WorksheetsYear 7 E-Safety
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 20mins
What does E-Safety stand for?
Environmental Safety
Email Safety
Electronic Safety
Educational Safety
Which term refers to the act of tricking someone into giving out personal information or taking an action online?
Phishing
Scareware
IM
Virus
What is the term for software that scares the user into believing their computer is infected with a virus?
Key Logger
Scareware
Social networking
Masquerading
Which term describes a method used to deceive individuals into providing sensitive information?
Social networking
Private
Social engineering
IM
What is the term for unwanted, unsolicited digital communication that is often sent in bulk?
Trolling
Spam
Cyberbullying
File sharing
What is the consequence of copying other people's work such as music, film, text, etc., without permission according to the image?
You may receive a formal warning.
You could be fined or go to prison.
You will be asked to apologize publicly.
You will have to delete the copied material.
According to the options below, which of the following is considered a weak password?
A password with at least 8 characters including symbols.
A password that includes your pet's name.
A password that is only known to you and is kept secret.
A password that is changed regularly.
Which of the following should NOT be shared because it is personal?
Cartoon picture
Hobbies
Address
Nickname
Which of these is a characteristic of a strong password?
It should be your name or found in a dictionary.
It should be less than 7 letters long.
It should include both capital and lowercase letters, numbers, symbols, and be at least 8 characters long.
It should be easy to remember and contain common words.
Which of the following is an action that could compromise your online safety?
Keeping your social network profile private.
Having a weak password that could be guessed.
Using a computer in a family room.
Knowing how to report nasty messages.
What should you do if you receive an email from 'MySpace' asking you to verify your password because someone has been trying to hack into your account?
Visit the website and enter your password to verify your account.
Ignore the email and do not click on any links.
Reply to the email with your password to confirm your identity.
Forward the email to your friends to warn them.
What is the best course of action if you enter a chat room and start receiving abuse from other people in the room?
Engage with the abusers and defend yourself.
Leave the chat room immediately and report the abuse.
Ignore the abuse and continue chatting.
Share personal information to prove your point.
If you find a blog that has nasty comments about you, what should you do?
Post your own nasty comments in response.
Contact the person who wrote the blog and argue with them.
Ignore the comments and do not engage with the blog.
Report the comments to the website administrator.
What should you do if you receive an email with an attachment from someone you do not know, which claims to help delete a virus on your computer?
Open the attachment to see what it is.
Delete the email and do not open the attachment.
Forward the email to your contacts for advice.
Reply to the email asking for more information.
What is the safest action to take if you come across an auction site selling a new iPad for £250 but requires your bank account details?
Provide your bank account details to purchase the iPad.
Look for reviews of the site before making a purchase.
Avoid the site and do not enter any personal information.
Ask a friend if they think it's a good deal.
What should you do if a friend tells you about a piece of software that allows you to download music for free, but you suspect it might be illegal?
Download the software and use it to get free music.
Politely decline and do not use the software.
Report your friend to the authorities.
Ask for more information about the software.
Which of the following is a sign that an email might be a phishing attempt?
The email is from a known colleague asking for a quick favor.
The email contains spelling and grammar mistakes and asks for personal information.
The email is an advertisement for a product you recently searched for online.
The email is a confirmation of a subscription you recently signed up for.
What is the most effective way to protect your personal information online?
Share personal details only with websites that have 'http' in their URL.
Regularly update your social media profiles with your current location.
Ensure that your privacy settings are set to the highest level on social media platforms.
Use your real name and photo on forums and social networks for authenticity.
Your parents have posted your latest school photo, to a site that you use too, but you think it’s embarrassing! What do you do?
Explain to your parents in person why you don’t want the picture online, and ask them to take it down.
Report the photo to the site to try and get it taken down.
Get really mad - comment on the photo to let everyone know exactly how you feel!
Your friend posts a photo taken straight after a sports match. They look amazing but you know it’s been heavily edited. What do you do?
Comment on the photo saying that they look awesome but that they really don’t need to edit their pictures!
Like the photo. It’s up to them how they present themselves online.
Leave a positive comment on the photo and talk to your friend privately about why they wanted to edit it.
You start following a new account online but the content they share is very different to your life. They’ve always got new, exciting things to show everyone and it’s starting to make you feel like your life isn’t good enough. What do you do?
Unfollow the account. It’s not worth seeing their posts if it’s making you feel bad about yourself.
Keep following the account and try to make small changes in your own life to be more like them.
Push the feelings aside – you know the things you see online are often the highlights of somebody else’s life, so it’s time to stop comparing yourself to them.
Which of the following is good advice when you are online?
Always settle and argument online.
Share as much personal information as possible.
Block anyone who regularly upsets you.
Which of the following is good advice when you are online?
Be careful not to give out personal information.
Collect as may “friends” as possible.
Never tell an adult if there is a problem online.
Streaming movies/music from an illegal website might result in what?
Interesting adverts.
Accidentally installing malware.
Special offers.
Sharing a nude image of yourself is illegal if you are under the age of 18.
True
False
Which one of the following best describes “trolling”?
Purposefully annoying people online.
Making friends online.
Searching the internet.
Everyone at school is sharing a video of a friend that makes him look silly. What should I do?
Tell an Adult I trust
Share the video
Reorder the following:
Protection
Online
Child
Exploitation
A person who sees or witnesses someone being hurt or offended and does something to help them is known as a positive (a)
Which three of these can be classed as "manipulative behaviours?
Flattery
Accusations
Begging
Joking
Which two of the following can be classed as positive strategies to "say no"
Making someone feel small
Telling someone nastily to "go away"
Explaining a reason
Explaining how you feel
