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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.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 slides are dangerous
  • C.That the town has no slides
2.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
3.Poster: "Join the choir! Singing with friends is the best way to start the week." What does the writer want you to do?
  • A.Join the choir
  • B.Sing alone at home
  • C.Start a football team
4.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
5.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.Borrow more books
  • C.Give your old books to the library
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.More cars on the road
  • B.A new school
  • C.A traffic light at the crossing by the school
7.Letter: "The old oak tree on Mill Lane is two hundred years old. Please do not cut it down." What does the writer want?
  • A.The lane to be made wider
  • B.A new tree on Mill Lane
  • C.The old oak tree on Mill Lane to be saved
8.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

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

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.That Splash World is the best place to go this weekend
  2. 2.Read for twenty minutes every night
  3. 3.Join the choir
  4. 4.That the Snap Box keeps lunch fresh
  5. 5.Give your old books to the library
  6. 6.A traffic light at the crossing by the school
  7. 7.The old oak tree on Mill Lane to be saved
  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.