"Cyberbullying" Junior Scholastic Article
Read the questions, look back at the article and find the answer/then choose the correct answer
- 1.Why is bullying more prominent (stands out) today then in the past?
- A.
Because people are more mean
- B.
Because of the way technology is so ever present
- C.
Because of cell phones and their being everywhere
- D.
Because schools are bigger and people have more people to pick upon
- 2.Which of the following did the article state peers did to Seth Walsh?
- A.
Texted him
- B.
Cell phone calls
- C.
Posted pictures on their MySpace
- D.
Email
- 3.What does previewing an article mean?
- A.
Looking at it before you begin
- B.
Having a teacher assign vocabulary words and writing down information about the article
- C.
Looking at the article's title, pictures, etc. before you begin reading the article
- D.
Deciding whether you like the article or not and discussing it
- 4.What is the TITLE of this article?
- A.
Cyberbullying
- B.
"Technology is making bullying easier to do and harder to stop"
- C.
"24/7 Torment"
- D.
"Just for Fun"
- 5.What is the MAIN subtitle of the article?
- A.
"24/7 Torment"
- B.
"Just for Fun"
- C.
"Technology is making bullying easier to do and harder to stop"
- D.
Cyberbullying
- 6.What does the word EMBOLDENED mean? Look back at the top of the second page to read the sentence and use context clues!!
- A.
Hopeful and full of life
- B.
Mean and secretive
- C.
Brave and bold
- D.
Forgiving and giving
- 7.What is the WORST thing that happened to someone as a result of the bullying?
- A.
They lost all their friends
- B.
A young person committed suicide
- C.
A school was burned down
- D.
People's feelings were hurt
- 8.The article states that a particular group of students is more likely to be cyberbullied, who does the article state this group applies to/with?
- A.
Guys
- B.
Girls
- C.
Adults
- D.
Anyone with a difference i
- 9.Percentage of students who have been cyberbullied two or more times in the last 30 days.
- A.
34
- B.
22
- C.
45
- D.
30
- 10.In the article it states that one HUGE hazzard about cyberbullying is...........
- A.
That familes get involved
- B.
The event that starts at school one day can escalate (increase greatly) overnight via internet
- C.
Lead to lots of problems
- D.
Make people lose friends
- 11.The article mentions that there are multiple people who are fighting against cyberbullying ---besides school officials, families, .....who else does it mention?
- A.
Celebrities
- B.
Peers
- C.
Pets
- D.
Preachers
- 12.Which - does the article state --is an IMPORTANT solution if you are being bullied?
- A.
Run away from the cyber bully
- B.
Fuss back at them and let all people you know in on the conversations
- C.
Tell a trusted adult
- D.
Cry, get upset, and become dramatic over the event(s)
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