Which term is the story of a person's life written by someone else?

• A. Biography
• B. Autobiography
• C. Memoir
• D. Nonfiction

Answer: (A)

A biography is the life story of a person written by someone else. It’s usually researched and crafted by another author who gathers information from interviews, records, and various sources to present a full view of the subject’s life. That contrasts with an autobiography, which is written by the person themselves in the first person, sharing their own experiences. A memoir, also by the subject, focuses on specific memories or periods rather than the entire life. Nonfiction is a broad category of factual writing that includes many kinds of real-life works, not necessarily about one person or written by someone else. Because the description calls for the life story told by another writer, the best fit is biography.