Biography or Autobiography? is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on telling a life told by someone else from one told by the person, aligned to Common Core standard RI.4.6. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 10 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Biography or Autobiography?
RI.4.6
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Sort each one into the right column.
1.Sort each one: Biography or Autobiography?
Sort: After she died, her son wrote about the gardens she had planted., I wrote my first story on the back of an old calendar., Letters from the time describe the kitchen where he grew up., I was born in a fishing town, the youngest of five., The family moved to the city when Priya was seven., I was nervous on the night of my first concert.
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2.Sort each one: Biography or Autobiography?
Sort: His first job was sweeping the floor of his uncle's bakery., Friends who were there said Omar was nervous at his first concert., I kept a diary of every bird I saw on the farm., My first job was sweeping the floor of my uncle's bakery., I have never forgotten the smell of my grandmother's kitchen., Records show that Lin kept a diary of every bird on the farm.
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3.Sort each one: Biography or Autobiography?
Sort: Looking back, I think my teacher changed my life., I failed my first driving test, and I laughed about it for weeks., She was born in a fishing town, the youngest of five., This book tells the story of the captain's years at sea., The writer's first story, his sister recalled, was scribbled on an old calendar., When I was ten, I decided I would build a boat of my own.
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LessonPrint · RI.4.6 · Set 10 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Biography or Autobiography?
Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. After she died, her son wrote about the gardens she had planted. — Biography 2. I was born in a fishing town, the youngest of five. — Autobiography 3. I was nervous on the night of my first concert. — Autobiography 4. I wrote my first story on the back of an old calendar. — Autobiography 5. Letters from the time describe the kitchen where he grew up. — Biography 6. The family moved to the city when Priya was seven. — Biography
2.1. Friends who were there said Omar was nervous at his first concert. — Biography 2. His first job was sweeping the floor of his uncle's bakery. — Biography 3. I have never forgotten the smell of my grandmother's kitchen. — Autobiography 4. I kept a diary of every bird I saw on the farm. — Autobiography 5. My first job was sweeping the floor of my uncle's bakery. — Autobiography 6. Records show that Lin kept a diary of every bird on the farm. — Biography
3.1. I failed my first driving test, and I laughed about it for weeks. — Autobiography 2. Looking back, I think my teacher changed my life. — Autobiography 3. She was born in a fishing town, the youngest of five. — Biography 4. The writer's first story, his sister recalled, was scribbled on an old calendar. — Biography 5. This book tells the story of the captain's years at sea. — Biography 6. When I was ten, I decided I would build a boat of my own. — Autobiography
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.4.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.