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April's Phone Safety Stories

Read each story carefully. Answer using details from the stories. For the last question, explain your thinking.

The Dance Showcase

April and her friends Ethan, Carlos, and Nia were waiting for their turn at a dance competition. April’s family had agreed that she could use her phone in the lobby while her dad sat nearby. She checked the time, then put the phone away so she could warm up with her team. A message popped up from a person she did not know: “I saw you dancing. Send me your phone number so I can add you.” April felt unsure. She did not reply or share her number. She showed the message to her dad, who helped her block the sender. Later, a chat message from someone in a game asked April to send a photo of herself. April closed the chat and told her dad. Their family rule was to ask a trusted adult before sharing personal information or pictures online.

1.Why did April put her phone away after checking the time?

2.What did the unknown person ask April to share?

3.Choose the best answer: What did April do when the unknown person contacted her?

She replied with her number.
She showed the message to her dad.
She asked Ethan to answer.

4.What does the word “unsure” tell you about how April felt?

5.Put these events in the order they happened. Write 1, 2, and 3 beside them: ___ April showed the message to her dad. ___ April checked the time. ___ April blocked the sender with her dad’s help.

A Message During the Break

After the team’s first dance, April sat with Nia and Carlos during the break. A new message appeared on April’s phone: “Want to meet me outside? Don’t tell your dad.” April did not know who had sent it. The words made her feel worried, especially the request to keep it secret. April locked her phone and found her dad in the lobby. She showed him the message and stayed with her family. Her dad thanked her for telling him. He reminded April that a safe adult will listen and help, and that she can always stop a conversation that feels wrong.

6.Why did the message make April worried? Give two details from the story.

7.True or false: April went outside to meet the person who sent the message. Use a story detail to support your answer.

TrueFalse

8.What does “stop a conversation that feels wrong” mean in this story?

9.Which sentence best tells the main lesson of both stories?

Always answer messages as soon as they arrive.
Keep worrying messages secret from adults.
Do not share private information or respond to worrying messages alone; tell a trusted adult.

10.How are April’s choices in the two stories alike? Include one example from each story.

11.Imagine a game chat asks you to send a picture and says, “Keep this between us.” What is one safe action you could take, and why?