Quiz: Safe Talk and Setting Boundaries
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 are the three steps of the Safe Talk Rule?
- Notice, stop, tell a trusted adult
- Share, like, repost
- Click, buy, wait
- Scroll, swipe, ignore
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The correct answer is A. The Safe Talk Rule is three short words: notice, stop, tell. You notice something feels off. You stop the conversation right away. You tell a trusted adult what happened. It works for every app, every age, and every kind of online talk. You will not be in trouble for telling.
Concept Tested: Safe Talk Rule
2. What does the block feature do?
- It makes a new account for you
- It erases all your old messages
- It stops a specific person from sending you messages, seeing your stuff, or contacting you
- It makes the wifi faster for everyone else
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The correct answer is C. Blocking is like putting a wall between you and someone on the internet. Once blocked, the other person cannot reach you. It is the strongest of the three protection tools and is the right choice when somebody has crossed a serious line. Blocking is protection, not punishment.
Concept Tested: Block Feature
3. What is netiquette?
- A fishing word for nets used in rivers
- The set of polite, respectful manners people use when they talk through screens
- A type of tennis game
- A rule that says you must reply in one minute
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The correct answer is B. Netiquette is just plain etiquette — the manners you already know — applied to the internet. It includes saying please and thank you, taking turns, using a respectful tone, and avoiding all caps. Great digital citizens use netiquette without even thinking about it.
Concept Tested: Netiquette
4. What is the difference between the block feature and the mute feature?
- They do exactly the same thing
- Block stops a person from contacting you, while mute only hides their posts from your view
- Block is only for games, and mute is only for school
- Only adults can use block
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The correct answer is B. Block is the stronger tool — it stops the other person from reaching you at all. Mute is gentler — it hides their posts from your view without blocking them, which is useful for a small fight you expect to make up later. Both are protection, not punishment.
Concept Tested: Block Feature and Mute Feature
5. Why does the chapter say that all caps feels like yelling?
- Because all-caps messages cost more to send
- Because capital letters are harder to read
- Because on the internet, whole sentences in capital letters come across much louder and stronger than normal ones
- Because capital letters always mean you are angry
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The correct answer is C. On the internet, typing a whole sentence in capital letters comes across as yelling. "THIS IS GREAT" reads much louder than "this is great." Save all caps for tiny moments of celebration, and avoid it when you are upset or annoyed at somebody. It is one of the easiest ways to be kinder online.
Concept Tested: All Caps
6. What is boundary setting?
- Building a fence around your school
- Deciding ahead of time what you will and will not do, share, or accept online — and then sticking to it
- Making sure every app is on the same screen
- Using a ruler to measure your tablet
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The correct answer is B. A boundary is a line you draw for yourself before you ever need it. When you have boundaries decided ahead of time, hard moments are easier — you already made the choice. Good boundaries might include "I don't share private information" or "I don't reply to messages that feel rushed or scary."
Concept Tested: Boundary Setting
7. Noah is in a game. A stranger he just met says, "Don't tell your parents we're talking. It will be our secret." What should Noah do?
- Keep chatting to be polite
- Send his school name so the person believes him
- Stop the conversation right away and tell a trusted adult
- Agree to keep the secret until next week
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The correct answer is C. "Don't tell your parents" is a five-alarm warning sign. Real friends and real grown-ups never need a kid to keep a friendship secret. Noah should stop the conversation, walk away from the screen, and tell a trusted adult. He will not be in trouble for telling.
Concept Tested: Warning Sign and Safe Talk Rule
8. Priya sees a player in her game breaking the rules by posting mean messages in chat. Which tool tells the website about the rule-breaker?
- The mute feature
- The delete-my-account button
- The search engine
- The report feature
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The correct answer is D. The report feature tells the people who run the website or app about someone breaking the rules. They can give a warning, suspend the person, or kick them off. Reporting protects not just Priya but every other kid who might run into the same rule-breaker.
Concept Tested: Report Feature
9. Sam is having a small fight with a classmate he is sure he will make up with soon. He does not want to see her posts right now but does not want to block her. What is the best tool?
- The mute feature
- The report feature
- The block feature
- The sign-out button
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The correct answer is A. Mute hides someone's posts without blocking them entirely. It is the gentle choice for a short break from a classmate Sam expects to patch things up with soon. Block would be stronger than what he needs, and reporting is for rule-breakers.
Concept Tested: Mute Feature
10. Emma gets a message that gives her a tiny "uh-oh" feeling in her stomach, but she is not sure why. What does the chapter say about that feeling?
- Her body is smart, and that feeling is information she should listen to
- She should ignore it until the feeling is huge
- Feelings are never useful online
- She should reply faster to make the feeling go away
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The correct answer is A. A warning sign is any small "uh-oh" feeling in your chest, stomach, or gut. Your body is smart, and that feeling is information. It is always okay to stop a conversation that turns out to be fine. It is not okay to ignore a feeling that turns out to be real. Always lean toward telling.
Concept Tested: Warning Sign