internetsafetytest

 Internet Safety Quiz: Adapted from a quiz created Internet Safety Quiz: Adapted from a quiz created by Bonaly Primary School Edinburgh http://www.bonaly.edin.sch.uk/index.htm

//There are 10 questions. Each question has 3 or 4 answers. You can choose more than one answer for each question.// //Each answer has a points score. If your answer indicates safe ways to use the internet you will get ‘plus’ points.// //Some of the answers have minus points. These are not the safe way to use the Internet.// //Remember, you can choose more than one answer.// What **can’t** you do on the internet? a) Visit chat rooms and other cool sites b) Download music, videos and photos........................-5 c) See what a person really looks like

What would you do if you got an email from someone offering you a quick way to earn money? a) reply quickly with your full details b) tell your folks or teacher c) ignore it and delete it * ....................+10 If you visit a site which is rude or embarrassing, what do you do? a) share it with your friends b) tell an adult you know and trust c) click on “Home” or close to leave that site *...........................+10

There is someone in a chatroom, saying she is fourteen. Would you automatically believe she’s a young girl? a) yes, because you trust her and her picture is there b) yes, because someone will have checked c) no *.............................+10

What is the best way to deal with abusive messages? a) reply and complain b) ignore them *.......................+10 c) tell an adult you know and trust d) tell your Internet Service Provider (ISP)

Which information would you give to a website asking for your details? a) first name only b) everything it asks for c) nothing that could be used to trace you *..............................+10

If your family was worried about you using the Internet, what would you do? a) take no notice, they’re too old to understand b) access it when they’re not about *.................................-10 c) talk to them about what you do

What are the risks of putting your picture on the Internet? a) there aren’t any b) the picture could be edited in an embarrassing way and sent to others or published on the web *..........................+10 c) you could be traced by someone who might wish you harm

You’ve been chatting online to someone for a while, and they suggest a meeting. What would you do? a) immediately fix the date and time b) tell your family and friends *...................................+10 c) have a telephone conversation first, take someone with you, and arrange to meet in a public place

Which of these could cause problems for you? a) sending a message to a newsgroup b) buying something online c) irritating another user online d) sharing gossip about someone _* ...............................+10  by Bonaly Primary School Edinburgh [|http://www.bonaly.edin.sch.uk/index.htm

//There are 10 questions. Each question has 3 or 4 answers. You can choose more than one answer for each question.// //Each answer has a points score. If your answer indicates safe ways to use the internet you will get ‘plus’ points.// //Some of the answers have minus points. These are not the safe way to use the Internet.// //Remember, you can choose more than one answer.// What **can’t** you do on the internet? a) Visit chat rooms and other cool sites b) Download music, videos and photos c) See what a person really looks like

What would you do if you got an email from someone offering you a quick way to earn money? a) reply quickly with your full details b) tell your folks or teacher c) ignore it and delete it

If you visit a site which is rude or embarrassing, what do you do? a) share it with your friends b) tell an adult you know and trust c) click on “Home” or close to leave that site

There is someone in a chatroom, saying she is fourteen. Would you automatically believe she’s a young girl? a) yes, because you trust her and her picture is there b) yes, because someone will have checked c) no

What is the best way to deal with abusive messages? a) reply and complain b) ignore them c) tell an adult you know and trust d) tell your Internet Service Provider (ISP)

Which information would you give to a website asking for your details? a) first name only b) everything it asks for c) nothing that could be used to trace you

If your family was worried about you using the Internet, what would you do? a) take no notice, they’re too old to understand b) access it when they’re not about c) talk to them about what you do

What are the risks of putting your picture on the Internet? a) there aren’t any b) the picture could be edited in an embarrassing way and sent to others or published on the web c) you could be traced by someone who might wish you harm

You’ve been chatting online to someone for a while, and they suggest a meeting. What would you do? a) immediately fix the date and time b) tell your family and friends c) have a telephone conversation first, take someone with you, and arrange to meet in a public place

Which of these could cause problems for you? a) sending a message to a newsgroup b) buying something online c) irritating another user online d) sharing gossip about someone

You can score a possible 185 marks. Your score will indicate how conscious of internet safety you are. 