Remember: A game friend is fun, but you only know their game side. Keep the chat in the game.
Omar, Jonas and Pancake
Read the story first, then answer.
Two kinds of friendOmar had two kinds of friend. Jonas had been to his house lots of times. Pancake was a player in his favorite game, with a smiling pancake for a picture, who told good jokes and said, "Great jump, Omar, you are the best!" On Thursday Pancake typed: "What is your real name? Where do you live, and where is your school? Send me a photo, so I can see your face!" Omar's thumbs hovered over the keys. Then he thought, "What do I really know about Pancake? I know a pancake picture, and that Pancake jumps well." He typed nothing and took the tablet to his dad, Baba. "Am I in trouble?" "Never," said Baba. "You can still play with Pancake, but keep the chat in the game."
1
Circle every game friend.
🎂Came to my birthday party🎮I only know their game name👪My grown-ups know their grown-ups🔇I have never heard their voice📚Sits next to me at school
2
Omar could be sure Pancake was eight like him.
TrueFalse
3
Look at the table. What does Omar know about Pancake?
👤Pancake's face and voice👪Pancake's family💬Only a picture and what Pancake types
4
Omar was in trouble for telling Baba.
TrueFalse
Keep the chat in the game
5
Circle everything that is fine to say in the game chat.
🏆Our best level🏡Where I live👑A trick to beat the boss📞My phone number
6
Join each message to what you do.
1🏠 Pancake asks where you live
2🌳 Pancake says 'Let's meet at the park!'
3🔀 Pancake says 'Let's chat in another app, just us'
Ado not answer, tell a grown-up
Bkeep the chat in the game, ask a grown-up first
Cnever meet a game friend, tell a grown-up
7
What does a good friend never ask you to do?
🤫Hide things from your family😂Tell a joke🎮Play a game
8
When a player asked where he lived, Omar said, 'I chat about the .'
gameparkschool
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Number what happened.
Omar shows Baba, and they block Pancake
Pancake asks for a real name, home, school and a photo
Omar stops and takes the tablet to Baba
A week later Pancake asks to chat somewhere else
10
A name, a picture and an age online can all be made up.
TrueFalse
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Fix the mistake. A boy says: 'My game friend is very friendly, so I know them well.' What is true?
😊Friendly means you know them🎮Friendly does not mean you know them💬Chatting every day means you know them
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Stretch: a player asks where you live. Write one thing you could say that keeps your home private.
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Draw a friend in person on one side and a game friend on the other. Show what you can see of each.
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Answer key · Set A
Online friends and real friends
1I only know their game name, I have never heard their voice A game friend is someone you only know through the game. A friend in person is one you see, hear and your family knows.
2False Pancake could be eight, or eighteen, or even eighty. A name, a picture and an age online can be made up.
3Only a picture and what Pancake types Pancake is a game friend. You only ever know a game friend through the game.
4False Baba said, never. Not for a game, and not for anything.
5Our best level, A trick to beat the boss Your best level and a game trick are about the game. Your home and phone number are private from people online.
61-A, 2-C, 3-B Keep the chat in the game unless a grown-up says another app is fine. And never meet a game friend, even if they seem lovely.
7Hide things from your family Baba said good friends never ask you to hide things from your family.
8game Omar kept the chat in the game and did not say where he lived.
94, 1, 2, 3 Omar told Baba the first time and again a week later. Then they blocked Pancake.
10True Most people in games just want to play, but you cannot tell which ones.
11Friendly does not mean you know them A very friendly player is still a game friend. You only know their game side.
12Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
Mark each answer, count the right ones and write the score on the sheet.