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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

NameDate

Read each text, then circle the right answer.

1.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
2.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.Walk to school on Friday
  • B.Take the car on Friday
  • C.Stay home on Friday
3.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 dogs love the beach
  • B.That dogs should be kept off the sand in summer
  • C.That the beach should close
4.Poster: "Read for twenty minutes every night. Books take you anywhere!" What does the writer want you to do?
  • A.Read for twenty minutes every night
  • B.Watch more movies
  • C.Travel somewhere new
5.Poster: "Turn off the tap while you brush your teeth. Every drop of water counts!" What does the writer want you to do?
  • A.Turn off the tap while you brush your teeth
  • B.Brush your teeth less often
  • C.Drink more water
6.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.A new tree on Mill Lane
  • B.The old oak tree on Mill Lane to be saved
  • C.The lane to be made wider
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.Make your own breakfast
  • C.Stop eating oats
8.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 new school
  • B.A traffic light at the crossing by the school
  • C.More cars on the road

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

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Join the choir
  2. 2.Walk to school on Friday
  3. 3.That dogs should be kept off the sand in summer
  4. 4.Read for twenty minutes every night
  5. 5.Turn off the tap while you brush your teeth
  6. 6.The old oak tree on Mill Lane to be saved
  7. 7.Buy a box of Crunchy Oat Bars
  8. 8.A traffic light at the crossing by the school

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