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 4 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: Our class has twenty-six children and one teacher., Our town needs a new swimming pool, so sign this letter today., Do not miss the magic show. Buy your tickets now!, The river flows from the hills down to the sea., Everybody ought to plant a tree this spring., A honeybee visits hundreds of flowers in one day.
Tries to persuadeGives information
2.Sort each one: Tries to persuade or Gives information?
Sort: Snow is made of tiny crystals of ice., Choose Sunny Farm apples. They are the sweetest you can buy!, The bus to the museum leaves from the station every hour., Help us save the pond by picking up one piece of litter each day., You should switch off lights when you leave a room., 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: The school fair is on Saturday from ten until two., Join the running club and you will feel fantastic., Frogs lay their eggs in ponds in the spring., Stop wasting paper. Use both sides of every sheet!, A sunflower's seeds grow in the middle of its flower head., Everyone should try the new pizza at Rosa's. You will love it!
Tries to persuadeGives information
LessonPrint · RI.3.6 · Set 4 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Persuade or Inform?
Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A honeybee visits hundreds of flowers in one day. — Gives information 2. Do not miss the magic show. Buy your tickets now! — Tries to persuade 3. Everybody ought to plant a tree this spring. — Tries to persuade 4. Our class has twenty-six children and one teacher. — Gives information 5. Our town needs a new swimming pool, so sign this letter today. — Tries to persuade 6. The river flows from the hills down to the sea. — 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. Help us save the pond by picking up one piece of litter each day. — Tries to persuade 4. Snow is made of tiny crystals of ice. — Gives information 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
3.1. A sunflower's seeds grow in the middle of its flower head. — Gives information 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. Join the running club and you will feel fantastic. — Tries to persuade 5. Stop wasting paper. Use both sides of every sheet! — Tries to persuade 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.