Hey Kids, How Much Do You Know About Using the Internet?

Internet Safety Quiz for Kids

1. When you are making up a user name for email and instant messaging, you should:

a) Always use your real name.
b) Use a name that does NOT reveal your true identity.
c) Use a name that gives good clues about who you really are.

2. With your secret codes and passwords, you should:

a) Give them out to only your best friends.
b) Give them out to strangers.
c) Never give out your passwords, except to your parents.

3. When someone asks for personal information like phone numbers or addresses online, you should:

a) Give the information to anyone who asks because it’s the polite thing to do.
b) Post the information on any public Web site like MySpace, so anyone can find it.
c) Never give out personal information online in emails or instant messages because you never know who you are really communicating with.

4. When you are filling out forms or surveys online, you should:

a) Answer all the questions truthfully.
b) Before you answer any questions, you should get your parents’ approval.
c) Make up funny answers to all the questions.

5. When online friends say they want to meet you in person, you should:

a) Go ahead, make plans and meet them wherever and whenever they want.
b) Inform your parents and make sure that you meet where there are a lot of people around.
c) Never meet anyone in person that you met online, it’s just not safe.

6. When you get an email or instant message from people you don’t know, you should:

a) Ignore it and put it in your trash folder.
b) Respond with a polite how-do-you-do.
c) Forward the message to your best friends.

7. When you receive an email with an attachment that you were NOT expecting from a friend, you should:

a) Open the attachment without thinking about it.
b) Ask a friend if you think it’s okay to open the attachment.
c) Ask your parents if it is okay to open the attachment.

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