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 6 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!, The bus to the museum leaves from the station every hour., You should switch off lights when you leave a room., Cats make far better pets than goldfish, so ask for a cat., The old bridge was built from stone over one hundred years ago., The library opens at nine and closes at five.
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 river flows from the hills down to the sea., Stop wasting paper. Use both sides of every sheet!, Join the running club and you will feel fantastic., The school fair is on Saturday from ten until two., Everyone should try the new pizza at Rosa's. You will love it!
Tries to persuadeGives information
3.Sort each one: Tries to persuade or Gives information?
Sort: Everybody ought to plant a tree this spring., Penguins cannot fly, but they are strong swimmers., Please vote for me as class captain. I will listen to everyone., Choose Sunny Farm apples. They are the sweetest you can buy!, Frogs lay their eggs in ponds in the spring., A spider has eight legs and an insect has six.
Tries to persuadeGives information
LessonPrint · RI.3.6 · Set 6 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Persuade or Inform?
Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Cats make far better pets than goldfish, so ask for a cat. — Tries to persuade 2. Do not miss the magic show. Buy your tickets now! — Tries to persuade 3. The bus to the museum leaves from the station every hour. — Gives information 4. The library opens at nine and closes at five. — Gives information 5. The old bridge was built from stone over one hundred years ago. — Gives information 6. You should switch off lights when you leave a room. — Tries to persuade
2.1. Everyone should try the new pizza at Rosa's. You will love it! — Tries to persuade 2. Join the running club and you will feel fantastic. — Tries to persuade 3. Our class has twenty-six children and one teacher. — Gives information 4. Stop wasting paper. Use both sides of every sheet! — 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
3.1. 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. Everybody ought to plant a tree this spring. — 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
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.3.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.