Basic digital citizenship · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

Being Kind and Safe Online

Personal & Social Development · Responsible Decision-Making · ages 7-9
Name ______________________   Date ____________
  1. Typing a hurtful message to someone hurts less than saying it to their face.

    Circle one:   True   False

  2. Which of these is a rule for staying safe online?

    • Keep your passwords private
    • Share your home address with online friends
    • Reply to mean messages with mean messages
  3. Someone online you don't know asks for your school name. What should you do?

    • Tell them right away
    • Say no and tell a trusted adult
    • Ask them why they want to know first
  4. Priya reads a hurtful comment someone left on her drawing online. How might that make her feel?

    • Hurt, the same as if someone said it to her face
    • Nothing, because it's just online
    • Only a little bit, because typed words don't count as much
  5. Ben wants to be a good digital citizen while playing an online game. What should he do?

    • Tell his real name and address to teammates so they trust him
    • Say mean things if someone loses the game
    • Be kind to teammates and keep his personal details private
  6. While playing a game, a stranger keeps asking Sam where he lives. What is the best thing for Sam to do?

    • Give a fake address instead
    • Stop chatting with that person and tell a trusted adult
    • Keep playing and ignore the questions but don't tell anyone
  7. Since Leo cannot see the other player's face, the mean things he types cannot really hurt that player's feelings.

    Circle one:   True   False

  8. Leo feels uncomfortable because an online player keeps asking personal questions, but he keeps answering because he doesn't want to seem rude. What is wrong with Leo's choice?

    • Nothing, being polite online always matters more than safety
    • He should have answered even more questions to be extra polite
    • He should have stopped answering and told a trusted adult
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  1. False · Words online can hurt just as much as words said in person, because a real person reads them.
  2. Keep your passwords private · Keeping your passwords private protects your accounts and keeps you safe.
  3. Say no and tell a trusted adult · Keep personal details private and let a trusted adult know when someone asks for them.
  4. Hurt, the same as if someone said it to her face · People behind the screen have real feelings, so hurtful words online can hurt just as much as spoken ones.
  5. Be kind to teammates and keep his personal details private · A good digital citizen is kind to others and keeps personal information private.
  6. Stop chatting with that person and tell a trusted adult · Stopping the chat and telling a trusted adult keeps Sam safe when a stranger asks personal questions.
  7. False · Real people with real feelings are behind every screen, so hurtful words online can hurt just as much as spoken ones.
  8. He should have stopped answering and told a trusted adult · Staying safe matters more than being polite to a stranger. Leo should stop and tell an adult.
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