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 17 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: His first job was sweeping the floor of his uncle's bakery., My family moved to the city when I was seven., I wrote my first story on the back of an old calendar., Records show that Lin kept a diary of every bird on the farm., This book tells the story of the captain's years at sea., I still remember how cold the river felt the day I learned to swim.
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2.Sort each one: Biography or Autobiography?
Sort: Letters from the time describe the kitchen where he grew up., In this book I tell the story of my years at sea., At the age of ten, Ada decided she would build a boat of her own., When I was ten, I decided I would build a boat of my own., Looking back, I think my teacher changed my life., Friends who were there said Omar was nervous at his first concert.
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3.Sort each one: Biography or Autobiography?
Sort: I have never forgotten the smell of my grandmother's kitchen., 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., My first job was sweeping the floor of my uncle's bakery., She was born in a fishing town, the youngest of five., I failed my first driving test, and I laughed about it for weeks.
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LessonPrint · RI.4.6 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Biography or Autobiography?
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. His first job was sweeping the floor of his uncle's bakery. — Biography 2. I still remember how cold the river felt the day I learned to swim. — Autobiography 3. I wrote my first story on the back of an old calendar. — Autobiography 4. My family moved to the city when I was seven. — Autobiography 5. Records show that Lin kept a diary of every bird on the farm. — Biography 6. This book tells the story of the captain's years at sea. — Biography
2.1. At the age of ten, Ada decided she would build a boat of her own. — Biography 2. Friends who were there said Omar was nervous at his first concert. — Biography 3. In this book I tell the story of my years at sea. — Autobiography 4. Letters from the time describe the kitchen where he grew up. — Biography 5. Looking back, I think my teacher changed my life. — Autobiography 6. When I was ten, I decided I would build a boat of my own. — Autobiography
3.1. I failed my first driving test, and I laughed about it for weeks. — Autobiography 2. I have never forgotten the smell of my grandmother's kitchen. — Autobiography 3. My first job was sweeping the floor of my uncle's bakery. — Autobiography 4. People in the town later said that Tomas swam the river every morning. — Biography 5. She was born in a fishing town, the youngest of five. — Biography 6. The writer's first story, his sister recalled, was scribbled on an old calendar. — Biography
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.4.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.