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.
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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: Frogs lay their eggs in ponds in the spring., Choose Sunny Farm apples. They are the sweetest you can buy!, Our town needs a new swimming pool, so sign this letter today., The old bridge was built from stone over one hundred years ago., Come to the school fair! It will be the best day of the year., A honeybee visits hundreds of flowers in one day.
Tries to persuadeGives information
2.Sort each one: Tries to persuade or Gives information?
Sort: The river flows from the hills down to the sea., The library opens at nine and closes at five., Please vote for me as class captain. I will listen to everyone., A spider has eight legs and an insect has six., Join the running club and you will feel fantastic., 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., Everyone should try the new pizza at Rosa's. You will love it!, Penguins cannot fly, but they are strong swimmers., Snow is made of tiny crystals of ice., Stop wasting paper. Use both sides of every sheet!, The bus to the museum leaves from the station every hour.
Tries to persuadeGives information
LessonPrint · RI.3.6 · Set 3 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Persuade or Inform?
Set 3. 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. Frogs lay their eggs in ponds in the spring. — Gives information 5. Our town needs a new swimming pool, so sign this letter today. — Tries to persuade 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. Everybody ought to plant a tree this spring. — Tries to persuade 3. Join the running club and you will feel fantastic. — Tries to persuade 4. Please vote for me as class captain. I will listen to everyone. — Tries to persuade 5. The library opens at nine and closes at five. — Gives information 6. The river flows from the hills down to the sea. — Gives information
3.1. Everyone should try the new pizza at Rosa's. You will love it! — Tries to persuade 2. Penguins cannot fly, but they are strong swimmers. — Gives information 3. Snow is made of tiny crystals of ice. — Gives information 4. Stop wasting paper. Use both sides of every sheet! — Tries to persuade 5. The bus to the museum leaves from the station every hour. — 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.