Facts or Fiction

This worksheet helps students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 strengthen informational reading, logical reasoning, and inquiry skills by analyzing an AI-generated passage about sleep. Students identify factual claims within the text, rank them by how easy or difficult they would be to verify, and explain their reasoning based on evidence accessibility, reliability, and research feasibility.

Targeted Skills

• Analyzing Informational Text (Grades 4-6) – Students identify and isolate factual claims presented in a nonfiction-style passage.
• Evaluating & Ranking Evidence – Learners assess which claims are easiest or hardest to verify and explain why.
• Critical Thinking & Logic – The activity encourages thoughtful comparison, prioritization, and justification of ideas.
• Research & Inquiry Awareness – Students consider how facts are verified using sources, data, and reliable references.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to introduce verification and inquiry skills in an age-appropriate way.
• Structured Reasoning Task – Ranking claims adds depth beyond simple fact-or-fiction identification.
• Flexible Use – Works well for literacy blocks, science or health tie-ins, technology units, or independent practice.
• Supports Written Explanation – Students explain rankings using clear, evidence-based reasoning.

This printable worksheet helps students become more investigative and discerning readers by focusing on how information can be checked and validated. By ranking claims and reflecting on evidence availability, learners strengthen comprehension, reasoning, and research-thinking skills. It is a practical, no-prep resource for both classroom and homeschool settings focused on media literacy, inquiry, and responsible evaluation of AI-generated information.

This worksheet is part of our AI Hallucination collection.