped my gift in shiny paper. (c) Pooja wrapped her gift in shiny paper.
  35. 35.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I watered my tulsi plant every morning.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  36. 36.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Saanvi heard her name on the loudspeaker. (b) Rohan heard his name on the loudspeaker. (c) I heard my name on the loudspeaker.
  37. 37.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Ishaan lost his pencil box on the bus.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  38. 38.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I counted the coins in my piggy bank. (b) Meera counted the coins in her piggy bank. (c) We counted the coins in our piggy bank.
  39. 39.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Dev flew his kite from the rooftop. (b) I flew my kite from the rooftop. (c) We flew our kite from the rooftop.
  40. 40.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Ananya opened her lunch box and smiled. (b) We opened our lunch box and smiled. (c) I opened my lunch box and smiled.

Answer key

  1. first person
  2. first person
  3. I lost my pencil box on the bus.
  4. third person
  5. Diya flew her kite from the rooftop.
  6. Nisha counted the coins in her piggy bank.
  7. I hid my diary under the pillow.
  8. first person
  9. Sneha lost her pencil box on the bus.
  10. Yash hid his diary under the pillow.
  11. Imran lit his diya on Diwali night.
  12. I cleaned my shoes for the parade.
  13. Meera opened her lunch box and smiled.
  14. third person
  15. Ananya fed her goldfish before school.
  16. I helped my father wash the car.
  17. Tara climbed the guava tree and filled her pockets.
  18. first person
  19. I painted my room a bright yellow.
  20. first person
  21. I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last.
  22. I counted the coins in my piggy bank.
  23. third person
  24. Tenzin pushed his little sister on the swing.
  25. Dev wrapped his gift in shiny paper.
  26. Meera lost her pencil box on the bus.
  27. Riya hid her diary under the pillow.
  28. I fed my goldfish before school.
  29. third person
  30. I tied my shoelaces and ran outside.
  31. first person
  32. first person
  33. first person
  34. Pooja wrapped her gift in shiny paper.
  35. first person
  36. I heard my name on the loudspeaker.
  37. third person
  38. Meera counted the coins in her piggy bank.
  39. Dev flew his kite from the rooftop.
  40. Ananya opened her lunch box and smiled.

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