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 25 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 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., My first job was sweeping the floor of my 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.
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2.Sort each one: Biography or Autobiography?
Sort: Records show that Lin kept a diary of every bird on the farm., She was born in a fishing town, the youngest of five., I failed my first driving test, and I laughed about it for weeks., I still remember how cold the river felt the day I learned to swim., Letters from the time describe the kitchen where he grew up., When I was ten, I decided I would build a boat of my own.
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3.Sort each one: Biography or Autobiography?
Sort: Looking back, I think my teacher changed my life., At the age of ten, Ada decided she would build a boat of her own., Friends who were there said Omar was nervous at his first concert., I was nervous on the night of my first concert., This book tells the story of the captain's years at sea., My family moved to the city when I was seven.
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LessonPrint · RI.4.6 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Biography or Autobiography?
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Historians agree that her teacher changed the course of her life. — Biography 2. I was born in a fishing town, the youngest of five. — 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. People in the town later said that Tomas swam the river every morning. — Biography 6. The family moved to the city when Priya was seven. — Biography
2.1. I failed my first driving test, and I laughed about it for weeks. — Autobiography 2. I still remember how cold the river felt the day I learned to swim. — Autobiography 3. Letters from the time describe the kitchen where he grew up. — Biography 4. Records show that Lin kept a diary of every bird on the farm. — 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. 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 was nervous on the night of my first concert. — Autobiography 4. Looking back, I think my teacher changed my life. — Autobiography 5. My family moved to the city when I was seven. — Autobiography 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.