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