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Understanding Persuasive Texts

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Understanding Persuasive Texts

Read the food bank message. Then answer the questions. You can circle, match, draw or write. Ask an adult to help read the words if you need.

A Message for the Food Bank

Help Fill the Food Bank Shelves! Please bring one tin of food this week. A tin of soup or beans can help a family make a warm meal. Every tin counts! Put your tin in the big blue box. Thank you for helping our community.

Find the Persuasive Clues

Persuasive texts try to get people to do or think something. They often give a reason or use exciting words.

1.What does the message ask people to bring?
  • A tin of food
  • A blue box
  • A warm meal
2.Why does the message say a tin of soup or beans can help?
  • It can help a family make a warm meal.
  • It will make the box blue.
  • It is a very big tin.
3.Which words show that every donation matters?
  • “Every tin counts!”
  • “this week”
  • “big blue box”
4.What should someone do with their tin?
5.Is this message trying to persuade people to help the food bank, or to buy a toy?
  • Help the food bank
  • Buy a toy
6.Mei says, “Every tin _____!” Choose the word that completes the persuasive idea from the message.
  • counts
  • sleeps
  • flies
7.Match each message part to its job.
  • “Help Fill the Food Bank Shelves!”
  • “A tin ... can help a family make a warm meal.”
  • “Put your tin in the big blue box.”
  • Gives a reason to help
  • Tells the reader what to do
  • Gets the reader's attention
8.True or false: The message tells people to donate a tin this week.
TrueFalse
9.Draw a small picture you could add to the food bank message to encourage people to donate. Then tell an adult one reason your picture might help.
Draw a picture that would encourage someone to donate food.

3 printable pages

  • Understanding Persuasive Texts, page 1 of 3: A Message for the Food Bank, Find the Persuasive Clues

    Page 1

  • Understanding Persuasive Texts, page 2 of 3: 4. What should someone do with their tin?

    Page 2

  • Understanding Persuasive Texts, page 3 of 3: Draw a picture that would encourage someone to donate food.

    Page 3

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