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Personal Experiences and Autobiographies

Everyone has their own story to tell. When we share our personal experiences, we are telling parts of our story. These could be happy times, like a birthday party or a trip to the zoo, or sad times, like when we lost a pet. These stories help us understand each other better. An autobiography is a big story about someone’s whole life. When someone writes an autobiography, they write about their experiences from when they were born until now. They write about their family, their friends, their school, and their work. They also write about their feelings and thoughts. We can learn a lot from reading autobiographies. We can learn about what life was like in the past, and we can learn about different jobs and places. We can also learn how people deal with problems and make important decisions. Writing or reading about personal experiences can be fun and interesting!

Questions

Multiple Choice Questions

  1. What is an autobiography?
    • A. A fictional story
    • B. A big story about someone’s whole life
    • C. A short story about someone’s day
    • D. A collection of poems
  2. What can we learn from reading autobiographies?
    • A. Only about the author’s childhood
    • B. Only about the author’s feelings and thoughts
    • C. About the author’s trips to the zoo
    • D. About the author’s life, feelings, experiences, jobs, and decisions
  3. Why do personal stories help us understand each other better?
    • A. Because they are often fictional
    • B. Because they tell about people’s shopping habits
    • C. Because they reveal personal experiences and emotions
    • D. Because they are always about happy times

Match the Definition with the Word

  1. A book where someone writes about their entire life.
    • Zoo
    • Autobiography
    • Party
    • Decision
  2. The act of selecting or making up one’s mind about something.
    • Decision
    • Experience
    • Pet
    • Autobiography
  3. An animal that is loved and taken care of by people at home.
    • Experience
    • Pet
    • Party
    • Thoughts
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Multiple Choice:

  1. B. A big story about someone’s whole life
  2. D. About the author’s life, feelings, experiences, jobs, and decisions
  3. C. Because they reveal personal experiences and emotions

Match the Definition with the Word:

  1. Autobiography
  2. Decision
  3. Pet

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