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 5 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., The old bridge was built from stone over one hundred years ago., Everybody ought to plant a tree this spring., You should switch off lights when you leave a room., The library opens at nine and closes at five., Do not miss the magic show. Buy your tickets now!
Tries to persuadeGives information
2.Sort each one: Tries to persuade or Gives information?
Sort: A spider has eight legs and an insect has six., Come to the school fair! It will be the best day of the year., Snow is made of tiny crystals of ice., The bus to the museum leaves from the station every hour., Stop wasting paper. Use both sides of every sheet!, Please vote for me as class captain. I will listen to everyone.
Tries to persuadeGives information
3.Sort each one: Tries to persuade or Gives information?
Sort: Choose Sunny Farm apples. They are the sweetest you can buy!, A honeybee visits hundreds of flowers in one day., Join the running club and you will feel fantastic., Our class has twenty-six children and one teacher., Help us save the pond by picking up one piece of litter each day., The river flows from the hills down to the sea.
Tries to persuadeGives information
LessonPrint · RI.3.6 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Persuade or Inform?
Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Do not miss the magic show. Buy your tickets now! — Tries to persuade 2. Everybody ought to plant a tree this spring. — Tries to persuade 3. The library opens at nine and closes at five. — Gives information 4. The old bridge was built from stone over one hundred years ago. — Gives information 5. The school fair is on Saturday from ten until two. — Gives information 6. You should switch off lights when you leave a room. — Tries to persuade
2.1. A spider has eight legs and an insect has six. — Gives information 2. Come to the school fair! It will be the best day of the year. — Tries to persuade 3. Please vote for me as class captain. I will listen to everyone. — Tries to persuade 4. Snow is made of tiny crystals of ice. — 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. 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. Join the running club and you will feel fantastic. — Tries to persuade 5. Our class has twenty-six children and one teacher. — 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.