What Does the Writer Want You to Do? is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on finding what a short persuasive text wants the reader to think or do, aligned to Common Core standard RI.3.6. It prints 8 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 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.Poster: "Read for twenty minutes every night. Books take you anywhere!" What does the writer want you to do?
A.Travel somewhere new
B.Read for twenty minutes every night
C.Watch more movies
2.Advertisement: "Splash World has the biggest slides in town. Come this weekend!" What does the writer want you to think?
A.That slides are dangerous
B.That the town has no slides
C.That Splash World is the best place to go this weekend
3.Notice: "The library needs your old books. Drop them in the box by the door." What does the writer want you to do?
A.Take the box home
B.Give your old books to the library
C.Borrow more books
4.Advertisement: "Crunchy Oat Bars give you energy all morning. Buy a box today!" What does the writer want you to do?
A.Buy a box of Crunchy Oat Bars
B.Stop eating oats
C.Make your own breakfast
5.Letter: "The crossing by our school is dangerous. Please put in a traffic light before someone is hurt." What does the writer want?
A.A traffic light at the crossing by the school
B.A new school
C.More cars on the road
6.Advertisement: "Zoom running shoes make you faster than ever. Don't get left behind!" Which words try to make you worry?
A.faster than ever
B.Don't get left behind
C.Zoom running shoes
7.Notice: "Walk to school on Friday. It is good for you and for the air we breathe." What does the writer want you to do?
A.Take the car on Friday
B.Walk to school on Friday
C.Stay home on Friday
8.Advertisement: "Tired of soggy sandwiches? The Snap Box keeps lunch fresh!" What does the writer want you to believe?
A.That lunch boxes are not needed
B.That the Snap Box keeps lunch fresh
C.That sandwiches are bad for you
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Answer key — What Does the Writer Want You to Do?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Read for twenty minutes every night
2.That Splash World is the best place to go this weekend
3.Give your old books to the library
4.Buy a box of Crunchy Oat Bars
5.A traffic light at the crossing by the school
6.Don't get left behind
7.Walk to school on Friday
8.That the Snap Box keeps lunch fresh
Questions about What Does the Writer Want You to Do?
What does the What Does the Writer Want You to Do? worksheet cover?
It practices finding what a short persuasive text wants the reader to think or do — 8 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core RI.3.6: Separate what you think from what the author thinks. The instruction to students is “Read each text, then circle the right answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does What Does the Writer Want You to Do? practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.6 — RI.3.6, under Reading: Informational Text for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
What Does the Writer Want You to Do? is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on RI.3.6, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does What Does the Writer Want You to Do? come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of What Does the Writer Want You to Do? can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is What Does the Writer Want You to Do? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. What Does the Writer Want You to Do?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for RI.3.6
Separate what you think from what the author thinks.