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Quiz: Private vs. Personal Information

Test what you learned in this chapter. Read each question, pick the best answer, then click Show Answer to see if you got it right.

1. What is personal information?

  1. Information that tells strangers exactly where to find you
  2. Friendly information about you that is usually safe to share, like your favorite color
  3. A secret code to unlock a phone
  4. Information only a bank is allowed to see
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The correct answer is B. Personal information is friendly information about you that tells people who you are as a person but does not tell strangers how to find you in real life. A favorite color or a favorite food is personal information. A home address is not.

Concept Tested: Personal Information

2. Which of these is private information?

  1. Your favorite season of the year
  2. The kind of music you like
  3. Your home address
  4. Your hobby of drawing dragons
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The correct answer is C. Your home address is private information because it tells strangers exactly where to find you in real life. Favorite seasons, music, and hobbies are personal information and are usually safe to share. Home address is the most private piece of information you have.

Concept Tested: Home Address and Private Information

3. What does HTTPS do for a website address?

  1. It makes the website load slower
  2. It scrambles the information between your device and the website so people in the middle cannot read it
  3. It makes the website free to use
  4. It turns every website into a game
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The correct answer is B. HTTPS is a safety wrapper. A URL that starts with https:// scrambles the information traveling between your device and the website. HTTPS does not mean the website is kind or honest — it only means the connection itself is wrapped. A closed padlock in the address bar shows the wrapper is on.

Concept Tested: HTTPS

4. Why is your school name private information?

  1. Because it is too long to type
  2. Because schools charge money for their name
  3. Because a stranger who knows your school knows where you will be in real life
  4. Because only teachers are allowed to say it
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The correct answer is C. The name of your school sounds harmless, but a stranger who knows it knows exactly where you will be at 8:00 a.m. on a Monday. That is why school name is grouped with home address and phone number as private information — it can help a stranger find you in real life.

Concept Tested: School Name

5. What does the padlock icon in the address bar mean?

  1. The website uses HTTPS, so the connection is wrapped
  2. The website is a video game
  3. The website belongs to a school
  4. The website is always free
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The correct answer is A. A closed padlock icon means the website is using HTTPS and the connection is wrapped. The padlock does not promise the website is kind or honest — a scammer can still build a site with a padlock. It is one helpful check among several, not a full safety guarantee.

Concept Tested: Padlock Icon

6. Priya sees a sign-up form that asks for her full name, birthday, and home address. What should she do first?

  1. Ask a trusted adult to look at the form with her before typing anything private
  2. Type everything in quickly so she does not lose her place
  3. Use her friend's information instead
  4. Close her eyes and guess which boxes are safe
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The correct answer is A. Before typing anything into a sign-up form, Priya should ask a trusted adult to look at it with her. They can help her decide which boxes are optional, which to skip, and whether to use the site at all. She will not be in trouble for asking.

Concept Tested: Sign Up Form

7. Liam downloads a new game. The game asks to turn on location sharing. What is the safest next step?

  1. Say yes right away so the game starts faster
  2. Turn on location sharing and then turn off wifi
  3. Share the game's location with strangers instead
  4. Ask a trusted adult before turning on location sharing
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The correct answer is D. Location sharing tells another app or person where you are. Never turn it on without first checking with a trusted adult. If the app is one you do not recognize, the safest answer is usually no. GPS is private information because it can tell a stranger exactly where to find you.

Concept Tested: Location Sharing

8. Aisha is filling in a friendly art website. Which box is safest to fill in by herself?

  1. The box asking for her full birthday including the year
  2. The box asking for her home address
  3. The box asking for her favorite color
  4. The box asking for her phone number
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The correct answer is C. Favorite color is personal information. It tells other kids something fun about Aisha, but it cannot be used to find her, contact her, or pretend to be her. Birthdays, home addresses, and phone numbers are all private and should only be shared with a trusted adult's help.

Concept Tested: Favorite Color and Personal vs Private

9. A new website asks Jordan for his full name, his birthday, and the name of his school. Why are these pieces of information risky when put together?

  1. Together they become identifying information a stranger could use to find him
  2. They take up too much space on the screen
  3. They will slow down his laptop
  4. They will turn off his wifi
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The correct answer is A. Each piece on its own feels small, but full name plus birthday plus school name is identifying information — a mix of facts that points to the real Jordan. The pieces add up. That is why a great digital citizen checks sign-up forms carefully, even when each question looks harmless.

Concept Tested: Identifying Information

10. Sam is about to type his family's phone number into a website. He looks at the address bar and sees http:// with no padlock. What should he do?

  1. Type the number quickly and hope nobody sees
  2. Turn off the screen and type with his eyes closed
  3. Add extra numbers to the phone number to trick the site
  4. Stop, do not type anything, and tell a trusted adult
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The correct answer is D. No padlock and an http:// URL mean the connection is not wrapped. Sam should stop, not type anything, and tell a trusted adult what he saw. Phone numbers are private information either way, but a site without HTTPS is an extra warning sign to walk away.

Concept Tested: HTTPS and Phone Number

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