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Understanding Bullying

Personal & Social Development · Responsible Decision-Making · ages 7-9
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. A child is bullied through mean messages in an online game. Which name tells us that the bullying happens online?

    • cyberbullying
    • verbal bullying
    • a one-off joke

  2. Which description fits bullying?

    • Two friends disagree once about a game, then listen to each other and make up
    • Someone uses more power to hurt someone else repeatedly or is likely to do so again
    • A child bumps into someone by accident, says sorry and checks that they are okay

  3. If someone bullies you, you should keep it secret from trusted adults.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. A group shuts the same classmate out of every game to upset her, week after week. She cannot get them to stop. Which form of bullying uses exclusion in this story?

    • social bullying
    • physical bullying
    • cyberbullying

  5. Zoe and Priya argue once about who goes first in line. Neither threatens the other. They make up by lunchtime and play together. Is this bullying?

    • Yes, any argument between two friends counts as bullying
    • No, this was one disagreement that the friends resolved
    • Yes, feeling upset after an argument makes it bullying

  6. You see a classmate being bullied in an online game every day. What should you do?

    • Keep watching the messages and avoid telling anyone
    • Tell a trusted adult what has been happening
    • Send more mean messages so the group accepts you

  7. Every day, a group shares embarrassing photos of Amara in a game chat and calls her names at school. She cannot get them to stop. How can her friend ask for help without spreading the photos further?

    • Send the photos to classmates so they can all discuss the bullying
    • Post the photos in another game chat so more people can see them
    • Show an adult the chat and tell them about the name-calling

  8. A group of older pupils takes Ethan's lunch every day. Ethan is frightened and cannot get them to stop. Which clue shows unequal power?

    • The lunch is taken every day, which tells us how often the behaviour happens
    • Ethan has brought food to school, where pupils may eat different kinds of lunch
    • The older pupils act as a group, making it hard for Ethan to stop them
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  1. cyberbullying · Cyberbullying is bullying through online messages, apps or games. It can also include cruel words.
  2. Someone uses more power to hurt someone else repeatedly or is likely to do so again · Bullying involves unequal power and hurtful behaviour that repeats or is likely to repeat.
  3. False · Tell a trusted adult what happened. You do not have to deal with bullying alone.
  4. social bullying · Repeatedly excluding someone to hurt them is social bullying. The group also has power that makes it hard for her to stop them.
  5. No, this was one disagreement that the friends resolved · This story describes one resolved disagreement, not someone using more power to keep hurting the other.
  6. Tell a trusted adult what has been happening · Tell a trusted adult about what you saw. You do not need to join in or confront the people sending messages.
  7. Show an adult the chat and tell them about the name-calling · Show a trusted adult the chat and explain the name-calling. Forwarding the photos to other children can spread the hurt.
  8. The older pupils act as a group, making it hard for Ethan to stop them · The older pupils use their group and age to make it hard for Ethan to stop them. That shows unequal power.
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