5th Grade - Is It Cyberbullying? Lesson Quiz

Dean and Eric are on a soccer team together. Dean gets a text from Eric that says, "I can't believe you made us lose the game with that lame shot." It's the first time Dean received a message like this from Eric. Is this an example of cyberbullying?

• ​​​It is cyberbullying because Eric is using text messages to be mean.

• It is not cyberbullying because Eric has not been mean repeatedly.

• It is not cyberbullying because Dean made them lose the game.

• It is cyberbullying because Dean feels bad now.

AJ loves to make clay sculptures, and she posts pictures of her art online to share with other people. Someone AJ does not know has been repeatedly posting mean comments about her sculptures. AJ is the target of cyberbullying. What makes AJ's experience of cyberbullying different from face-to-face bullying?

• It is easier to handle because AJ can just ignore the mean comments.

• It is more difficult to handle because she and others on the internet can see the comments, but she doesn't know who's posting them.

• It is less hurtful because AJ doesn't personally know all the people who are being mean.

Based on the example of AJ being cyberbullied in the previous question, imagine you are AJ's friend. What could you do in this situation?

• Tell AJ to write mean messages back.

• Write mean comments to the bully.

• Like the mean comments.

• Suggest AJ block the bully and tell a trusted adult.

Empathy is:

• Keeping things to yourself.

• Imagining how someone else might feel.

• Telling a trusted adult about mean behavior.

• Ignoring mean texts or online messages.

How confident do you feel about knowing how to be an upstander when you see cyberbullying?

• I feel very confident.

• I feel somewhat confident.

• I do not feel confident.