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First and Third Person Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 19: Point of view: first or third person · Set 65 · 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 cycled to the market with my cousin.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  2. 2.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Dev cycled to the market with his cousin.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  3. 3.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I found a shell and kept it in my pocket. (b) Meera found a shell and kept it in her pocket. (c) We found a shell and kept it in our pocket.
  4. 4.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Vihaan fed his goldfish before school.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  5. 5.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Aarav lit his diya on Diwali night.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  6. 6.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Zoya opened her lunch box and smiled. (b) Joseph opened his lunch box and smiled. (c) I opened my lunch box and smiled.
  7. 7.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We painted our room a bright yellow. (b) Imran painted his room a bright yellow. (c) I painted my room a bright yellow.
  8. 8.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Saanvi shared her umbrella with a friend. (b) I shared my umbrella with a friend. (c) We shared our umbrella with a friend.
  9. 9.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I counted the coins in my piggy bank.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  10. 10.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I heard my name on the loudspeaker. (b) Arjun heard his name on the loudspeaker. (c) Maria heard her name on the loudspeaker.
  11. 11.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I tied my shoelaces and ran outside.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  12. 12.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
  13. 13.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Aarav heard his name on the loudspeaker.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  14. 14.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Vihaan finished his jigsaw puzzle at last. (b) I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last. (c) We finished our jigsaw puzzle at last.
  15. 15.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Diya wrapped her gift in shiny paper. (b) I wrapped my gift in shiny paper. (c) Kavya wrapped her gift in shiny paper.
  16. 16.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Dev counted the coins in his piggy bank. (b) I counted the coins in my piggy bank. (c) Saanvi counted the coins in her piggy bank.
  17. 17.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We rode our new bicycle round the block. (b) I rode my new bicycle round the block. (c) Farhan rode his new bicycle round the block.
  18. 18.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I wrapped my gift in shiny paper. (b) We wrapped our gift in shiny paper. (c) Zoya wrapped her gift in shiny paper.
  19. 19.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Aryan fed his goldfish before school. (b) I fed my goldfish before school. (c) Ananya fed her goldfish before school.
  20. 20.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Farhan decorated his cake with cherries.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  21. 21.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We cleaned our shoes for the parade. (b) Manav cleaned his shoes for the parade. (c) I cleaned my shoes for the parade.
  22. 22.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Ishaan packed his bag for the school trip. (b) I packed my bag for the school trip. (c) Kabir packed his bag for the school trip.
  23. 23.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I brushed my teeth and went to bed.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  24. 24.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Kabir lost his pencil box on the bus. (b) I lost my pencil box on the bus. (c) We lost our pencil box on the bus.
  25. 25.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I helped my father wash the car. (b) Dev helped his father wash the car. (c) Sneha helped her father wash the car.
  26. 26.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Farhan pushed his little sister on the swing. (b) We pushed our little sister on the swing. (c) I pushed my little sister on the swing.
  27. 27.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I packed my bag for the school trip.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  28. 28.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Arjun fed his goldfish before school.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  29. 29.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I pushed my little sister on the swing.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  30. 30.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Ishaan lit his diya on Diwali night. (b) I lit my diya on Diwali night. (c) We lit our diya on Diwali night.
  31. 31.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Ishaan found a shell and kept it in his pocket.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  32. 32.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I helped my father wash the car.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  33. 33.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Joseph decorated his cake with cherries.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  34. 34.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Arjun finished his jigsaw puzzle at last.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  35. 35.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We shared our umbrella with a friend. (b) I shared my umbrella with a friend. (c) Kabir shared his umbrella with a friend.
  36. 36.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We lost our pencil box on the bus. (b) Tara lost her pencil box on the bus. (c) I lost my pencil box on the bus.
  37. 37.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I opened my lunch box and smiled. (b) We opened our lunch box and smiled. (c) Meera opened her lunch box and smiled.
  38. 38.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I rode my new bicycle round the block. (b) Aryan rode his new bicycle round the block. (c) Nisha rode her new bicycle round the block.
  39. 39.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Neel climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets. (b) I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets. (c) Arjun climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets.
  40. 40.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Zoya decorated her cake with cherries. (b) We decorated our cake with cherries. (c) I decorated my cake with cherries.

Answer key

  1. first person
  2. third person
  3. Meera found a shell and kept it in her pocket.
  4. third person
  5. third person
  6. I opened my lunch box and smiled.
  7. Imran painted his room a bright yellow.
  8. Saanvi shared her umbrella with a friend.
  9. first person
  10. I heard my name on the loudspeaker.
  11. first person
  12. first person
  13. third person
  14. Vihaan finished his jigsaw puzzle at last.
  15. I wrapped my gift in shiny paper.
  16. I counted the coins in my piggy bank.
  17. Farhan rode his new bicycle round the block.
  18. Zoya wrapped her gift in shiny paper.
  19. I fed my goldfish before school.
  20. third person
  21. Manav cleaned his shoes for the parade.
  22. I packed my bag for the school trip.
  23. first person
  24. Kabir lost his pencil box on the bus.
  25. I helped my father wash the car.
  26. Farhan pushed his little sister on the swing.
  27. first person
  28. third person
  29. first person
  30. Ishaan lit his diya on Diwali night.
  31. third person
  32. first person
  33. third person
  34. third person
  35. Kabir shared his umbrella with a friend.
  36. Tara lost her pencil box on the bus.
  37. Meera opened her lunch box and smiled.
  38. I rode my new bicycle round the block.
  39. I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets.
  40. Zoya decorated her cake with cherries.

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