Ten questions. Some are about facts, some are about what you would do. Name: Score: _____ / 10
1. What is the most reliable warning sign of grooming?
A) The person has no profile photo
B) The person asks you to keep the chats secret
C) The person is older than you
D) The person plays different games to you
2. Why do groomers give compliments and gifts early on?
A) They are being genuinely kind
B) To build trust and make the target feel special before asking for anything
C) It is required by the app
D) To show off their money
3. "You're so mature for your age" is:
A) A classic grooming line designed to flatter and isolate
B) A normal thing online friends say
C) Proof the person respects you
D) Only a problem if they ask for photos
4. Someone you met online wants to move the chat to a private app with disappearing messages. This is:
A) Normal and always fine
B) A red flag worth noticing, especially combined with secrecy
C) Safer, because messages disappear
D) Only risky for younger kids
5. Under UK law, an adult sending sexual messages to someone under 16 is:
A) Committing a specific criminal offence
B) Only breaking the law if they meet up
C) Doing nothing illegal if the child replies
D) Breaking app rules but not the law
6. Someone online threatens to share a photo of you unless you pay them. What should you do first?
A) Pay quickly so they delete it
B) Delete the whole chat and pretend it never happened
C) Stop replying, keep the evidence, block, and tell an adult
D) Threaten them back
7. Why does paying a sextortion demand not work?
A) It usually does work
B) Paying proves you will pay, so the demands continue
C) The payment apps block it
D) It works but takes too long
8. What is Report Remove?
A) A police station service
B) A tool from Childline and the IWF that helps under 18s get images of themselves taken down
C) An app for blocking people
D) A school detention system
9. A fake, AI-generated image of you is used in a threat. Which is true?
A) Nothing can be done because it is fake
B) It is your fault for having photos online
C) You get the same help and protection as for a real image, and the offender is still breaking the law
D) It is only a problem if it looks real
10. A friend tells you something like this is happening to them and begs you to tell nobody. The best response is:
A) Promise to keep the secret
B) Tell them it is their own fault
C) Post about it to warn others
D) Stay kind, and help them tell a trusted adult, because this is bigger than a secret
Answer Key (Teacher Copy)
1. B. Secrecy is the load-bearing wall of grooming. Whoever the person claims to be, a demand for secrecy is the pattern showing itself. 2. B. Investment before request. The kindness is a tool, which is why it feels so convincing. 3. A. Flattery that separates a child from their peers is a technique, and pupils who can name it are largely immune to it. 4. B. Platform-hopping to private, ephemeral spaces is where escalation happens. One red flag is a caution; red flags in combination are the alarm. 5. A. Section 15A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, sexual communication with a child. The child commits no offence; the law exists to protect them. 6. C. Stop, save, block, tell. Evidence matters, which is why deleting everything, the instinctive response, is the one to avoid. 7. B. Reinforce this plainly: payment triggers more demands, and involving an adult collapses the threat. If any pupil seems personally affected by this question, follow up privately and involve the DSL. 8. B. Free, confidential, and works on fake and AI images too. 9. C. KCSIE 2026 treats AI-generated imagery as a safeguarding matter exactly like real imagery, and the criminal law covers it. 10. D. The kindest possible act is helping them reach an adult. Some secrets are too heavy for a 13-year-old to carry, and this is one of them.