KS1 First Person Narrative | Using the word I in Writing

English Quiz - Narrative - First Person (Questions)

This quiz focusses on first person narrative. This quiz teaches KS1 children that when they write ‘I’, they are writing in the first person and that they should continue to write in a specific narrative. This quiz will aid their creative writing and improve their all-round knowledge of literacy and the English language.

If you write a story and it’s from your point of view and written as if you are talking to the reader - then this is called first person narrative. If I write ‘I went to the park’ - then I am writing in first person. Test your knowledge on writing and staying in first person narrative.

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Which of these sentences is written in the first person narrative?

[ ]	I went to the park but on the way there I saw an elephant.
[ ]	She went to the park but on the way there she saw an elephant.
[ ]	He went to the park but on the way there he saw an elephant.
[ ]	They went to the park but on the way there they saw an elephant.

Which line is written in first person narrative?

[ ]	Her eyes were covered.
[ ]	My eyes were covered.
[ ]	The eyes were covered.
[ ]	Those eyes were covered.

Which sentence is written in first person?

[ ]	It was only her on the beach.
[ ]	She was on the beach.
[ ]	They were on the beach.
[ ]	It was only me on the beach.

Which sentence is written in first person?

[ ]	She ran up the stairs.
[ ]	I ran up the stairs.
[ ]	They ran up the stairs.
[ ]	My ran up the stairs.

Which sentence is written in first person?

[ ]	I had such fun at the party!
[ ]	He had such fun at the party!
[ ]	She had such fun at the party!
[ ]	They had such fun at the party!

Which sentence is written in first person?

[ ]	He walked up to the scary house and opened the door.
[ ]	She walked up to the scary house and opened the door.
[ ]	They walked up to the scary house and opened the door.
[ ]	I walked up to the scary house and opened the door.

Which answer is written in first person?

[ ]	I got on the bike and turned the handle to start the engine. She lifted her feet up and the bike crept forward.
[ ]	I got on the bike and turned the handle to start the engine. I lifted my feet up and the bike crept forward.
[ ]	She got on the bike and turned the handle to start the engine. She lifted her feet up and the bike crept forward.
[ ]	He got on the bike and turned the handle to start the engine. He lifted his feet up and the bike crept forward.

Which answer is written in first person?

[ ]	The bridge wobbled as I walked across it, making her feel sick.
[ ]	The bridge wobbled as I walked across it, making him feel sick.
[ ]	The bridge wobbled as he walked across it, making me feel sick.
[ ]	The bridge wobbled as I walked across it, making me feel sick.

Which answer is written in first person?

[ ]	I looked at the horse and was worried he was sick. I decided to call the vet, just in case.
[ ]	She looked at the horse and was worried he was sick. She decided to call the vet, just in case.
[ ]	He looked at the horse and was worried he was sick. I decided to call the vet, just in case.
[ ]	She looked at the horse and was worried he was sick. I decided to call the vet, just in case.

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Which answer is written in first person?

[ ]	The rocket landed and I unbuckled my seatbelt. Her foot touched the rocky ground as I realised I'd landed on a different planet.
[ ]	The rocket landed and I unbuckled my seatbelt. My foot touched the rocky ground as he realised I'd landed on a different planet.
[ ]	The rocket landed and I unbuckled my seatbelt. My foot touched the rocky ground as I realised I'd landed on a different planet.
[ ]	The rocket landed and I unbuckled my seatbelt. My foot touched the rocky ground as I realised he'd landed on a different planet.

English Quiz - Narrative - First Person (Answers)

Which of these sentences is written in the first person narrative?

[x]	I went to the park but on the way there I saw an elephant.
[ ]	She went to the park but on the way there she saw an elephant.
[ ]	He went to the park but on the way there he saw an elephant.
[ ]	They went to the park but on the way there they saw an elephant.

When writing in the first person narrative, you are writing as if you are speaking so you would use the word 'I' quite a bit.

Which line is written in first person narrative?

[ ]	Her eyes were covered.
[x]	My eyes were covered.
[ ]	The eyes were covered.
[ ]	Those eyes were covered.

You can say 'my' or 'I' when writing in first person.

Which sentence is written in first person?

[ ]	It was only her on the beach.
[ ]	She was on the beach.
[ ]	They were on the beach.
[x]	It was only me on the beach.

When writing in first person, try not to keep saying 'I did this, I did that...' Make sure you use 'my' or 'me' when you can.

Which sentence is written in first person?

[ ]	She ran up the stairs.
[x]	I ran up the stairs.
[ ]	They ran up the stairs.
[ ]	My ran up the stairs.

When trying to use 'me' or 'my' make sure your sentence still makes sense!

Which sentence is written in first person?

[x]	I had such fun at the party!
[ ]	He had such fun at the party!
[ ]	She had such fun at the party!
[ ]	They had such fun at the party!

When writing in first person, you can be writing about real life events or made up stories.

Which sentence is written in first person?

[ ]	He walked up to the scary house and opened the door.
[ ]	She walked up to the scary house and opened the door.
[ ]	They walked up to the scary house and opened the door.
[x]	I walked up to the scary house and opened the door.

The most common ways to write are in first person and third person narrative. When you write in one narrative, you have to make sure you stay there!

Which answer is written in first person?

[ ]	I got on the bike and turned the handle to start the engine. She lifted her feet up and the bike crept forward.
[x]	I got on the bike and turned the handle to start the engine. I lifted my feet up and the bike crept forward.
[ ]	She got on the bike and turned the handle to start the engine. She lifted her feet up and the bike crept forward.
[ ]	He got on the bike and turned the handle to start the engine. He lifted his feet up and the bike crept forward.

The first answer was nearly correct but the second sentence slipped out of first person narrative. It's tricky but make sure you always stay in first person narrative if that's how you start your story!

Which answer is written in first person?

[ ]	The bridge wobbled as I walked across it, making her feel sick.
[ ]	The bridge wobbled as I walked across it, making him feel sick.
[ ]	The bridge wobbled as he walked across it, making me feel sick.
[x]	The bridge wobbled as I walked across it, making me feel sick.

The longest bridge in the world is in China.

Which answer is written in first person?

[x]	I looked at the horse and was worried he was sick. I decided to call the vet, just in case.
[ ]	She looked at the horse and was worried he was sick. She decided to call the vet, just in case.
[ ]	He looked at the horse and was worried he was sick. I decided to call the vet, just in case.
[ ]	She looked at the horse and was worried he was sick. I decided to call the vet, just in case.

Did you know a horse spends about 60% of their day eating.

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Which answer is written in first person?

[ ]	The rocket landed and I unbuckled my seatbelt. Her foot touched the rocky ground as I realised I'd landed on a different planet.
[ ]	The rocket landed and I unbuckled my seatbelt. My foot touched the rocky ground as he realised I'd landed on a different planet.
[x]	The rocket landed and I unbuckled my seatbelt. My foot touched the rocky ground as I realised I'd landed on a different planet.
[ ]	The rocket landed and I unbuckled my seatbelt. My foot touched the rocky ground as I realised he'd landed on a different planet.

Saturn is the second largest planet and the rings around it are made of ice crystals.