Persuade or Inform? is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on telling a text that tries to persuade from one that gives information, aligned to Common Core standard RI.3.6. It prints 3 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.Sort each one: Tries to persuade or Gives information?
Sort: A honeybee visits hundreds of flowers in one day., You should switch off lights when you leave a room., Penguins cannot fly, but they are strong swimmers., Frogs lay their eggs in ponds in the spring., Choose Sunny Farm apples. They are the sweetest you can buy!, Do not miss the magic show. Buy your tickets now!
Tries to persuadeGives information
2.Sort each one: Tries to persuade or Gives information?
Sort: A spider has eight legs and an insect has six., A sunflower's seeds grow in the middle of its flower head., Snow is made of tiny crystals of ice., Please vote for me as class captain. I will listen to everyone., Help us save the pond by picking up one piece of litter each day., Everyone should try the new pizza at Rosa's. You will love it!
Tries to persuadeGives information
3.Sort each one: Tries to persuade or Gives information?
Sort: The school fair is on Saturday from ten until two., Our class has twenty-six children and one teacher., Come to the school fair! It will be the best day of the year., The river flows from the hills down to the sea., Cats make far better pets than goldfish, so ask for a cat., Our town needs a new swimming pool, so sign this letter today.
Tries to persuadeGives information
LessonPrint · RI.3.6 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Persuade or Inform?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A honeybee visits hundreds of flowers in one day. — Gives information 2. Choose Sunny Farm apples. They are the sweetest you can buy! — Tries to persuade 3. Do not miss the magic show. Buy your tickets now! — Tries to persuade 4. Frogs lay their eggs in ponds in the spring. — Gives information 5. Penguins cannot fly, but they are strong swimmers. — Gives information 6. You should switch off lights when you leave a room. — Tries to persuade
2.1. A spider has eight legs and an insect has six. — Gives information 2. A sunflower's seeds grow in the middle of its flower head. — Gives information 3. Everyone should try the new pizza at Rosa's. You will love it! — Tries to persuade 4. Help us save the pond by picking up one piece of litter each day. — Tries to persuade 5. Please vote for me as class captain. I will listen to everyone. — Tries to persuade 6. Snow is made of tiny crystals of ice. — Gives information
3.1. Cats make far better pets than goldfish, so ask for a cat. — Tries to persuade 2. Come to the school fair! It will be the best day of the year. — Tries to persuade 3. Our class has twenty-six children and one teacher. — Gives information 4. Our town needs a new swimming pool, so sign this letter today. — Tries to persuade 5. The river flows from the hills down to the sea. — Gives information 6. The school fair is on Saturday from ten until two. — Gives information
Questions about Persuade or Inform?
What does the Persuade or Inform? worksheet cover?
It practices telling a text that tries to persuade from one that gives information — 3 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core RI.3.6: Separate what you think from what the author thinks. The instruction to students is “Sort each one into the right box”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Persuade or Inform? practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.6 — RI.3.6, under Reading: Informational Text for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Persuade or Inform? is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on RI.3.6, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Persuade or Inform? come with an answer key?
Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Persuade or Inform? can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Persuade or Inform? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Persuade or Inform?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for RI.3.6
Separate what you think from what the author thinks.