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 20 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: She was born in a fishing town, the youngest of five., My first job was sweeping the floor of my uncle's bakery., His first job was sweeping the floor of his uncle's bakery., In this book I tell the story of my years at sea., The family moved to the city when Priya was seven., I kept a diary of every bird I saw on the farm.
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2.Sort each one: Biography or Autobiography?
Sort: 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., I was nervous on the night of my first concert., I have never forgotten the smell of my grandmother's kitchen., Records show that Lin kept a diary of every bird on the farm., At the age of ten, Ada decided she would build a boat of her own.
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3.Sort each one: Biography or Autobiography?
Sort: I was born in a fishing town, the youngest of five., People in the town later said that Tomas swam the river every morning., 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., When I was ten, I decided I would build a boat of my own., Friends who were there said Omar was nervous at his first concert.
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LessonPrint · RI.4.6 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Biography or Autobiography?
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. His first job was sweeping the floor of his uncle's bakery. — Biography 2. I kept a diary of every bird I saw on the farm. — Autobiography 3. In this book I tell the story of my years at sea. — Autobiography 4. My first job was sweeping the floor of my uncle's bakery. — Autobiography 5. She was born in a fishing town, the youngest of five. — Biography 6. The family moved to the city when Priya was seven. — Biography
2.1. At the age of ten, Ada decided she would build a boat of her own. — Biography 2. I failed my first driving test, and I laughed about it for weeks. — Autobiography 3. I have never forgotten the smell of my grandmother's kitchen. — Autobiography 4. I was nervous on the night of my first concert. — Autobiography 5. Records show that Lin kept a diary of every bird on the farm. — Biography 6. The writer's first story, his sister recalled, was scribbled on an old calendar. — Biography
3.1. Friends who were there said Omar was nervous at his first concert. — Biography 2. Historians agree that her teacher changed the course of her life. — Biography 3. I still remember how cold the river felt the day I learned to swim. — Autobiography 4. I was born in a fishing town, the youngest of five. — Autobiography 5. People in the town later said that Tomas swam the river every morning. — 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.