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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.Notice: "Our park is full of litter. Bring a bag on Saturday and help us clean it up!" What does the writer want you to do?
  • A.Stay away from the park
  • B.Help clean up the park on Saturday
  • C.Drop more litter in the park
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.A new tree on Mill Lane
  • C.The old oak tree on Mill Lane to be saved
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: "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 lunch boxes are not needed
  • C.That the Snap Box keeps lunch fresh
5.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
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.Poster: "Read for twenty minutes every night. Books take you anywhere!" What does the writer want you to do?
  • A.Travel somewhere new
  • B.Watch more movies
  • C.Read for twenty minutes every night
8.Poster: "Turn off the tap while you brush your teeth. Every drop of water counts!" What does the writer want you to do?
  • A.Drink more water
  • B.Turn off the tap while you brush your teeth
  • C.Brush your teeth less often

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

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Help clean up the park on Saturday
  2. 2.The old oak tree on Mill Lane to be saved
  3. 3.Walk to school on Friday
  4. 4.That the Snap Box keeps lunch fresh
  5. 5.That Splash World is the best place to go this weekend
  6. 6.A traffic light at the crossing by the school
  7. 7.Read for twenty minutes every night
  8. 8.Turn off the tap while you brush your teeth

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