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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: "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
2.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.The old oak tree on Mill Lane to be saved
  • C.A new tree on Mill Lane
3.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
4.Advertisement: "Splash World has the biggest slides in town. Come this weekend!" What does the writer want you to think?
  • A.That the town has no slides
  • B.That Splash World is the best place to go this weekend
  • C.That slides are dangerous
5.Letter: "Dogs on the beach leave a mess. I think dogs should be kept off the sand in summer." What does the writer want you to think?
  • A.That the beach should close
  • B.That dogs should be kept off the sand in summer
  • C.That dogs love the beach
6.Speech: "We should play outside for longer each day. Children who play outside learn better afterward." What does the speaker want?
  • A.More time to play outside each day
  • B.More homework
  • C.Less time outside
7.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
8.Advertisement: "Tired of soggy sandwiches? The Snap Box keeps lunch fresh!" What does the writer want you to believe?
  • A.That sandwiches are bad for you
  • B.That the Snap Box keeps lunch fresh
  • C.That lunch boxes are not needed

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

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Don't get left behind
  2. 2.The old oak tree on Mill Lane to be saved
  3. 3.Walk to school on Friday
  4. 4.That Splash World is the best place to go this weekend
  5. 5.That dogs should be kept off the sand in summer
  6. 6.More time to play outside each day
  7. 7.Read for twenty minutes every night
  8. 8.That the Snap Box keeps lunch fresh

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