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Creative writing lesson 19: Point of view: first or third person · Set 757 · 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?
    “Pooja cycled to the market with her cousin.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  2. 2.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Diya opened her lunch box and smiled. (b) Neel opened his lunch box and smiled. (c) I opened my lunch box and smiled.
  3. 3.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I wrapped my gift in shiny paper. (b) Yash wrapped his gift in shiny paper. (c) We wrapped our gift in shiny paper.
  4. 4.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Joseph brushed his teeth and went to bed. (b) Nisha brushed her teeth and went to bed. (c) I brushed my teeth and went to bed.
  5. 5.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Saanvi counted the coins in her piggy bank. (b) Simran counted the coins in her piggy bank. (c) I counted the coins in my piggy bank.
  6. 6.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We wrapped our gift in shiny paper. (b) I wrapped my gift in shiny paper. (c) Neel wrapped his gift in shiny paper.
  7. 7.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.
  8. 8.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Maria wrote a letter to her grandmother. (b) Sneha wrote a letter to her grandmother. (c) I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
  9. 9.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Aisha flew her kite from the rooftop. (b) I flew my kite from the rooftop. (c) Neel flew his kite from the rooftop.
  10. 10.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I fed my goldfish before school.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  11. 11.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I cleaned my shoes for the parade. (b) We cleaned our shoes for the parade. (c) Imran cleaned his shoes for the parade.
  12. 12.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I decorated my cake with cherries. (b) We decorated our cake with cherries. (c) Aarav decorated his cake with cherries.
  13. 13.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Maria found a shell and kept it in her pocket. (b) I found a shell and kept it in my pocket. (c) Simran found a shell and kept it in her pocket.
  14. 14.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We wrote a letter to our grandmother. (b) Sneha wrote a letter to her grandmother. (c) I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
  15. 15.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Diya wrapped her gift in shiny paper.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  16. 16.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Imran finished his jigsaw puzzle at last.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  17. 17.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I cleaned my shoes for the parade. (b) Meera cleaned her shoes for the parade. (c) Manav cleaned his shoes for the parade.
  18. 18.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We opened our lunch box and smiled. (b) Tenzin opened his lunch box and smiled. (c) I opened my lunch box and smiled.
  19. 19.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Arjun lit his diya on Diwali night.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  20. 20.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We climbed the guava tree and filled our pockets. (b) I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets. (c) Neel climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets.
  21. 21.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We decorated our cake with cherries. (b) Joseph decorated his cake with cherries. (c) I decorated my cake with cherries.
  22. 22.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) Diya counted the coins in her piggy bank.
  23. 23.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I lit my diya on Diwali night. (b) Meera lit her diya on Diwali night. (c) Zoya lit her diya on Diwali night.
  24. 24.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I packed my bag for the school trip. (b) Pooja packed her bag for the school trip. (c) Neel packed his bag for the school trip.
  25. 25.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Rohan climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets. (b) I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets. (c) We climbed the guava tree and filled our pockets.
  26. 26.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I tied my shoelaces and ran outside.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  27. 27.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I found a shell and kept it in my pocket. (b) We found a shell and kept it in our pocket. (c) Vihaan found a shell and kept it in his pocket.
  28. 28.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I lost my pencil box on the bus.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  29. 29.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We rode our new bicycle round the block. (b) Manav rode his new bicycle round the block. (c) I rode my new bicycle round the block.
  30. 30.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Maria wrapped her gift in shiny paper. (b) I wrapped my gift in shiny paper. (c) Manav wrapped his gift in shiny paper.
  31. 31.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Meera heard her name on the loudspeaker. (b) We heard our name on the loudspeaker. (c) I heard my name on the loudspeaker.
  32. 32.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Kabir painted his room a bright yellow. (b) Simran painted her room a bright yellow. (c) I painted my room a bright yellow.
  33. 33.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We cleaned our shoes for the parade. (b) I cleaned my shoes for the parade. (c) Rohan cleaned his shoes for the parade.
  34. 34.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Nisha hid her diary under the pillow.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  35. 35.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Aarav pushed his little sister on the swing. (b) Farhan pushed his little sister on the swing. (c) I pushed my little sister on the swing.
  36. 36.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I watered my tulsi plant every morning.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  37. 37.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Rohan pushed his little sister on the swing. (b) I pushed my little sister on the swing. (c) We pushed our little sister on the swing.
  38. 38.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I lost my pencil box on the bus. (b) Diya lost her pencil box on the bus. (c) We lost our pencil box on the bus.
  39. 39.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Kavya flew her kite from the rooftop. (b) We flew our kite from the rooftop. (c) I flew my kite from the rooftop.
  40. 40.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We opened our lunch box and smiled. (b) Kavya opened her lunch box and smiled. (c) I opened my lunch box and smiled.

Answer key

  1. third person
  2. I opened my lunch box and smiled.
  3. Yash wrapped his gift in shiny paper.
  4. I brushed my teeth and went to bed.
  5. I counted the coins in my piggy bank.
  6. Neel wrapped his gift in shiny paper.
  7. Diya brushed her teeth and went to bed.
  8. I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
  9. I flew my kite from the rooftop.
  10. first person
  11. Imran cleaned his shoes for the parade.
  12. Aarav decorated his cake with cherries.
  13. I found a shell and kept it in my pocket.
  14. Sneha wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  15. third person
  16. third person
  17. I cleaned my shoes for the parade.
  18. Tenzin opened his lunch box and smiled.
  19. third person
  20. Neel climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets.
  21. Joseph decorated his cake with cherries.
  22. Diya counted the coins in her piggy bank.
  23. I lit my diya on Diwali night.
  24. I packed my bag for the school trip.
  25. Rohan climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets.
  26. first person
  27. Vihaan found a shell and kept it in his pocket.
  28. first person
  29. Manav rode his new bicycle round the block.
  30. I wrapped my gift in shiny paper.
  31. Meera heard her name on the loudspeaker.
  32. I painted my room a bright yellow.
  33. Rohan cleaned his shoes for the parade.
  34. third person
  35. I pushed my little sister on the swing.
  36. first person
  37. Rohan pushed his little sister on the swing.
  38. Diya lost her pencil box on the bus.
  39. Kavya flew her kite from the rooftop.
  40. Kavya opened her lunch box and smiled.

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