Pause Before You Believe: Credibility of Sources for Class 7 

This Grade 7 worksheet focuses on Reading Comprehension – Credibility of Sources through a realistic digital scenario involving a viral social media post about water pollution. Students learn how misinformation spreads quickly, how to verify online claims, and why checking credible sources is essential before believing or sharing information.

Why Credibility of Sources Matters in Grammar? 

Understanding credibility helps students become careful readers and responsible digital citizens. For Grade 7 learners, this topic is important because: 
1. It teaches students to identify reliable and unreliable information. 
2. It builds strong critical thinking and fact-checking skills. 
3. It prevents fear and confusion caused by fake news. 
4. It promotes responsible and safe online behaviour.

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

This worksheet includes five structured activities designed to strengthen comprehension and analytical thinking:

🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Students answer questions based on the passage by identifying key details and evaluating credibility.

✏️ Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks 
Students complete sentences using a word bank to strengthen vocabulary related to verification and reliability.

📋 Exercise 3 – True or False 
Students evaluate statements based on the passage to check understanding and accuracy.

📝 Exercise 4 – Choose the Correct Word 
Students select the correct word or phrase in each sentence to improve attention to detail and comprehension.

📖 Exercise 5 – Paragraph Completion 
Students complete a paragraph using meaningful words, reinforcing the importance of checking online information.

This worksheet helps students understand that not everything online is true and that responsible readers always verify before trusting or sharing content.

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
1. b) He believed the water was unsafe. 
2. a) Her father had not mentioned any emergency. 
3. a) She checked official and trusted websites. 
4. c) The images were from an old incident. 
5. b) Credibility is more important than speed. 
6. c) It used dramatic images that created fear. 
7. a) He guided students on verifying sources. 
8. a) She shared false information. 
9. b) Reverse image search. 
10. c) Official and verified sources. 

Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks 
1. credible 
2. verify 
3. source 
4. alerts 
5. reverse 
6. trusted 
7. images 
8. FALSE 
9. official 
10. pollution 

Exercise 3 – True or False 
1. True 
2. True 
3. False 
4. True 
5. True 
6. False 
7. True 
8. False 
9. False 
10. True 

Exercise 4 – Choose the Correct Word 
1. unreliable 
2. uncertain 
3. reused 
4. verifying 
5. research 
6. fear 
7. trusted 
8. relieved 
9. panic 
10. credibility 

Exercise 5 – Paragraph Completion 
1. credible 
2. verify 
3. information 
4. reverse 
5. trusted 
6. false 
7. official 
8. images 
9. facts 
10. fake 

Encourage your child to become a smart digital learner who pauses, checks, and verifies before believing information online.Help your child become a confident reader who can identify reliable information and avoid misinformation with ease. 
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