Persuade or Inform? is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on telling a text that tries to persuade from one that gives information, aligned to Common Core standard RI.3.6. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 15 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Persuade or Inform?
RI.3.6
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Sort each one into the right box.
1.Sort each one: Tries to persuade or Gives information?
Sort: A sunflower's seeds grow in the middle of its flower head., Choose Sunny Farm apples. They are the sweetest you can buy!, Our town needs a new swimming pool, so sign this letter today., The bus to the museum leaves from the station every hour., The school fair is on Saturday from ten until two., Do not miss the magic show. Buy your tickets now!
Tries to persuadeGives information
2.Sort each one: Tries to persuade or Gives information?
Sort: Frogs lay their eggs in ponds in the spring., Our class has twenty-six children and one teacher., Cats make far better pets than goldfish, so ask for a cat., The library opens at nine and closes at five., Stop wasting paper. Use both sides of every sheet!, Everybody ought to plant a tree this spring.
Tries to persuadeGives information
3.Sort each one: Tries to persuade or Gives information?
Sort: You should switch off lights when you leave a room., The river flows from the hills down to the sea., A spider has eight legs and an insect has six., Everyone should try the new pizza at Rosa's. You will love it!, Join the running club and you will feel fantastic., A honeybee visits hundreds of flowers in one day.
Tries to persuadeGives information
LessonPrint · RI.3.6 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Persuade or Inform?
Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A sunflower's seeds grow in the middle of its flower head. — Gives information 2. Choose Sunny Farm apples. They are the sweetest you can buy! — Tries to persuade 3. Do not miss the magic show. Buy your tickets now! — Tries to persuade 4. Our town needs a new swimming pool, so sign this letter today. — Tries to persuade 5. The bus to the museum leaves from the station every hour. — Gives information 6. The school fair is on Saturday from ten until two. — Gives information
2.1. Cats make far better pets than goldfish, so ask for a cat. — Tries to persuade 2. Everybody ought to plant a tree this spring. — Tries to persuade 3. Frogs lay their eggs in ponds in the spring. — Gives information 4. Our class has twenty-six children and one teacher. — Gives information 5. Stop wasting paper. Use both sides of every sheet! — Tries to persuade 6. The library opens at nine and closes at five. — Gives information
3.1. A honeybee visits hundreds of flowers in one day. — Gives information 2. A spider has eight legs and an insect has six. — Gives information 3. Everyone should try the new pizza at Rosa's. You will love it! — Tries to persuade 4. Join the running club and you will feel fantastic. — Tries to persuade 5. The river flows from the hills down to the sea. — Gives information 6. You should switch off lights when you leave a room. — Tries to persuade
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.3.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.