How AI Helps Us Shop Online

This worksheet is designed for students in Grades 4-6 to build reading comprehension, digital literacy, and critical thinking through an informational passage about artificial intelligence in online shopping. Students learn how AI recommends products, tracks preferences, and analyzes user behavior, then answer questions that focus on main ideas, supporting details, and cause-and-effect relationships to deepen understanding of how modern technology influences everyday choices.

Learning Goals

• Informational Text Comprehension (Grades 4-6) – Identify main ideas and supporting details in a nonfiction passage.
• Cause & Effect Understanding – Explain how AI actions (like tracking preferences) lead to specific outcomes.
• Technology Literacy – Understand common AI applications in online shopping environments.
• Critical Evaluation – Consider advantages and disadvantages of AI in consumer decision-making.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to align with upper-elementary ELA and technology standards.
• Clear, Student-Friendly Passage – Explains complex ideas in accessible language.
• Comprehension Questions Included – Supports assessment of understanding and discussion.
• Flexible Use – Ideal for literacy blocks, STEM integration, independent practice, or homework.

This printable worksheet helps students connect reading skills to real-world technology by examining how AI shapes online shopping experiences. By identifying key ideas, analyzing cause-and-effect relationships, and reflecting on benefits and drawbacks, learners strengthen comprehension, reasoning, and digital awareness. Suitable for classroom or homeschool use, this no-prep activity supports thoughtful analysis of technology’s role in everyday life while reinforcing essential informational reading skills.

This worksheet is part of our Everyday Examples of AI collection.