Remember: A free game can still cost money. Ask a grown-up before you buy, and never keep a buy a secret.
Robin, Jo and Blip
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Free, and then?Jo told Robin about a game that said Free in big, bright letters. Robin got it, and the first levels were easy and fun. Then a locked gate blocked the path and a timer said to wait. A shiny button said "Pay to skip!" and Blip, a mint blob, winked and said, "Hurry, this sale ends very soon!" Robin waited, laughed at Jo's silly faces, and the gate opened for nothing. Later a mystery box popped up. Robin's tablet had a card saved, so one tap paid, and the box held only a plain sticker. A grown-up's phone went ping. Robin walked into the kitchen and told the grown-up. "Thank you for telling me," said the grown-up. "You are not in trouble. Let's look at the game together."
1
What would the 'Pay to skip' button have cost?
🆓Nothing💵Real money⭐A star
2
Did waiting for the gate to open cost money?
YesNo
3
Why does a free game show a sale with a ticking clock?
🤝To help you⏰To make you hurry and buy🎈To be fun
4
What did Robin do after the ping?
🤫Hid it and said nothing🎁Tapped another box🧑Walked into the kitchen and told the grown-up
What costs, and what is safe
5
Join each part of the game to what it does.
1🏪 a coin shop
2🎁 a mystery box
3⏳ pay to skip a wait
Asells coins for real money
Bcosts money, but waiting is free
Cyou pay before you see inside
6
Circle everything that is free in Robin's game.
▶️The first levels⭐Stars you earn by playing🏪Bags of coins in the shop🎁A mystery box
7
Number the safe plan before a buy.
Wait and think
Ask a grown-up first
Turn on a buy check
8
Robin's tablet had a saved, so one tap could pay.
gamecardstar
9
Was Robin in trouble for telling the grown-up?
YesNo
10
Fix the mistake. Jo says: 'It says Free, so it can never cost money.' What is true?
🏪Free games never have shops🆓Free to start does not mean free all the way📺Only ads cost money
11
Stretch. The first levels, the coin shop, pay to skip and the mystery box: how many of these cost money?
☝️One✌️Two🤟Three
12
Draw Robin looking at the game with a grown-up.
13
Copy it. free can still cost money
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Answer key · Set A
Free games that cost money
1Real money Paying to skip a wait costs real money, but waiting costs nothing.
2No Robin waited, laughed with Jo, and the gate opened for nothing.
3To make you hurry and buy The clock wants you to hurry. Safe choices can wait.
4Walked into the kitchen and told the grown-up Robin told the truth, and the grown-up said that was brave.
51-A, 2-C, 3-B Each of these is a way a free game can cost real money.
6The first levels, Stars you earn by playing The first levels and the stars you earn are free. Coins from the shop and a mystery box cost real money.
72, 1, 3 Ask first, wait and think because a buy can wait, and a buy check makes the tablet ask a grown-up's password.
8card Some devices remember a card, and then one tap can pay.
9No The grown-up said, You told me, and that is brave.
10Free to start does not mean free all the way Making a game takes many people who are paid, so a free game earns money some other way.
11Three The coin shop, the skip and the mystery box cost money. Only the first levels are free.
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