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Let’s go through each statement one by one and decide if it’s True or False, based on what we know about biographies.

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1. A biography is always true.
→ Biographies are meant to be factual — they tell the real story of a person’s life. Even if some details are hard to verify, the goal is truth. So this is mostly True. (Note: Some modern “creative nonfiction” blurs lines, but for school purposes, we say biographies are true.)

✔ True

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2. A biography can only be in the form of a book.
→ No! Biographies can also be movies, documentaries, websites, articles, podcasts, etc. Think of a movie like *The Theory of Everything* — that’s a biography too.

✘ False

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3. A biography can be written by its subject.
→ If someone writes about their own life, it’s called an autobiography, not a biography. A biography is written by someone else.

✘ False

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4. Biographies are important to the study of history.
→ Yes! They help us understand how people lived, thought, and changed the world. Historians use them all the time.

✔ True

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5. Biographies are written in formal language.
→ Not always. Some are very casual, especially ones for kids or popular audiences. Formal? Sometimes. Always? No.

✘ False

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6. The events in a biography are presented in chronological order.
→ Usually yes — most biographies start at birth and go forward in time. But sometimes authors jump around for effect. Still, standard teaching says “chronological,” so for this level, we’ll say True.

✔ True *(with note: often, not always)*

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7. A biography can tell about a famous person, or it can tell about an ordinary person who has done something exciting or important.
→ Absolutely! You don’t have to be famous to have a biography. Think of local heroes, inventors, activists — even your grandma if she did something amazing!

✔ True

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8. A biographer can include fictional elements in the story in order to make it more interesting.
→ No. That would make it fiction, not a biography. Biographers must stick to facts. If they add made-up stuff, it’s not a true biography anymore.

✘ False

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9. A biography tells about how what the subject has done has contributed to the world.
→ Often yes — many biographies focus on achievements and impact. But not every biography does this. Some just tell the life story without focusing on “contribution.” However, since most do highlight contributions, and the question says “tells about how...”, it’s generally acceptable as True for educational context.

✔ True *(common purpose, though not universal)*

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10. A biography can only be written about people after they have died.
→ Nope! Living people can have biographies too. For example, there are biographies of current presidents, athletes, singers — while they’re still alive.

✘ False

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Now let’s compile the final answers:

Final Answer:
1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. False
6. True
7. True
8. False
9. True
10. False