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 24 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
NameDate
Sort each one into the right box.
1.Sort each one: Tries to persuade or Gives information?
Sort: The school fair is on Saturday from ten until two., Join the running club and you will feel fantastic., Choose Sunny Farm apples. They are the sweetest you can buy!, A honeybee visits hundreds of flowers in one day., Come to the school fair! It will be the best day of the year., The river flows from the hills down to the sea.
Tries to persuadeGives information
2.Sort each one: Tries to persuade or Gives information?
Sort: Frogs lay their eggs in ponds in the spring., A spider has eight legs and an insect has six., Penguins cannot fly, but they are strong swimmers., Cats make far better pets than goldfish, so ask for a cat., Please vote for me as class captain. I will listen to everyone., Do not miss the magic show. Buy your tickets now!
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., Everybody ought to plant a tree this spring., The library opens at nine and closes at five., Our class has twenty-six children and one teacher., The bus to the museum leaves from the station every hour., Stop wasting paper. Use both sides of every sheet!
Tries to persuadeGives information
LessonPrint · RI.3.6 · Set 24 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Persuade or Inform?
Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A honeybee visits hundreds of flowers in one day. — Gives information 2. Choose Sunny Farm apples. They are the sweetest you can buy! — Tries to persuade 3. Come to the school fair! It will be the best day of the year. — 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. 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. Do not miss the magic show. Buy your tickets now! — Tries to persuade 4. Frogs lay their eggs in ponds in the spring. — Gives information 5. Penguins cannot fly, but they are strong swimmers. — Gives information 6. Please vote for me as class captain. I will listen to everyone. — Tries to persuade
3.1. Everybody ought to plant a tree this spring. — Tries to persuade 2. Our class has twenty-six children and one teacher. — Gives information 3. Stop wasting paper. Use both sides of every sheet! — Tries to persuade 4. The bus to the museum leaves from the station every hour. — Gives information 5. The library opens at nine and closes at five. — 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.