Digital Citizenship
Reading Mystery Worksheets · Grades 4–6 · Internet Safety
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Inside the case file
Passwords, oversharing, online strangers — the internet is full of choices, and this case makes students think through them. This printable Digital Citizenship Reading Mystery wraps internet safety and online responsibility inside a reading-detective investigation for Grades 4–6, ready for Digital Citizenship Week, a tech lesson, or back-to-school.
As students work the questions, the suspect list shrinks — reading carefully is the only way to reach the answer. Just print and hand it out; there's nothing to set up.
Quick Details
Grade Levels: Grades 4–6
Format: Printable PDF
Resource Type: Reading Mystery worksheets
Reading Skills: Nonfiction comprehension, text evidence, main idea, inference, and vocabulary
Tech Needed: None — no apps, locks, passwords, or student logins required
The Case
Something has gone wrong online, and a line-up of suspects is waiting. The only way to crack the case is to read closely about digital citizenship and internet safety — protecting personal information, spotting risks, and behaving responsibly online — using every comprehension answer as a clue to rule a suspect out, until just one remains.
How the Reading Mystery Works
Students become Reading Detectives: they mine the passage on digital citizenship for evidence, and each text-supported answer knocks a suspect off the list until the culprit is cornered. No guessing — the answers live in the text.
What's Included
- A "You are a detective" case-file page that sets the scene and the mission
- An engaging 2-page nonfiction passage on digital citizenship and internet safety
- 15 multiple-choice comprehension questions (all answers found in the text)
- 12 open-ended comprehension questions
- A suspect line-up page for eliminating suspects one clue at a time
- A 20-word vocabulary word search and 10 extension activities for early finishers
- A full answer key
- Print-and-go PDF format
Skills Covered
- Reading and understanding nonfiction informational text
- Finding and using text evidence
- Identifying main idea and supporting details
- Drawing inferences and conclusions
- Vocabulary in context
- Responsible technology habits, logic, and critical thinking
Best Used For
- Digital Citizenship Week and internet safety lessons
- Technology and back-to-school review
- Nonfiction reading comprehension practice
- Reading centers, early finishers, sub plans, and small groups
- Homeschool digital literacy
