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