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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.

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What Does the Writer Want You to Do?

RI.3.6

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Read each text, then circle the right answer.

1.Poster: "Read for twenty minutes every night. Books take you anywhere!" What does the writer want you to do?
  • A.Watch more movies
  • B.Read for twenty minutes every night
  • C.Travel somewhere new
2.Poster: "Join the choir! Singing with friends is the best way to start the week." What does the writer want you to do?
  • A.Sing alone at home
  • B.Start a football team
  • C.Join the choir
3.Speech: "We should play outside for longer each day. Children who play outside learn better afterward." What does the speaker want?
  • A.Less time outside
  • B.More homework
  • C.More time to play outside each day
4.Advertisement: "Splash World has the biggest slides in town. Come this weekend!" What does the writer want you to think?
  • A.That Splash World is the best place to go this weekend
  • B.That the town has no slides
  • C.That slides are dangerous
5.Advertisement: "Tired of soggy sandwiches? The Snap Box keeps lunch fresh!" What does the writer want you to believe?
  • A.That the Snap Box keeps lunch fresh
  • B.That lunch boxes are not needed
  • C.That sandwiches are bad for you
6.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.More cars on the road
  • C.A new school
7.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
8.Advertisement: "Zoom running shoes make you faster than ever. Don't get left behind!" Which words try to make you worry?
  • A.Don't get left behind
  • B.faster than ever
  • C.Zoom running shoes

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Answer key — What Does the Writer Want You to Do?

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Read for twenty minutes every night
  2. 2.Join the choir
  3. 3.More time to play outside each day
  4. 4.That Splash World is the best place to go this weekend
  5. 5.That the Snap Box keeps lunch fresh
  6. 6.A traffic light at the crossing by the school
  7. 7.Buy a box of Crunchy Oat Bars
  8. 8.Don't get left behind

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.3.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.