Truth Tracker

Worksheet Description

This worksheet presents a short reading passage about the origins and evolution of Boxing Day. Students are asked to determine whether statements about the passage are true or false. They must support each answer with textual evidence. The focus is on fact-checking using reading comprehension.

Working through this worksheet builds students’ abilities to verify information directly from a text. It encourages attention to detail and careful reading to distinguish between accurate and inaccurate statements. The activity also supports evidence-based thinking, as students must back up their answers with quotes or phrases. This strengthens both reading comprehension and analytical reasoning. Ultimately, it fosters critical literacy and the habit of questioning information sources.