Trustworthiness Check

This worksheet helps students in Grades 5, 6, and 7 develop strong media literacy, critical thinking, and evidence-based reasoning skills by evaluating the trustworthiness of three short passages. As learners decide whether each source is reliable, they analyze author background, evidence use, publication type, and potential bias, building confidence in making quick but thoughtful credibility judgments.

Learning Goals

• Evaluating Trustworthiness (Grades 5-7)
  Determine whether a source is reliable based on clear credibility indicators.
• Author & Bias Analysis
  Examine an author’s background, purpose, and possible bias.
• Evidence-Based Reasoning
  Justify decisions using details about evidence quality and source type.
• Media Literacy Skills
  Practice assessing information commonly encountered online or in research.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource
  Designed by educators to align with ELA, research, and media literacy standards.
• Quick-Analysis Practice
  Helps students build efficiency in evaluating sources without oversimplifying.
• Clear Justification Prompts
  Encourages explanation and reasoning rather than guessing.
• Flexible Classroom Use
  Suitable for independent work, partner discussion, homework, or assessment.
• Low-Prep Format
  Print-and-go worksheet for classroom or homeschool instruction.

This printable worksheet strengthens students’ ability to assess trustworthiness, recognize bias, and reason with evidence across multiple sources. By practicing credibility checks in a structured way, learners become more discerning readers and more responsible consumers of information. It’s a practical, engaging resource for both classroom instruction and homeschool learning.

This worksheet is part of our credibility of sources worksheets collection.