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 24 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 was nervous on the night of my first concert., I kept a diary of every bird I saw on the farm., The writer's first story, his sister recalled, was scribbled on an old calendar., I was born in a fishing town, the youngest of five., Friends who were there said Omar was nervous at his first concert., At the age of ten, Ada decided she would build a boat of her own.
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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., I have never forgotten the smell of my grandmother's kitchen., People in the town later said that Tomas swam the river every morning., 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.
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3.Sort each one: Biography or Autobiography?
Sort: I still remember how cold the river felt the day I learned to swim., The family moved to the city when Priya was seven., Looking back, I think my teacher changed my life., I wrote my first story on the back of an old calendar., Letters from the time describe the kitchen where he grew up., Records show that Lin kept a diary of every bird on the farm.
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LessonPrint · RI.4.6 · Set 24 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Biography or Autobiography?
Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. 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 kept a diary of every bird I saw on the farm. — Autobiography 4. I was born in a fishing town, the youngest of five. — Autobiography 5. I was nervous on the night of my first concert. — Autobiography 6. The writer's first story, his sister recalled, was scribbled on an old calendar. — Biography
2.1. His first job was sweeping the floor of his uncle's bakery. — Biography 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. When I was ten, I decided I would build a boat of my own. — Autobiography
3.1. I still remember how cold the river felt the day I learned to swim. — Autobiography 2. I wrote my first story on the back of an old calendar. — Autobiography 3. Letters from the time describe the kitchen where he grew up. — Biography 4. Looking back, I think my teacher changed my life. — Autobiography 5. Records show that Lin kept a diary of every bird on the farm. — Biography 6. The family moved to the city when Priya was seven. — Biography
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.4.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.