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 2 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: Do not miss the magic show. Buy your tickets now!, Help us save the pond by picking up one piece of litter each day., Frogs lay their eggs in ponds in the spring., A sunflower's seeds grow in the middle of its flower head., The school fair is on Saturday from ten until two., 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: Our class has twenty-six children and one teacher., The bus to the museum leaves from the station every hour., Come to the school fair! It will be the best day of the year., A spider has eight legs and an insect has six., Stop wasting paper. Use both sides of every sheet!, Cats make far better pets than goldfish, so ask for a cat.
Tries to persuadeGives information
3.Sort each one: Tries to persuade or Gives information?
Sort: The river flows from the hills down to the sea., Everyone should try the new pizza at Rosa's. You will love it!, Everybody ought to plant a tree this spring., Our town needs a new swimming pool, so sign this letter today., A honeybee visits hundreds of flowers in one day., Penguins cannot fly, but they are strong swimmers.
Tries to persuadeGives information
LessonPrint · RI.3.6 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Persuade or Inform?
Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A sunflower's seeds grow in the middle of its flower head. — Gives information 2. Do not miss the magic show. Buy your tickets now! — Tries to persuade 3. Frogs lay their eggs in ponds in the spring. — Gives information 4. Help us save the pond by picking up one piece of litter each day. — Tries to persuade 5. Please vote for me as class captain. I will listen to everyone. — Tries to persuade 6. The school fair is on Saturday from ten until two. — Gives information
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. Come to the school fair! It will be the best day of the year. — Tries to persuade 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 bus to the museum leaves from the station every hour. — Gives information
3.1. A honeybee visits hundreds of flowers in one day. — Gives information 2. Everybody ought to plant a tree this spring. — 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. Penguins cannot fly, but they are strong swimmers. — Gives information 6. The river flows from the hills down to the sea. — Gives information
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.3.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.