Bullying

Bullying

Bullying is really common. In a study of young people in the UK aged 12-20, half of them said they had been bullied.

Multiple Choice

Is bullying common?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

How many young people in the UK have been bullied?

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 1/5

What is bullying?

Bullying is not just physical, like hitting or kicking someone. Bullying can also be with words – saying or writing things that are not nice. Another type of bullying is social – choosing not to include someone, telling other people not to be friends with them.

Multiple Choice

How many kinds of bullying are mentioned in the article?

• one

• two

• three

• four

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is physical bullying?

• kick your leg

• say you are ugly like a pig

• tell other people not to play with you

The role kids play

There are the people who bully and those who are bullied. Some people support the bullying by being an audience. They laugh or encourage the children to bully. Some children see what is happening and want to help, but they do not know how. Some may comfort the people being bullied.

Multiple Choice

How many roles do children play in bullying?

• two

• three

• four

• five

Multiple Select

Which role do you play? You are a person who....

• bullies

• is bullied by others

• support bullying

• does not know how to help

• helps the people being bullied

How to help

The next time you see someone being cruel to some else, take a stand. Do not laugh r ignore what is happening -- tell an adult as soon as possible and help everyone realize that bullying is not OK.

Multiple Choice

When bullying happens, what shoud you do?

• laugh

• ignore

• tell a teacher

• go home