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 16 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: Penguins cannot fly, but they are strong swimmers., Choose Sunny Farm apples. They are the sweetest you can buy!, Please vote for me as class captain. I will listen to everyone., The old bridge was built from stone over one hundred years ago., You should switch off lights when you leave a room., Our class has twenty-six children and one teacher.
Tries to persuadeGives information
2.Sort each one: Tries to persuade or Gives information?
Sort: The bus to the museum leaves from the station every hour., Cats make far better pets than goldfish, so ask for a cat., The library opens at nine and closes at five., Everyone should try the new pizza at Rosa's. You will love it!, Our town needs a new swimming pool, so sign this letter today., A spider has eight legs and an insect has six.
Tries to persuadeGives information
3.Sort each one: Tries to persuade or Gives information?
Sort: Snow is made of tiny crystals of ice., A sunflower's seeds grow in the middle of its flower head., A honeybee visits hundreds of flowers in one day., Stop wasting paper. Use both sides of every sheet!, Help us save the pond by picking up one piece of litter each day., Join the running club and you will feel fantastic.
Tries to persuadeGives information
LessonPrint · RI.3.6 · Set 16 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Persuade or Inform?
Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Choose Sunny Farm apples. They are the sweetest you can buy! — Tries to persuade 2. Our class has twenty-six children and one teacher. — Gives information 3. Penguins cannot fly, but they are strong swimmers. — Gives information 4. Please vote for me as class captain. I will listen to everyone. — Tries to persuade 5. The old bridge was built from stone over one hundred years ago. — Gives information 6. You should switch off lights when you leave a room. — Tries to persuade
2.1. A spider has eight legs and an insect has six. — Gives information 2. Cats make far better pets than goldfish, so ask for a cat. — Tries to persuade 3. Everyone should try the new pizza at Rosa's. You will love it! — 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 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 sunflower's seeds grow in the middle of its flower head. — Gives information 3. Help us save the pond by picking up one piece of litter each day. — Tries to persuade 4. Join the running club and you will feel fantastic. — Tries to persuade 5. Snow is made of tiny crystals of ice. — Gives information 6. Stop wasting paper. Use both sides of every sheet! — Tries to persuade
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.3.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.