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 17 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: The old bridge was built from stone over one hundred years ago., Snow is made of tiny crystals of ice., Join the running club and you will feel fantastic., Help us save the pond by picking up one piece of litter each day., Penguins cannot fly, but they are strong swimmers., Please vote for me as class captain. I will listen to everyone.
Tries to persuadeGives information
2.Sort each one: Tries to persuade or Gives information?
Sort: Everybody ought to plant a tree this spring., A spider has eight legs and an insect has six., Our class has twenty-six children and one teacher., Do not miss the magic show. Buy your tickets now!, Choose Sunny Farm apples. They are the sweetest you can buy!, The library opens at nine and closes at five.
Tries to persuadeGives information
3.Sort each one: Tries to persuade or Gives information?
Sort: Frogs lay their eggs in ponds in the spring., The school fair is on Saturday from ten until two., The river flows from the hills down to the sea., Come to the school fair! It will be the best day of the year., 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.
Tries to persuadeGives information
LessonPrint · RI.3.6 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Persuade or Inform?
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Help us save the pond by picking up one piece of litter each day. — Tries to persuade 2. Join the running club and you will feel fantastic. — Tries to persuade 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. Snow is made of tiny crystals of ice. — Gives information 6. The old bridge was built from stone over one hundred years ago. — Gives information
2.1. A spider has eight legs and an insect has six. — 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. Everybody ought to plant a tree this spring. — Tries to persuade 5. Our class has twenty-six children and one teacher. — Gives information 6. The library opens at nine and closes at five. — Gives information
3.1. Come to the school fair! It will be the best day of the year. — Tries to persuade 2. Everyone should try the new pizza at Rosa's. You will love it! — Tries to persuade 3. Frogs lay their eggs in ponds in the spring. — Gives information 4. Our town needs a new swimming pool, so sign this letter today. — Tries to persuade 5. The river flows from the hills down to the sea. — Gives information 6. The school fair is on Saturday from ten until two. — Gives information
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.3.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.