Contact from someone you do not know

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Contact from someone you do not know

Name:
Date:
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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. A person you have never met sends you a friend request on a game. What should you do?
A Do not accept it, and tell a trusted adult
B Accept it because it is only a game
2. A stranger online asks, "Which school do you go to?" What is the safest choice?
A Do not answer, and tell a trusted adult
B Tell them the name of your school
3. Someone you do not know says, "Let's move to a private chat." What do you do?
A Say no and show the message to a trusted adult
B Move to the private chat to see what they want
4. True or false: It is fine to answer a stranger's question if it seems friendly.
A True: friendly questions are always safe
B False: do not answer, and tell a trusted adult
5. A message asks, "Where do you live? I might be near you!" and you do not know the sender. Which is right?
A Give your street name so they know you are real
B Do not reply, and tell a trusted adult

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left columnRight column
1IF sender is a stranger THEN do not reply AIF stranger asks "Chat in private?" THEN stay; tellAdult()
2Stranger: "Which school do you go to?" BIF friendRequest FROM stranger THEN ignore; tellAdult()
3A stranger sends you a friend request. You do not accept it, and you tell a trusted adult. CMoving to a private chat and keeping it secret is unsafe. You should say nothing back and tell a trusted adult.
4Someone you do not know asks you to move to a private chat. You stay out of it and tell a trusted adult. DReplying gives away personal information to someone you do not know. You should not answer and should tell a trusted adult.
5Stranger asks where I live -> reply with my street EIf you do not know who sent a message, you do not answer it.
6Stranger asks to chat privately -> say yes, tell no one FA question that asks for personal details. Do not answer it and tell a trusted adult.

Definitions

Do not reply, tell an adult

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

1.
__ sender = "stranger" THEN tellAdult()
2.
IF friendRequest = "stranger" THEN _________ ()
3.
IF asksAddress = TRUE THEN _______()
4.
IF asksPrivate = ____ THEN tellAdult()
5.
IF sender = "stranger" THEN reply = _____

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1
A if stranger sends a message:
B reply to be polite
C tell a trusted adult
Question 2
A if request is from stranger:
B do not accept
C keep it a secret
Question 3
A if stranger asks your address
B do not answer
C tell a trusted adult
Question 4
A if contact is a known friend:
B do not reply
C tell a trusted adult
Question 5
A if stranger sends a request:
B do not accept it
C do not reply
D tell no one

Answer Key

Contact from someone you do not know
Section A: Quick Questions
Q1
A — Do not accept it, and tell a trusted adult
Q2
A — Do not answer, and tell a trusted adult
Q3
A — Say no and show the message to a trusted adult
Q4
B — False: do not answer, and tell a trusted adult
Q5
B — Do not reply, and tell a trusted adult
Section B: Match the Pairs
Q1
IF sender is a stranger THEN do not reply → If you do not know who sent a message, you do not answer it.
Q2
Stranger: "Which school do you go to?" → A question that asks for personal details. Do not answer it and tell a trusted adult.
Q3
A stranger sends you a friend request. You do not accept it, and you tell a trusted adult. → IF friendRequest FROM stranger THEN ignore; tellAdult()
Q4
Someone you do not know asks you to move to a private chat. You stay out of it and tell a trusted adult. → IF stranger asks "Chat in private?" THEN stay; tellAdult()
Q5
Stranger asks where I live -> reply with my street → Replying gives away personal information to someone you do not know. You should not answer and should tell a trusted adult.
Q6
Stranger asks to chat privately -> say yes, tell no one → Moving to a private chat and keeping it secret is unsafe. You should say nothing back and tell a trusted adult.
Section C: Definitions
Q1
Do not reply, tell an adult — If someone you do not know messages you or asks about you, do not answer. Tell a trusted adult, even for friend requests, questions about where you live, or requests to chat in private.
Section D: Fill in the Blanks
Q1
IF sender = "stranger" THEN tellAdult()
Q2
IF friendRequest = "stranger" THEN tellAdult ()
Q3
IF asksAddress = TRUE THEN noReply()
Q4
IF asksPrivate = TRUE THEN tellAdult()
Q5
IF sender = "stranger" THEN reply = FALSE
Section E: Spot the Error
Q1
B — If someone you do not know messages you, you should not reply, even to be polite. The line should be: do not reply.
Q2
C — You should tell a trusted adult about a friend request from a stranger, not keep it secret. The line should be: tell a trusted adult.
Q3
A — The if line is missing its colon at the end. It should be: if stranger asks your address:
Q4
A — This program is about someone you do not know, so the condition must be about an unknown contact. It should be: if contact is unknown:
Q5
D — You should always tell a trusted adult when a stranger contacts you. Telling no one is unsafe. It should be: tell a trusted adult.