Lies Bold Lies

This worksheet supports students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 as they develop critical reading, analytical thinking, and evidence-based reasoning skills by examining an AI-generated passage filled with exaggerated claims. While reading Why Eating Ice Cream Improves Your Grades, learners identify statements that sound suspicious or implausible, explain why those claims raise doubts, and consider what kind of evidence would be needed to make them credible.

Learning Goals

• Evaluating Claims & Evidence (Grades 4-6) – Students analyze author claims to determine whether they are realistic, exaggerated, or unsupported.
• Detecting Bias & Exaggeration – Learners practice spotting language that stretches logic or relies on bold, unsupported assertions.
• Critical Reading for Credibility – The activity strengthens students’ ability to question accuracy and logic in persuasive or informational text.
• Understanding Misinformation – Students explore how AI-generated content can present false ideas in convincing ways.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to introduce misinformation detection in an age-appropriate, engaging format.
• Evidence-Focused Thinking – Students explain doubts and suggest what proof would be required to support questionable claims.
• Flexible Classroom Use – Works well for literacy instruction, media literacy lessons, technology units, or small-group discussion.
• Supports Written Reasoning – Encourages clear explanations grounded in logic rather than opinion alone.

This printable worksheet helps students become more skeptical and informed readers by strengthening their ability to evaluate credibility, detect exaggeration, and think critically about evidence. By analyzing bold but faulty AI-generated claims, learners build strong habits around questioning information, recognizing misinformation, and understanding what makes an argument trustworthy. It is an effective, no-prep resource for both classroom and homeschool settings focused on literacy and digital awareness.

This worksheet is part of our AI Hallucination collection.