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: I still remember how cold the river felt the day I learned to swim., At the age of ten, Ada decided she would build a boat of her own., I kept a diary of every bird I saw on the farm., I was born in a fishing town, the youngest of five., Historians agree that her teacher changed the course of her life., Letters from the time describe the kitchen where he grew up.

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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., This book tells the story of the captain's years at sea., The writer's first story, his sister recalled, was scribbled on an old calendar., I wrote my first story on the back of an old calendar., I failed my first driving test, and I laughed about it for weeks., In this book I tell the story of my years at sea.

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3.Sort each one: Biography or Autobiography?

Sort: I have never forgotten the smell of my grandmother's kitchen., The family moved to the city when Priya was seven., I was nervous on the night of my first concert., My first job was sweeping the floor of my uncle's bakery., After she died, her son wrote about the gardens she had planted., People in the town later said that Tomas swam the river every morning.

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LessonPrint · RI.4.6 · Set 4 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Biography or Autobiography?

Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. At the age of ten, Ada decided she would build a boat of her own. — 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. I still remember how cold the river felt the day I learned to swim. — Autobiography 5. I was born in a fishing town, the youngest of five. — Autobiography 6. Letters from the time describe the kitchen where he grew up. — Biography
2.1. I failed my first driving test, and I laughed about it for weeks. — Autobiography 2. I wrote my first story on the back of an old calendar. — Autobiography 3. In this book I tell the story of my years at sea. — Autobiography 4. Records show that Lin kept a diary of every bird on the farm. — Biography 5. The writer's first story, his sister recalled, was scribbled on an old calendar. — Biography 6. This book tells the story of the captain's years at sea. — Biography
3.1. After she died, her son wrote about the gardens she had planted. — Biography 2. I have never forgotten the smell of my grandmother's kitchen. — Autobiography 3. I was nervous on the night of my first concert. — 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

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.4.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.