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First and Third Person Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 19: Point of view: first or third person · Set 827 · 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 hid my diary under the pillow.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  2. 2.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I heard my name on the loudspeaker. (b) Sahil heard his name on the loudspeaker. (c) Simran heard her name on the loudspeaker.
  3. 3.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Tara helped her father wash the car. (b) I helped my father wash the car. (c) We helped our father wash the car.
  4. 4.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Riya lost her pencil box on the bus. (b) Rohan lost his pencil box on the bus. (c) I lost my pencil box on the bus.
  5. 5.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Neel decorated his cake with cherries. (b) I decorated my cake with cherries. (c) We decorated our cake with cherries.
  6. 6.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Aryan rode his new bicycle round the block.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  7. 7.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Neel watered his tulsi plant every morning. (b) Aarav watered his tulsi plant every morning. (c) I watered my tulsi plant every morning.
  8. 8.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Nisha decorated her cake with cherries. (b) I decorated my cake with cherries. (c) We decorated our cake with cherries.
  9. 9.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I counted the coins in my piggy bank. (b) Manav counted the coins in his piggy bank. (c) We counted the coins in our piggy bank.
  10. 10.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Saanvi lost her pencil box on the bus.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  11. 11.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Joseph lost his pencil box on the bus.”
    (a) first person (b) third 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.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Dev pushed his little sister on the swing. (b) Rohan pushed his little sister on the swing. (c) I pushed my little sister on the swing.
  14. 14.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Ananya pushed her little sister on the swing. (b) I pushed my little sister on the swing. (c) We pushed our little sister on the swing.
  15. 15.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Zoya wrote a letter to her grandmother. (b) I wrote a letter to my grandmother. (c) We wrote a letter to our grandmother.
  16. 16.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Pooja tied her shoelaces and ran outside.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  17. 17.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Vihaan painted his room a bright yellow. (b) I painted my room a bright yellow. (c) Imran painted his room a bright yellow.
  18. 18.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We lit our diya on Diwali night. (b) I lit my diya on Diwali night. (c) Dev lit his diya on Diwali night.
  19. 19.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I lit my diya on Diwali night.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  20. 20.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Yash finished his jigsaw puzzle at last.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  21. 21.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Ananya heard her name on the loudspeaker. (b) We heard our name on the loudspeaker. (c) I heard my name on the loudspeaker.
  22. 22.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Fatima opened her lunch box and smiled.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  23. 23.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Manav climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets. (b) I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets. (c) Ishaan climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets.
  24. 24.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I helped my father wash the car. (b) Vihaan helped his father wash the car. (c) We helped our father wash the car.
  25. 25.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I found a shell and kept it in my pocket. (b) Rohan found a shell and kept it in his pocket. (c) Nisha found a shell and kept it in her pocket.
  26. 26.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Nisha decorated her cake with cherries.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  27. 27.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Ishaan watered his tulsi plant every morning. (b) We watered our tulsi plant every morning. (c) I watered my tulsi plant every morning.
  28. 28.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We wrote a letter to our grandmother. (b) I wrote a letter to my grandmother. (c) Imran wrote a letter to his grandmother.
  29. 29.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Farhan tied his shoelaces and ran outside. (b) Joseph tied his shoelaces and ran outside. (c) I tied my shoelaces and ran outside.
  30. 30.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We fed our goldfish before school. (b) I fed my goldfish before school. (c) Zoya fed her goldfish before school.
  31. 31.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I pushed my little sister on the swing. (b) Kavya pushed her little sister on the swing. (c) We pushed our little sister on the swing.
  32. 32.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I wrapped my gift in shiny paper. (b) Fatima wrapped her gift in shiny paper. (c) Aryan wrapped his gift in shiny paper.
  33. 33.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I packed my bag for the school trip.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  34. 34.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I helped my father wash the car. (b) Maria helped her father wash the car. (c) We helped our father wash the car.
  35. 35.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I painted my room a bright yellow. (b) Vihaan painted his room a bright yellow. (c) We painted our room a bright yellow.
  36. 36.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) Meera climbed the guava tree and filled her pockets.
  37. 37.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Manav packed his bag for the school trip. (b) Joseph packed his bag for the school trip. (c) I packed my bag for the school trip.
  38. 38.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) Tenzin climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets.
  39. 39.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Ishaan rode his new bicycle round the block. (b) Farhan rode his new bicycle round the block. (c) I rode my new bicycle round the block.
  40. 40.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I lost my pencil box on the bus. (b) Simran lost her pencil box on the bus. (c) We lost our pencil box on the bus.

Answer key

  1. first person
  2. I heard my name on the loudspeaker.
  3. Tara helped her father wash the car.
  4. I lost my pencil box on the bus.
  5. Neel decorated his cake with cherries.
  6. third person
  7. I watered my tulsi plant every morning.
  8. Nisha decorated her cake with cherries.
  9. Manav counted the coins in his piggy bank.
  10. third person
  11. third person
  12. first person
  13. I pushed my little sister on the swing.
  14. Ananya pushed her little sister on the swing.
  15. Zoya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  16. third person
  17. I painted my room a bright yellow.
  18. Dev lit his diya on Diwali night.
  19. first person
  20. third person
  21. Ananya heard her name on the loudspeaker.
  22. third person
  23. I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets.
  24. Vihaan helped his father wash the car.
  25. I found a shell and kept it in my pocket.
  26. third person
  27. Ishaan watered his tulsi plant every morning.
  28. Imran wrote a letter to his grandmother.
  29. I tied my shoelaces and ran outside.
  30. Zoya fed her goldfish before school.
  31. Kavya pushed her little sister on the swing.
  32. I wrapped my gift in shiny paper.
  33. first person
  34. Maria helped her father wash the car.
  35. Vihaan painted his room a bright yellow.
  36. Meera climbed the guava tree and filled her pockets.
  37. I packed my bag for the school trip.
  38. Tenzin climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets.
  39. I rode my new bicycle round the block.
  40. Simran lost her pencil box on the bus.

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