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.
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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: After she died, her son wrote about the gardens she had planted., I have never forgotten the smell of my grandmother's kitchen., My first job was sweeping the floor of my uncle's bakery., His first job was sweeping the floor of his uncle's bakery., I was born in a fishing town, the youngest of five., This book tells the story of the captain's years at sea.
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2.Sort each one: Biography or Autobiography?
Sort: 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., I still remember how cold the river felt the day I learned to swim., She was born in a fishing town, the youngest of five., I was nervous on the night of my first concert., The writer's first story, his sister recalled, was scribbled on an old calendar.
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3.Sort each one: Biography or Autobiography?
Sort: Friends who were there said Omar was nervous at his first concert., Historians agree that her teacher changed the course of her life., The family moved to the city when Priya was seven., I kept a diary of every bird I saw on the farm., In this book I tell the story of my years at sea., Looking back, I think my teacher changed my life.
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LessonPrint · RI.4.6 · Set 3 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Biography or Autobiography?
Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. 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 have never forgotten the smell of my grandmother's kitchen. — Autobiography 4. I was born in a fishing town, the youngest of five. — Autobiography 5. My first job was sweeping the floor of my uncle's bakery. — Autobiography 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. I still remember how cold the river felt the day I learned to swim. — Autobiography 3. I was nervous on the night of my first concert. — Autobiography 4. She was born in a fishing town, the youngest of five. — Biography 5. The writer's first story, his sister recalled, was scribbled on an old calendar. — Biography 6. When I was ten, I decided I would build a boat of my own. — Autobiography
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 kept a diary of every bird I saw on the farm. — Autobiography 4. In this book I tell the story of my years at sea. — Autobiography 5. Looking back, I think my teacher changed my life. — Autobiography 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.