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 7 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 failed my first driving test, and I laughed about it for weeks., This book tells the story of the captain's years at sea., In this book I tell the story of my years at sea., She was born in a fishing town, the youngest of five., At the age of ten, Ada decided she would build a boat of her own., I still remember how cold the river felt the day I learned to swim.
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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 was born in a fishing town, the youngest of five., Friends who were there said Omar was nervous at his first concert., I was nervous on the night of my first concert., Records show that Lin kept a diary of every bird on the farm., 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: After she died, her son wrote about the gardens she had planted., I have never forgotten the smell of my grandmother's kitchen., The family moved to the city when Priya was seven., Looking back, I think my teacher changed my life., Letters from the time describe the kitchen where he grew up., My first job was sweeping the floor of my uncle's bakery.
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LessonPrint · RI.4.6 · Set 7 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Biography or Autobiography?
Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. At the age of ten, Ada decided she would build a boat of her own. — Biography 2. I failed my first driving test, and I laughed about it for weeks. — Autobiography 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. She was born in a fishing town, the youngest of five. — Biography 6. This book tells the story of the captain's years at sea. — Biography
2.1. Friends who were there said Omar was nervous at his first concert. — Biography 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. 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. When I was ten, I decided I would build a boat of my own. — Autobiography
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. Letters from the time describe the kitchen where he grew up. — Biography 4. Looking back, I think my teacher changed my life. — 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
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.4.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.