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Creative writing lesson 19: Point of view: first or third person · Set 530 · 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?
    “Neel lost his pencil box on the bus.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  2. 2.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I heard my name on the loudspeaker.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  3. 3.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  4. 4.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Ishaan counted the coins in his piggy bank. (b) Zoya counted the coins in her piggy bank. (c) I counted the coins in my piggy bank.
  5. 5.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I fed my goldfish before school.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  6. 6.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Neel tied his shoelaces and ran outside.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  7. 7.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Fatima decorated her cake with cherries. (b) I decorated my cake with cherries. (c) Tara decorated her cake with cherries.
  8. 8.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I packed my bag for the school trip.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  9. 9.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I shared my umbrella with a friend.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  10. 10.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Kavya cycled to the market with her cousin. (b) We cycled to the market with our cousin. (c) I cycled to the market with my cousin.
  11. 11.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Tenzin wrote a letter to his grandmother. (b) Tara wrote a letter to her grandmother. (c) I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
  12. 12.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Fatima found a shell and kept it in her pocket. (b) Aarav found a shell and kept it in his pocket. (c) I found a shell and kept it in my pocket.
  13. 13.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Kabir hid his diary under the pillow. (b) Meera hid her diary under the pillow. (c) I hid my diary under the pillow.
  14. 14.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I painted my room a bright yellow.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  15. 15.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I lit my diya on Diwali night.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  16. 16.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I flew my kite from the rooftop.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  17. 17.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Yash climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  18. 18.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Priya tied her shoelaces and ran outside. (b) I tied my shoelaces and ran outside. (c) Dev tied his shoelaces and ran outside.
  19. 19.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I counted the coins in my piggy bank. (b) Zoya counted the coins in her piggy bank. (c) We counted the coins in our piggy bank.
  20. 20.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Meera lit her diya on Diwali night.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  21. 21.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Rohan watered his tulsi plant every morning.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  22. 22.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Rohan watered his tulsi plant every morning. (b) I watered my tulsi plant every morning. (c) Arjun watered his tulsi plant every morning.
  23. 23.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Aarav heard his name on the loudspeaker. (b) I heard my name on the loudspeaker. (c) We heard our name on the loudspeaker.
  24. 24.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Arjun counted the coins in his piggy bank. (b) We counted the coins in our piggy bank. (c) I counted the coins in my piggy bank.
  25. 25.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I lost my pencil box on the bus.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  26. 26.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Aarav flew his kite from the rooftop. (b) Vihaan flew his kite from the rooftop. (c) I flew my kite from the rooftop.
  27. 27.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Pooja cleaned her shoes for the parade.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  28. 28.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I shared my umbrella with a friend. (b) Diya shared her umbrella with a friend. (c) We shared our umbrella with a friend.
  29. 29.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I cycled to the market with my cousin.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  30. 30.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Vihaan packed his bag for the school trip. (b) We packed our bag for the school trip. (c) I packed my bag for the school trip.
  31. 31.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Aarav shared his umbrella with a friend. (b) Farhan shared his umbrella with a friend. (c) I shared my umbrella with a friend.
  32. 32.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Zoya pushed her little sister on the swing.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  33. 33.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Imran lost his pencil box on the bus. (b) Diya lost her pencil box on the bus. (c) I lost my pencil box on the bus.
  34. 34.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I brushed my teeth and went to bed. (b) Simran brushed her teeth and went to bed. (c) Pooja brushed her teeth and went to bed.
  35. 35.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Joseph helped his father wash the car.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  36. 36.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I opened my lunch box and smiled.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  37. 37.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Kavya painted her room a bright yellow.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  38. 38.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Tenzin finished his jigsaw puzzle at last. (b) We finished our jigsaw puzzle at last. (c) I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last.
  39. 39.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We tied our shoelaces and ran outside. (b) Tara tied her shoelaces and ran outside. (c) I tied my shoelaces and ran outside.
  40. 40.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Farhan lost his pencil box on the bus. (b) We lost our pencil box on the bus. (c) I lost my pencil box on the bus.

Answer key

  1. third person
  2. first person
  3. first person
  4. I counted the coins in my piggy bank.
  5. first person
  6. third person
  7. I decorated my cake with cherries.
  8. first person
  9. first person
  10. Kavya cycled to the market with her cousin.
  11. I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
  12. I found a shell and kept it in my pocket.
  13. I hid my diary under the pillow.
  14. first person
  15. first person
  16. first person
  17. third person
  18. I tied my shoelaces and ran outside.
  19. Zoya counted the coins in her piggy bank.
  20. third person
  21. third person
  22. I watered my tulsi plant every morning.
  23. Aarav heard his name on the loudspeaker.
  24. Arjun counted the coins in his piggy bank.
  25. first person
  26. I flew my kite from the rooftop.
  27. third person
  28. Diya shared her umbrella with a friend.
  29. first person
  30. Vihaan packed his bag for the school trip.
  31. I shared my umbrella with a friend.
  32. third person
  33. I lost my pencil box on the bus.
  34. I brushed my teeth and went to bed.
  35. third person
  36. first person
  37. third person
  38. Tenzin finished his jigsaw puzzle at last.
  39. Tara tied her shoelaces and ran outside.
  40. Farhan lost his pencil box on the bus.

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