Bullying and Harassment Situations

Read each of the following sentences. If the sentence describes a situation in which a person is being bullied or harassed chooseTRUE. If the sentence describes a situation in which a person is not being bullied or harassed, chooseFALSE.

 

Derek is always picked on by some older boys when he goes to the local store.

• True

• False

Trevor’s boss has been sending him E-mails saying how much she likes the way he looks now that he’s been working out at the gym.

• True

• False

Elijah’s teacher is making him skip Friday’s football game because he failed his third science test.

• True

• False

Indicate whether the statement is true or false. If it is false, change the identified word(s) to make the statement true. Gender discrimination is singling out or excluding a person based on gender.

• True

• False

Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Verbal put downs __________

• A)have no effective on someone’s self-esteem.

• are not a form of bullying.

• can be just as effective as violence in damaging someone’s self-esteem

• do not hurt other people’s feelings because everyone knows it’s a joke.

Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

What is harassment?

• 
  ongoing conduct that offends another person by criticizing the person or something to do with the person

• ongoing conduct that makes someone feel good about himself or herself

• 
  frequently joking with someone

• frequently talking to someone about things you have in common with each other

Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Which statement about sexual harassment is true?

• Only physical actions count as sexual harassment.

• It isn’t really harassment if it’s just meant as a joke.

• Someone who thinks she or he is being sexually harassed is just being too sensitive and should lighten up.

• Words, touching, jokes, looks, notes, or gestures can all be a form of sexual harassment.

• It's okay to say mean things online because no one will find out it was you.

• True

• False

What is the best way to respond if you are being cyberbullied?

• Retaliate by posting mean things back.

• Ignore the problem and hope it goes away.

• Talk to a trusted adult, like a teacher or parent, and block the cyberbully.

• Post the photos of the bully to your social media.

There is someone in a chatroom, saying she is twelve. Would you automatically believe she’s a young girl?

• Yes, because you trust her

• Yes, because someone will have checked

• No, never trust people you do not know in person

• No but I would if she sent me a picture of herself