Opinion in a Sensible Order is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on ordering reasons and joining them with linking words, aligned to Common Core standard W.3.1. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 15 of them with different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 14 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 15 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
Opinion in a Sensible Order
W.3.1
NameDate
Write on the lines. Use the checklist.
1.Should wild animals be kept in zoos? Give your opinion with at least two ordered reasons.
I stated my opinion
I ordered my reasons
I used linking words
I wrote a conclusion
2.Was the goat foolish, or was the fox cruel? Argue for one.
I stated my opinion
I used reasons from the fable
I used linking words
I wrote a conclusion
LessonPrint · W.3.1 · Set 14 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Opinion in a Sensible Order
Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.
1.A position on zoos with two or more ordered reasons and a conclusion.
2.A choice between the goat and the fox, argued from the fable's events.
More practice for W.3.1
Write an opinion piece with an introduction, ordered reasons and a conclusion.