Remember: A pop-up that scares or hurries you is a trick. Touch nothing, close it safely and tell a grown-up.
Idris and the box on the volcano page
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The box on the volcano pageIdris was reading about volcanoes on the tablet when a box jumped onto the screen. "Your device has a problem! Fix it now!" it said. A giant button said "Download the fixer," and a clock counted down, "Hurry!" Idris found a tiny X in the corner, but it slid away when he tapped it, and a second pop-up opened. Pepper the parrot squawked, "Tap it, tap it!" Idris took his hands off the tablet and carried it to Grandpa Ben. "That box is a trick," said Grandpa Ben. "A page cannot see a problem in your tablet." Idris asked, "Am I in trouble?" Grandpa Ben shook his head. "Pop-ups jump at everybody." Then he used the window's own close, outside the box, and the volcano was back.
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Which clue in Idris's pop-up said hurry?
⬇️A giant Download button⏰A countdown clock❎A tiny X
2
Could the box really see a problem inside Idris's tablet?
YesNo
3
What did Idris do after he took his hands off the tablet?
❎Tapped the tiny X again🔑Typed in his password👴Carried it to Grandpa Ben
4
Was Idris in trouble for the pop-up?
YesNo
Clues and safe steps
5
Circle every clue that a pop-up is a trick.
⚠️It says your device has a problem📞It tells you to call a number🎮A small note from a game you chose that says Level saved📚A reminder from your teacher's app
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Join each clue to why it is a clue.
1⏰ a countdown clock
2❎ a close X in a strange place
3⬇️ a giant fix-it button
Aa real fix comes from settings, with a grown-up
Bit may be fake and open more boxes
Cit wants you to hurry
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Number the safe steps.
The grown-up closes the page or the app
Carry it to a grown-up
Take your hands off the tablet
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Why does a pop-up show a countdown clock?
🤝To be helpful🕰️To give you time to ask🧠So you do not stop to think
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Nell's pop-up told her to call a number. Who finds a real number?
🔟The number in the box🧑A grown-up🕵️A stranger online
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Fix the mistake. Pepper says: 'Tap the tiny X inside the box to close it.' What should Idris do instead?
🧑Touch nothing inside the box and get a grown-up❎Tap the X twice, fast🏃Hurry before the clock ends
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Stretch. A pop-up says 'Your device has a problem! Call this number!' How many clues is that?
☝️One✌️Two🤟Three
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Write what you could say to a grown-up when a box pops up.
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Draw Idris taking his hands off the tablet.
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Answer key · Set A
Pop-ups and fake buttons
1A countdown clock A clock that counts down is a hurry trick. A trickster wants you to hurry so you do not stop to think.
2No A page cannot see a problem in your tablet, so that box was a trick.
3Carried it to Grandpa Ben Idris stopped and carried the tablet to Grandpa Ben, which was just right.
4No Pop-ups jump at everybody, even grown-ups. Nobody is in trouble.
5It says your device has a problem, It tells you to call a number A problem warning and a number to call are clues. A note from a game you chose, or your teacher's reminder, asks for nothing.
61-C, 2-B, 3-A Each clue is a way a trickster rushes you or sends you the wrong way.
73, 2, 1 Idris touched nothing, took the tablet to Grandpa Ben, and Grandpa Ben closed it with the window's own close.
8So you do not stop to think A countdown does not give you time. It takes it away, so you do not stop to think.
9A grown-up A number in a pop-up is part of the trick. A grown-up finds the real one.
10Touch nothing inside the box and get a grown-up The tiny X can be fake and open more boxes. Touch nothing inside the box, then get a grown-up.
11Two A problem warning is one clue and a number to call is the second. That was Nell's pop-up: two clues.
12Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
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