Common Sense Media Pre-test 2024

True or false? When we use the internet or devices, we should think only of how our actions affect ourselves.

• True

• False

When you go online, what is an example of a responsibility you have to yourself?

• Share pictures that have my friends in them without asking permission.

• Make funny comments to make others laugh.

• Go on a website that is OK for kids my age.

• Download an app my older cousin shared.

You and your best friend spent the afternoon playing at the park. You took a few photos of you both together and want to share them with your friends online. What should you do?

• Post them online without asking your friend.

• Ask your friend if you can share the photos of you together.

• Wait a couple days, then share them online without asking your friend.

True or false? The things people say or write can be understood differently by different people.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT one of the steps of S-T-O-P?

• S: Step away.

• T: Trust everyone online.

• O: OK sites first.

• P: Pause and think online.

Your friend Lila shows up looking sad. She posted a photo on the internet of her cat, Cupcake. But someone she does not know wrote "you have an ugly cat" on her photo. You see that Lila feels sad. You wish she felt better. Your reaction shows that:

• You do not care.

• You are not paying attention.

• You have empathy for Lila.

• You want Lila to be even more sad.

Using a computer to change the way a photograph looks is an example of:

• Altering a photograph.

• The attitude of a photograph.

• The atmosphere of a photograph.

• Attaining a photograph.

Sometimes companies share photos or videos that have been altered. Why would they do this?

• To confuse people.

• To convince people not to buy something by making it look worse.

• To persuade someone to buy something by making it look better.

Why is it important to know that many photos and videos we see are altered?

• Altered photos and videos can be meant to be funny and not real.

• Some photos and videos are altered to make us change our minds.

• It's important to know whether a photo or video is telling the truth.

• All of the above.

You are writing a research report about dinosaurs. You find a photo online with a dinosaur and a person in it. You know that dinosaurs and people did not live at the same time! Which of the questions below is helpful to ask about the altered photo?

• How was this photo altered?

• Why was this photo altered?

• Is the altered photo trying to make me believe something?

• All of the above.