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First and Third Person Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 19: Point of view: first or third person · Set 523 · 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 tied my shoelaces and ran outside.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  2. 2.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Arjun helped his father wash the car.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  3. 3.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I wrapped my gift in shiny paper.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  4. 4.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I decorated my cake with cherries.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  5. 5.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We tied our shoelaces and ran outside. (b) I tied my shoelaces and ran outside. (c) Sahil tied his shoelaces and ran outside.
  6. 6.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I wrote a letter to my grandmother. (b) Rohan wrote a letter to his grandmother. (c) Aryan wrote a letter to his grandmother.
  7. 7.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  8. 8.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I lost my pencil box on the bus. (b) Neel lost his pencil box on the bus. (c) Sahil lost his pencil box on the bus.
  9. 9.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Saanvi decorated her cake with cherries.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  10. 10.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We finished our jigsaw puzzle at last. (b) I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last. (c) Pooja finished her jigsaw puzzle at last.
  11. 11.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Aisha decorated her cake with cherries.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  12. 12.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Simran brushed her teeth and went to bed. (b) Nisha brushed her teeth and went to bed. (c) I brushed my teeth and went to bed.
  13. 13.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Pooja tied her shoelaces and ran outside.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  14. 14.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Vihaan helped his father wash the car.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  15. 15.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Joseph pushed his little sister on the swing. (b) I pushed my little sister on the swing. (c) Manav pushed his little sister on the swing.
  16. 16.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Arjun lost his pencil box on the bus.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  17. 17.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I lit my diya on Diwali night. (b) Dev lit his diya on Diwali night. (c) Simran lit her diya on Diwali night.
  18. 18.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I wrote a letter to my grandmother.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  19. 19.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Aryan rode his new bicycle round the block. (b) Ananya rode her new bicycle round the block. (c) I rode my new bicycle round the block.
  20. 20.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
  21. 21.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Priya painted her room a bright yellow. (b) I painted my room a bright yellow. (c) Manav painted his room a bright yellow.
  22. 22.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Aryan tied his shoelaces and ran outside. (b) I tied my shoelaces and ran outside. (c) Rohan tied his shoelaces and ran outside.
  23. 23.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I watered my tulsi plant every morning. (b) Priya watered her tulsi plant every morning. (c) Fatima watered her tulsi plant every morning.
  24. 24.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
  25. 25.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Yash heard his name on the loudspeaker.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  26. 26.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I counted the coins in my piggy bank.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  27. 27.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Simran helped her father wash the car. (b) I helped my father wash the car. (c) Joseph helped his father wash the car.
  28. 28.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I pushed my little sister on the swing.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  29. 29.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Arjun decorated his cake with cherries.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  30. 30.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I shared my umbrella with a friend. (b) Kavya shared her umbrella with a friend. (c) Sahil shared his umbrella with a friend.
  31. 31.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I heard my name on the loudspeaker. (b) We heard our name on the loudspeaker. (c) Saanvi heard her name on the loudspeaker.
  32. 32.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Ishaan lit his diya on Diwali night.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  33. 33.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I painted my room a bright yellow.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  34. 34.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I painted my room a bright yellow. (b) Neel painted his room a bright yellow. (c) We painted our room a bright yellow.
  35. 35.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Tenzin wrote a letter to his grandmother.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  36. 36.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I heard my name on the loudspeaker. (b) We heard our name on the loudspeaker. (c) Ishaan heard his name on the loudspeaker.
  37. 37.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last. (b) Arjun finished his jigsaw puzzle at last. (c) Saanvi finished her jigsaw puzzle at last.
  38. 38.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Pooja cleaned her shoes for the parade. (b) Saanvi cleaned her shoes for the parade. (c) I cleaned my shoes for the parade.
  39. 39.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Farhan counted the coins in his piggy bank. (b) Nisha counted the coins in her piggy bank. (c) I counted the coins in my piggy bank.
  40. 40.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Priya lit her diya on Diwali night. (b) We lit our diya on Diwali night. (c) I lit my diya on Diwali night.

Answer key

  1. first person
  2. third person
  3. first person
  4. first person
  5. Sahil tied his shoelaces and ran outside.
  6. I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
  7. first person
  8. I lost my pencil box on the bus.
  9. third person
  10. Pooja finished her jigsaw puzzle at last.
  11. third person
  12. I brushed my teeth and went to bed.
  13. third person
  14. third person
  15. I pushed my little sister on the swing.
  16. third person
  17. I lit my diya on Diwali night.
  18. first person
  19. I rode my new bicycle round the block.
  20. first person
  21. I painted my room a bright yellow.
  22. I tied my shoelaces and ran outside.
  23. I watered my tulsi plant every morning.
  24. first person
  25. third person
  26. first person
  27. I helped my father wash the car.
  28. first person
  29. third person
  30. I shared my umbrella with a friend.
  31. Saanvi heard her name on the loudspeaker.
  32. third person
  33. first person
  34. Neel painted his room a bright yellow.
  35. third person
  36. Ishaan heard his name on the loudspeaker.
  37. I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last.
  38. I cleaned my shoes for the parade.
  39. I counted the coins in my piggy bank.
  40. Priya lit her diya on Diwali night.

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