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 7 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: Cats make far better pets than goldfish, so ask for a cat., Choose Sunny Farm apples. They are the sweetest you can buy!, Our class has twenty-six children and one teacher., Come to the school fair! It will be the best day of the year., A sunflower's seeds grow in the middle of its flower head., The old bridge was built from stone over one hundred years ago.
Tries to persuadeGives information
2.Sort each one: Tries to persuade or Gives information?
Sort: Our town needs a new swimming pool, so sign this letter today., The bus to the museum leaves from the station every hour., Snow is made of tiny crystals of ice., Everybody ought to plant a tree this spring., A honeybee visits hundreds of flowers in one day., 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: Everyone should try the new pizza at Rosa's. You will love it!, Stop wasting paper. Use both sides of every sheet!, Frogs lay their eggs in ponds in the spring., A spider has eight legs and an insect has six., The river flows from the hills down to the sea., Please vote for me as class captain. I will listen to everyone.
Tries to persuadeGives information
LessonPrint · RI.3.6 · Set 7 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Persuade or Inform?
Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A sunflower's seeds grow in the middle of its flower head. — Gives information 2. Cats make far better pets than goldfish, so ask for a cat. — Tries to persuade 3. Choose Sunny Farm apples. They are the sweetest you can buy! — Tries to persuade 4. Come to the school fair! It will be the best day of the year. — Tries to persuade 5. Our class has twenty-six children and one teacher. — Gives information 6. The old bridge was built from stone over one hundred years ago. — Gives information
2.1. 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 town needs a new swimming pool, so sign this letter today. — Tries to persuade 5. Snow is made of tiny crystals of ice. — Gives information 6. The bus to the museum leaves from the station every hour. — Gives information
3.1. A spider has eight legs and an insect has six. — 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. Please vote for me as class captain. I will listen to everyone. — Tries to persuade 5. Stop wasting paper. Use both sides of every sheet! — Tries to persuade 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.