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Creative writing lesson 19: Point of view: first or third person · Set 851 · 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?
    “Kabir brushed his teeth and went to bed.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  2. 2.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Zoya fed her goldfish before school.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  3. 3.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Rohan shared his umbrella with a friend.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  4. 4.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Aarav climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  5. 5.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I cleaned my shoes for the parade. (b) Kavya cleaned her shoes for the parade. (c) We cleaned our shoes for the parade.
  6. 6.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Yash decorated his cake with cherries. (b) I decorated my cake with cherries. (c) Farhan decorated his cake with cherries.
  7. 7.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I shared my umbrella with a friend. (b) Joseph shared his umbrella with a friend. (c) Pooja shared her umbrella with a friend.
  8. 8.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We finished our jigsaw puzzle at last. (b) Kabir finished his jigsaw puzzle at last. (c) I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last.
  9. 9.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.
  10. 10.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I counted the coins in my piggy bank.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  11. 11.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Kavya climbed the guava tree and filled her pockets.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  12. 12.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I found a shell and kept it in my pocket.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  13. 13.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Simran pushed her little sister on the swing.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  14. 14.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I painted my room a bright yellow.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  15. 15.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I pushed my little sister on the swing. (b) We pushed our little sister on the swing. (c) Aarav pushed his little sister on the swing.
  16. 16.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.
  17. 17.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Tenzin tied his shoelaces and ran outside. (b) Maria tied her shoelaces and ran outside. (c) I tied my shoelaces and ran outside.
  18. 18.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Priya tied her shoelaces and ran outside.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  19. 19.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I wrapped my gift in shiny paper.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  20. 20.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I fed my goldfish before school.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  21. 21.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I counted the coins in my piggy bank. (b) Fatima counted the coins in her piggy bank. (c) Saanvi counted the coins in her piggy bank.
  22. 22.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I heard my name on the loudspeaker.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  23. 23.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) Sahil brushed his teeth and went to bed.
  24. 24.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I rode my new bicycle round the block. (b) We rode our new bicycle round the block. (c) Kavya rode her new bicycle round the block.
  25. 25.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I cleaned my shoes for the parade. (b) We cleaned our shoes for the parade. (c) Meera cleaned her shoes for the parade.
  26. 26.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Aisha decorated her cake with cherries.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  27. 27.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Manav helped his father wash the car. (b) I helped my father wash the car. (c) Diya helped her father wash the car.
  28. 28.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I heard my name on the loudspeaker. (b) Nisha heard her name on the loudspeaker. (c) Fatima heard her name on the loudspeaker.
  29. 29.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Rohan finished his jigsaw puzzle at last. (b) I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last. (c) Imran finished his jigsaw puzzle at last.
  30. 30.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Maria opened her lunch box and smiled.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  31. 31.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets. (b) Nisha climbed the guava tree and filled her pockets. (c) Neel climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets.
  32. 32.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Aarav rode his new bicycle round the block. (b) I rode my new bicycle round the block. (c) We rode our new bicycle round the block.
  33. 33.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I opened my lunch box and smiled. (b) Nisha opened her lunch box and smiled. (c) Ishaan opened his lunch box and smiled.
  34. 34.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Sneha wrapped her gift in shiny paper. (b) Sahil wrapped his gift in shiny paper. (c) I wrapped my gift in shiny paper.
  35. 35.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I lit my diya on Diwali night.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  36. 36.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.
  37. 37.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Riya cycled to the market with her cousin. (b) I cycled to the market with my cousin. (c) Nisha cycled to the market with her cousin.
  38. 38.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I packed my bag for the school trip.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  39. 39.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Tara wrote a letter to her grandmother. (b) Farhan wrote a letter to his grandmother. (c) I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
  40. 40.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Meera found a shell and kept it in her pocket. (b) I found a shell and kept it in my pocket. (c) We found a shell and kept it in our pocket.

Answer key

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

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