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Creative writing lesson 19: Point of view: first or third person · Set 850 · 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 painted my room a bright yellow.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  2. 2.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Zoya heard her name on the loudspeaker.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  3. 3.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Maria cycled to the market with her cousin. (b) I cycled to the market with my cousin. (c) We cycled to the market with our cousin.
  4. 4.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Zoya cycled to the market with her cousin.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  5. 5.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Aisha decorated her cake with cherries. (b) Fatima decorated her cake with cherries. (c) I decorated my cake with cherries.
  6. 6.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Fatima counted the coins in her piggy bank. (b) I counted the coins in my piggy bank. (c) Vihaan counted the coins in his piggy bank.
  7. 7.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Diya pushed her little sister on the swing.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  8. 8.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
  9. 9.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I fed my goldfish before school.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  10. 10.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Kabir watered his tulsi plant every morning. (b) I watered my tulsi plant every morning. (c) We watered our tulsi plant every morning.
  11. 11.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Dev cleaned his shoes for the parade. (b) We cleaned our shoes for the parade. (c) I cleaned my shoes for the parade.
  12. 12.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We cleaned our shoes for the parade. (b) I cleaned my shoes for the parade. (c) Ananya cleaned her shoes for the parade.
  13. 13.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Yash lit his diya on Diwali night. (b) Ishaan lit his diya on Diwali night. (c) I lit my diya on Diwali night.
  14. 14.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I cycled to the market with my cousin.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  15. 15.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We fed our goldfish before school. (b) I fed my goldfish before school. (c) Kabir fed his goldfish before school.
  16. 16.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I watered my tulsi plant every morning.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  17. 17.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last. (b) Ishaan finished his jigsaw puzzle at last. (c) We finished our jigsaw puzzle at last.
  18. 18.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Joseph rode his new bicycle round the block.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  19. 19.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Vihaan wrapped his gift in shiny paper.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  20. 20.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We helped our father wash the car. (b) Rohan helped his father wash the car. (c) I helped my father wash the car.
  21. 21.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Meera pushed her little sister on the swing.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  22. 22.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Maria decorated her cake with cherries. (b) We decorated our cake with cherries. (c) I decorated my cake with cherries.
  23. 23.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Joseph found a shell and kept it in his pocket. (b) Aisha found a shell and kept it in her pocket. (c) I found a shell and kept it in my pocket.
  24. 24.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Arjun flew his kite from the rooftop.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  25. 25.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I brushed my teeth and went to bed.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  26. 26.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I lit my diya on Diwali night. (b) Tenzin lit his diya on Diwali night. (c) We lit our diya on Diwali night.
  27. 27.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Tenzin watered his tulsi plant every morning.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  28. 28.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) Vihaan climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets.
  29. 29.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Manav shared his umbrella with a friend. (b) I shared my umbrella with a friend. (c) We shared our umbrella with a friend.
  30. 30.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Manav opened his lunch box and smiled. (b) We opened our lunch box and smiled. (c) I opened my lunch box and smiled.
  31. 31.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I heard my name on the loudspeaker.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  32. 32.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Yash watered his tulsi plant every morning.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  33. 33.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I flew my kite from the rooftop.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  34. 34.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Vihaan opened his lunch box and smiled.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  35. 35.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Manav opened his lunch box and smiled.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  36. 36.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Ananya 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.
  37. 37.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I opened my lunch box and smiled.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  38. 38.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Aryan painted his room a bright yellow. (b) Ishaan painted his room a bright yellow. (c) I painted my room a bright yellow.
  39. 39.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) Tenzin counted the coins in his piggy bank.
  40. 40.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We fed our goldfish before school. (b) I fed my goldfish before school. (c) Kavya fed her goldfish before school.

Answer key

  1. first person
  2. third person
  3. Maria cycled to the market with her cousin.
  4. third person
  5. I decorated my cake with cherries.
  6. I counted the coins in my piggy bank.
  7. third person
  8. first person
  9. first person
  10. Kabir watered his tulsi plant every morning.
  11. Dev cleaned his shoes for the parade.
  12. Ananya cleaned her shoes for the parade.
  13. I lit my diya on Diwali night.
  14. first person
  15. Kabir fed his goldfish before school.
  16. first person
  17. Ishaan finished his jigsaw puzzle at last.
  18. third person
  19. third person
  20. Rohan helped his father wash the car.
  21. third person
  22. Maria decorated her cake with cherries.
  23. I found a shell and kept it in my pocket.
  24. third person
  25. first person
  26. Tenzin lit his diya on Diwali night.
  27. third person
  28. Vihaan climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets.
  29. Manav shared his umbrella with a friend.
  30. Manav opened his lunch box and smiled.
  31. first person
  32. third person
  33. first person
  34. third person
  35. third person
  36. Ananya lost her pencil box on the bus.
  37. first person
  38. I painted my room a bright yellow.
  39. Tenzin counted the coins in his piggy bank.
  40. Kavya fed her goldfish before school.

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