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Creative writing lesson 19: Point of view: first or third person · Set 857 · 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 found a shell and kept it in my pocket.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  2. 2.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Rohan helped his father wash the car.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  3. 3.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I flew my kite from the rooftop. (b) Neel flew his kite from the rooftop. (c) Vihaan flew his kite from the rooftop.
  4. 4.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We tied our shoelaces and ran outside. (b) I tied my shoelaces and ran outside. (c) Imran tied his shoelaces and ran outside.
  5. 5.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Arjun pushed his little sister on the swing.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  6. 6.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Kabir helped his father wash the car. (b) Riya helped her father wash the car. (c) I helped my father wash the car.
  7. 7.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Kavya brushed her teeth and went to bed.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  8. 8.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I decorated my cake with cherries. (b) Aisha decorated her cake with cherries. (c) Fatima decorated her cake with cherries.
  9. 9.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I painted my room a bright yellow. (b) We painted our room a bright yellow. (c) Kavya painted her room a bright yellow.
  10. 10.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I painted my room a bright yellow.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  11. 11.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Simran lost her pencil box on the bus.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  12. 12.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I rode my new bicycle round the block.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  13. 13.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Aisha finished her jigsaw puzzle at last. (b) Dev finished his jigsaw puzzle at last. (c) I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last.
  14. 14.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Kabir watered his tulsi plant every morning.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  15. 15.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) We cycled to the market with our cousin. (b) I cycled to the market with my cousin. (c) Simran cycled to the market with her cousin.
  16. 16.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) Joseph rode his new bicycle round the block.
  17. 17.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Sahil packed his bag for the school trip. (b) I packed my bag for the school trip. (c) Meera packed her bag for the school trip.
  18. 18.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Arjun wrapped his gift in shiny paper. (b) I wrapped my gift in shiny paper. (c) Aryan wrapped his gift in shiny paper.
  19. 19.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I opened my lunch box and smiled. (b) We opened our lunch box and smiled. (c) Manav opened his lunch box and smiled.
  20. 20.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Arjun wrapped his gift in shiny paper. (b) We wrapped our gift in shiny paper. (c) I wrapped my gift in shiny paper.
  21. 21.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Sahil opened his lunch box and smiled.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  22. 22.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Imran found a shell and kept it in his pocket. (b) I found a shell and kept it in my pocket. (c) Aarav found a shell and kept it in his pocket.
  23. 23.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I shared my umbrella with a friend.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  24. 24.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Sahil wrote a letter to his grandmother.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  25. 25.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I decorated my cake with cherries.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  26. 26.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I brushed my teeth and went to bed. (b) Ishaan brushed his teeth and went to bed. (c) Sneha brushed her teeth and went to bed.
  27. 27.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Kavya fed her goldfish before school.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  28. 28.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I helped my father wash the car.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  29. 29.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I packed my bag for the school trip.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  30. 30.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Kabir tied his shoelaces and ran outside. (b) Imran tied his shoelaces and ran outside. (c) I tied my shoelaces and ran outside.
  31. 31.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Pooja lit her diya on Diwali night. (b) Rohan lit his diya on Diwali night. (c) I lit my diya on Diwali night.
  32. 32.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) I wrote a letter to my grandmother. (b) Ishaan wrote a letter to his grandmother. (c) We wrote a letter to our grandmother.
  33. 33.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I cleaned my shoes for the parade.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  34. 34.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets. (b) Aarav climbed the guava tree and filled his pockets. (c) Pooja climbed the guava tree and filled her pockets.
  35. 35.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “I cycled to the market with my cousin.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  36. 36.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Meera found a shell and kept it in her pocket. (b) We found a shell and kept it in our pocket. (c) I found a shell and kept it in my pocket.
  37. 37.Which sentence is written in first person? (a) Fatima watered her tulsi plant every morning. (b) Rohan watered his tulsi plant every morning. (c) I watered my tulsi plant every morning.
  38. 38.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Ananya found a shell and kept it in her pocket.”
    (a) first person (b) third person
  39. 39.Is this sentence written in first person or third person?
    “Imran wrote a letter to his grandmother.”
    (a) third person (b) first person
  40. 40.Which sentence is written in third person? (a) Kavya shared her umbrella with a friend. (b) We shared our umbrella with a friend. (c) I shared my umbrella with a friend.

Answer key

  1. first person
  2. third person
  3. I flew my kite from the rooftop.
  4. Imran tied his shoelaces and ran outside.
  5. third person
  6. I helped my father wash the car.
  7. third person
  8. I decorated my cake with cherries.
  9. Kavya painted her room a bright yellow.
  10. first person
  11. third person
  12. first person
  13. I finished my jigsaw puzzle at last.
  14. third person
  15. Simran cycled to the market with her cousin.
  16. Joseph rode his new bicycle round the block.
  17. I packed my bag for the school trip.
  18. I wrapped my gift in shiny paper.
  19. Manav opened his lunch box and smiled.
  20. Arjun wrapped his gift in shiny paper.
  21. third person
  22. I found a shell and kept it in my pocket.
  23. first person
  24. third person
  25. first person
  26. I brushed my teeth and went to bed.
  27. third person
  28. first person
  29. first person
  30. I tied my shoelaces and ran outside.
  31. I lit my diya on Diwali night.
  32. Ishaan wrote a letter to his grandmother.
  33. first person
  34. I climbed the guava tree and filled my pockets.
  35. first person
  36. Meera found a shell and kept it in her pocket.
  37. I watered my tulsi plant every morning.
  38. third person
  39. third person
  40. Kavya shared her umbrella with a friend.

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