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Creative writing lesson 19: Point of view: first or third person · Set 534 · 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 found a shell and kept it in my pocket.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  2. 2.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We lost our pencil box on the bus. (b) Yash lost his pencil box on the bus. (c) I lost my pencil box on the bus.
  3. 3.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets. (b) We climbed the guava tree and filled our pockets. (c) Saanvi climbed the guava tree and filled her pockets.
  4. 4.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I decorated my cake with cherries. (b) Ishaan decorated his cake with cherries. (c) Farhan decorated his cake with cherries.
  5. 5.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Imran rode his new bicycle round the block.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  6. 6.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Ishaan finished his jigsaw puzzle at last.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  7. 7.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I fed my goldfish before school.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  8. 8.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Maria climbed the guava tree and filled her pockets.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  9. 9.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We flew our kite from the rooftop. (b) I flew my kite from the rooftop. (c) Meera flew her kite from the rooftop.
  10. 10.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Yash lost his pencil box on the bus. (b) Kavya lost her pencil box on the bus. (c) I lost my pencil box on the bus.
  11. 11.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Sahil opened his lunch box and smiled. (b) We opened our lunch box and smiled. (c) I opened my lunch box and smiled.
  12. 12.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Sahil hid his diary under the pillow. (b) I hid my diary under the pillow. (c) We hid our diary under the pillow.
  13. 13.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I counted the coins in my piggy bank. (b) We counted the coins in our piggy bank. (c) Imran counted the coins in his piggy bank.
  14. 14.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I cleaned my shoes for the parade.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  15. 15.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Farhan found a shell and kept it in his pocket. (b) Kavya found a shell and kept it in her pocket. (c) I found a shell and kept it in my pocket.
  16. 16.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  17. 17.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Manav lit his diya on Diwali night. (b) I lit my diya on Diwali night. (c) Maria lit her diya on Diwali night.
  18. 18.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I heard my name on the loudspeaker. (b) We heard our name on the loudspeaker. (c) Yash heard his name on the loudspeaker.
  19. 19.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I hid my diary under the pillow. (b) We hid our diary under the pillow. (c) Aisha hid her diary under the pillow.
  20. 20.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  21. 21.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Yash climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets. (b) Priya climbed the guava tree and filled her pockets. (c) I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets.
  22. 22.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Rohan helped his father wash the car.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  23. 23.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Yash counted the coins in his piggy bank.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  24. 24.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Riya wrapped her gift in shiny paper. (b) I wrapped my gift in shiny paper. (c) Neel wrapped his gift in shiny paper.
  25. 25.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Pooja cleaned her shoes for the parade.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  26. 26.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Maria brushed her teeth and went to bed.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  27. 27.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) Diya brushed her teeth and went to bed.
  28. 28.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We heard our name on the loudspeaker. (b) Vihaan heard his name on the loudspeaker. (c) I heard my name on the loudspeaker.
  29. 29.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We lost our pencil box on the bus. (b) I lost my pencil box on the bus. (c) Simran lost her pencil box on the bus.
  30. 30.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I heard my name on the loudspeaker.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  31. 31.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We opened our lunch box and smiled. (b) Riya opened her lunch box and smiled. (c) I opened my lunch box and smiled.
  32. 32.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I decorated my cake with cherries.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  33. 33.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Sahil pushed his little sister on the swing.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  34. 34.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Ananya shared her umbrella with a friend.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  35. 35.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Kabir helped his father wash the car.”
    (a) third person (b) first 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.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I cleaned my shoes for the parade. (b) We cleaned our shoes for the parade. (c) Vihaan cleaned his shoes for the parade.
  38. 38.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Meera decorated her cake with cherries. (b) I decorated my cake with cherries. (c) We decorated our cake with cherries.
  39. 39.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I lit my diya on Diwali night. (b) Dev lit his diya on Diwali night. (c) We lit our diya on Diwali night.
  40. 40.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Aarav helped his father wash the car. (b) We helped our father wash the car. (c) I helped my father wash the car.

Answer key

  1. first person
  2. Yash lost his pencil box on the bus.
  3. Saanvi climbed the guava tree and filled her pockets.
  4. I decorated my cake with cherries.
  5. third person
  6. third person
  7. first person
  8. third person
  9. Meera flew her kite from the rooftop.
  10. I lost my pencil box on the bus.
  11. Sahil opened his lunch box and smiled.
  12. Sahil hid his diary under the pillow.
  13. Imran counted the coins in his piggy bank.
  14. first person
  15. I found a shell and kept it in my pocket.
  16. first person
  17. I lit my diya on Diwali night.
  18. Yash heard his name on the loudspeaker.
  19. Aisha hid her diary under the pillow.
  20. first person
  21. I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets.
  22. third person
  23. third person
  24. I wrapped my gift in shiny paper.
  25. third person
  26. third person
  27. Diya brushed her teeth and went to bed.
  28. Vihaan heard his name on the loudspeaker.
  29. Simran lost her pencil box on the bus.
  30. first person
  31. Riya opened her lunch box and smiled.
  32. first person
  33. third person
  34. third person
  35. third person
  36. first person
  37. Vihaan cleaned his shoes for the parade.
  38. Meera decorated her cake with cherries.
  39. Dev lit his diya on Diwali night.
  40. Aarav helped his father wash the car.

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