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 12 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: I have never forgotten the smell of my grandmother's kitchen., When I was ten, I decided I would build a boat of my own., My family moved to the city when I was seven., This book tells the story of the captain's years at sea., At the age of ten, Ada decided she would build a boat of her own., After she died, her son wrote about the gardens she had planted.
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2.Sort each one: Biography or Autobiography?
Sort: She was born in a fishing town, the youngest of five., In this book I tell the story of my years at sea., Friends who were there said Omar was nervous at his first concert., People in the town later said that Tomas swam the river every morning., I still remember how cold the river felt the day I learned to swim., I kept a diary of every bird I saw on the farm.
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3.Sort each one: Biography or Autobiography?
Sort: My first job was sweeping the floor of my uncle's bakery., Records show that Lin kept a diary of every bird on the farm., I failed my first driving test, and I laughed about it for weeks., I was nervous on the night of my first concert., Historians agree that her teacher changed the course of her life., His first job was sweeping the floor of his uncle's bakery.
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LessonPrint · RI.4.6 · Set 12 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Biography or Autobiography?
Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. After she died, her son wrote about the gardens she had planted. — Biography 2. At the age of ten, Ada decided she would build a boat of her own. — Biography 3. I have never forgotten the smell of my grandmother's kitchen. — Autobiography 4. My family moved to the city when I was seven. — Autobiography 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
2.1. Friends who were there said Omar was nervous at his first concert. — Biography 2. I kept a diary of every bird I saw on the farm. — Autobiography 3. I still remember how cold the river felt the day I learned to swim. — Autobiography 4. In this book I tell the story of my years at sea. — Autobiography 5. People in the town later said that Tomas swam the river every morning. — Biography 6. She was born in a fishing town, the youngest of five. — Biography
3.1. His first job was sweeping the floor of his uncle's bakery. — Biography 2. Historians agree that her teacher changed the course of her life. — Biography 3. I failed my first driving test, and I laughed about it for weeks. — Autobiography 4. I was nervous on the night of my first concert. — 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
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.4.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.