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Creative writing lesson 19: Point of view: first or third person · Set 578 · 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 fed my goldfish before school.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  2. 2.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Vihaan helped his father wash the car.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  3. 3.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I cycled to the market with my cousin. (b) We cycled to the market with our cousin. (c) Tara cycled to the market with her cousin.
  4. 4.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Simran climbed the guava tree and filled her pockets. (b) I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets. (c) We climbed the guava tree and filled our pockets.
  5. 5.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Ishaan pushed his little sister on the swing. (b) I pushed my little sister on the swing. (c) Aarav pushed his little sister on the swing.
  6. 6.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Meera opened her lunch box and smiled. (b) I opened my lunch box and smiled. (c) We opened our lunch box and smiled.
  7. 7.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I wrote a letter to my grandmother.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  8. 8.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Ananya finished her jigsaw puzzle at last. (b) We finished our jigsaw puzzle at last. (c) I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last.
  9. 9.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Dev tied his shoelaces and ran outside.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  10. 10.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I cleaned my shoes for the parade.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  11. 11.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I counted the coins in my piggy bank. (b) Kavya counted the coins in her piggy bank. (c) Ishaan counted the coins in his piggy bank.
  12. 12.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I cycled to the market with my cousin.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  13. 13.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Saanvi wrote a letter to her grandmother. (b) I wrote a letter to my grandmother. (c) Rohan wrote a letter to his grandmother.
  14. 14.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I helped my father wash the car.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  15. 15.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I helped my father wash the car. (b) Sahil helped his father wash the car. (c) Dev helped his father wash the car.
  16. 16.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Aarav wrote a letter to his grandmother.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  17. 17.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Kavya rode her new bicycle round the block. (b) We rode our new bicycle round the block. (c) I rode my new bicycle round the block.
  18. 18.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Dev heard his name on the loudspeaker. (b) Kabir heard his name on the loudspeaker. (c) I heard my name on the loudspeaker.
  19. 19.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Ishaan decorated his cake with cherries. (b) Farhan decorated his cake with cherries. (c) I decorated my cake with cherries.
  20. 20.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Saanvi shared her umbrella with a friend.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  21. 21.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I cleaned my shoes for the parade. (b) Ananya cleaned her shoes for the parade. (c) We cleaned our shoes for the parade.
  22. 22.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I tied my shoelaces and ran outside. (b) Zoya tied her shoelaces and ran outside. (c) Ishaan tied his shoelaces and ran outside.
  23. 23.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Simran climbed the guava tree and filled her pockets.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  24. 24.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I lost my pencil box on the bus. (b) Tenzin lost his pencil box on the bus. (c) We lost our pencil box on the bus.
  25. 25.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Tara tied her shoelaces and ran outside. (b) I tied my shoelaces and ran outside. (c) We tied our shoelaces and ran outside.
  26. 26.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Vihaan wrote a letter to his grandmother.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  27. 27.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Riya lost her pencil box on the bus. (b) I lost my pencil box on the bus. (c) We lost our pencil box on the bus.
  28. 28.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I lost my pencil box on the bus. (b) Ishaan lost his pencil box on the bus. (c) Ananya lost her pencil box on the bus.
  29. 29.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
  30. 30.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I counted the coins in my piggy bank.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  31. 31.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Sahil cycled to the market with his cousin. (b) I cycled to the market with my cousin. (c) Meera cycled to the market with her cousin.
  32. 32.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Simran fed her goldfish before school. (b) We fed our goldfish before school. (c) I fed my goldfish before school.
  33. 33.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
  34. 34.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Vihaan lit his diya on Diwali night.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  35. 35.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I fed my goldfish before school. (b) Tara fed her goldfish before school. (c) We fed our goldfish before school.
  36. 36.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We rode our new bicycle round the block. (b) Riya rode her new bicycle round the block. (c) I rode my new bicycle round the block.
  37. 37.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Tenzin tied his shoelaces and ran outside.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  38. 38.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I heard my name on the loudspeaker.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  39. 39.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I cleaned my shoes for the parade. (b) Tenzin cleaned his shoes for the parade. (c) Vihaan cleaned his shoes for the parade.
  40. 40.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We shared our umbrella with a friend. (b) Sneha shared her umbrella with a friend. (c) I shared my umbrella with a friend.

Answer key

  1. first person
  2. third person
  3. Tara cycled to the market with her cousin.
  4. Simran climbed the guava tree and filled her pockets.
  5. I pushed my little sister on the swing.
  6. Meera opened her lunch box and smiled.
  7. first person
  8. Ananya finished her jigsaw puzzle at last.
  9. third person
  10. first person
  11. I counted the coins in my piggy bank.
  12. first person
  13. I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
  14. first person
  15. I helped my father wash the car.
  16. third person
  17. Kavya rode her new bicycle round the block.
  18. I heard my name on the loudspeaker.
  19. I decorated my cake with cherries.
  20. third person
  21. Ananya cleaned her shoes for the parade.
  22. I tied my shoelaces and ran outside.
  23. third person
  24. Tenzin lost his pencil box on the bus.
  25. Tara tied her shoelaces and ran outside.
  26. third person
  27. Riya lost her pencil box on the bus.
  28. I lost my pencil box on the bus.
  29. first person
  30. first person
  31. I cycled to the market with my cousin.
  32. Simran fed her goldfish before school.
  33. third person
  34. third person
  35. Tara fed her goldfish before school.
  36. Riya rode her new bicycle round the block.
  37. third person
  38. first person
  39. I cleaned my shoes for the parade.
  40. Sneha shared her umbrella with a friend.

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