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biography and autobiography

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What key word helps the reader know that the text is written in FIRST point of view?
a)
you
b)
he
c)
she
d)
I
2.
What key word helps the reader know that the text is written in THIRD point of view?
a)
I
b)
my
c)
she
d)
you
3.
In what point of view is a biography written?
a)
First point of view
b)
Second point of view
c)
Third point of view
4.
In what point of view is an autobiography written?
a)
First point of view
b)
Second point of view
c)
Third point of view
5.
How are biographies and autobiographies similar?
a)
Both are written in the same point of view.
b)
Both texts talk about the life of a real person.
c)
Both can be written after the person passes away. 
6.

An autobiography is a piece of writing that...

a)

that the author wrote about someone else.

b)

that the author wrote about himself.

c)

that an author makes up.

d)

is based on fake events in history.

7.

A biography is a piece of writing that...

a)

that the author wrote about someone else.

b)

that the author wrote about himself.

c)

that an author makes up.

d)

is based on fake events in history.

8.

An example of an autobiography is...

a)

Michael Jordan writing a story about basketball

b)

Michael Jordan's mom writing a story about her son's life

c)

Michael Jordan writing about himself

d)

A coach writing about Michael Jordan.

9.

What does the prefix "-auto" mean?

a)

Life

b)

Self

c)

According to

d)

Fast

10.

An autobiography is an informational text.

a)

True

b)

False

11.
"I was born in a log cabin at the edge of a huge, dark forest. My mother often begged my father to cut down more trees—"to let the sunlight in," she would say. But we were a poor family, and our energies had to go to finding food and keeping a roof over our heads."
Readers can tell that this passage is from an autobiography because it—
a)
describes the subject's childhood in vivid detail
b)
mentions where the subject was born
c)
provides a quotation from the subject's mother
d)
uses words like I, my, and we to refer to the subject