Phone Safety Quiz

1 A Send back a text telling her to get lost You receive a picture message from a friend that makes you uncomfortable Do you… A Send back a text telling her to get lost B Show someone you trust when you get home C Forward it to a friend and ask what he or she thinks

2 A don’t send the text, but tell your friends that you did Your friends are sending rumours through texts about some new friends. It’s your turn to send the next one You… A don’t send the text, but tell your friends that you did B don’t send the text because you don’t want it traced back to you C send the text since everyone else is doing it

3 A send it with message asking to meet up Your friends are taking pictures with friends after lunch. There’s one picture you’re thinking of sending to this person you like You… A send it with message asking to meet up B send the picture on its own C Stop and hit delete because you realise the message could be forwarded to others who you really don’t want to see the picture

4 A save it and tell someone he trusts Your friend has been getting bullied and is really upset about a voice mail he got You tell him to... A save it and tell someone he trusts B send back a message that is nastier C delete it and get over it

5 A respond to find out more You receive a text message from someone you don’t know who wants to meet you at a cafe You... A respond to find out more B don’t respond; show the message to someone trustworthy C go meet the person, who sounds cool

6 You get a text message about a discount on a new game you really want. All you have to do is text back a credit card number and the game will be yours You… A send the info because you really want the game B forward the message to three of your friends C delete the message because it’s SPAM

Answers

1 B If you get a strange text don’t reply or sent it to anyone else Tell someone trustworthy who can help

2 B Don’t get involved when people are texting rumours It could be bullying and if you send a text you are part of it

3 C Don’t send photos to people via text, especially without a message Random photos can quickly be texted to other people or uploaded online

4 A Always tell someone trustworthy if bullying is happening Don’t reply to messages as this could make it worse Don’t delete the message as this is evidence of the bullying

5 B Don’t respond to random messages. There is no way to know who the person is and why they want to talk to you. Never agree to meet people through texts from random numbers.

6 C Texts from random numbers offering you things are known as SPAM Don’t reply to these or they might use up your credit.