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 16 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: At the age of ten, Ada decided she would build a boat of her own., Records show that Lin kept a diary of every bird on the farm., Historians agree that her teacher changed the course of her life., I still remember how cold the river felt the day I learned to swim., 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.
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2.Sort each one: Biography or Autobiography?
Sort: His first job was sweeping the floor of his uncle's bakery., I kept a diary of every bird I saw on the farm., In this book I tell the story of my years at sea., After she died, her son wrote about the gardens she had planted., Looking back, I think my teacher changed my life., Letters from the time describe the kitchen where he grew up.
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3.Sort each one: Biography or Autobiography?
Sort: People in the town later said that Tomas swam the river every morning., The writer's first story, his sister recalled, was scribbled on an old calendar., I was nervous on the night of my first concert., I was born in a fishing town, the youngest of five., My family moved to the city when I was seven., This book tells the story of the captain's years at sea.
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LessonPrint · RI.4.6 · Set 16 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Biography or Autobiography?
Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. At the age of ten, Ada decided she would build a boat of her own. — Biography 2. Historians agree that her teacher changed the course of her life. — Biography 3. I have never forgotten the smell of my grandmother's kitchen. — Autobiography 4. I still remember how cold the river felt the day I learned to swim. — Autobiography 5. Records show that Lin kept a diary of every bird on the farm. — Biography 6. When I was ten, I decided I would build a boat of my own. — Autobiography
2.1. After she died, her son wrote about the gardens she had planted. — Biography 2. His first job was sweeping the floor of his uncle's bakery. — Biography 3. I kept a diary of every bird I saw on the farm. — Autobiography 4. In this book I tell the story of my years at sea. — Autobiography 5. Letters from the time describe the kitchen where he grew up. — Biography 6. Looking back, I think my teacher changed my life. — Autobiography
3.1. I was born in a fishing town, the youngest of five. — Autobiography 2. I was nervous on the night of my first concert. — Autobiography 3. My family moved to the city when I was seven. — Autobiography 4. People in the town later said that Tomas swam the river every morning. — Biography 5. The writer's first story, his sister recalled, was scribbled on an old calendar. — Biography 6. This book tells the story of the captain's years at sea. — Biography
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.4.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.