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Riya stopped sharing her art completely. Ananya felt ashamed and even avoided school. They felt
surrounded by invisible bullies they could not recognise or escape.

Based on the above case, answer the following questions:

1. Which action in the story is an example of Exclusion?

a. Posting mean comments about Ananya’s dance

b. Creating a fake profile using Riya’s name
c. Removing Ananya from the class WhatsApp study group

d. Sharing edited photos of Riya online

2. What should be the FIRST step for the girls according to the STOP–BLOCK–TELL rule?
a. Reply to the bully to defend themselves

b. Immediately delete their accounts
c. Stop responding and save screenshots as evidence

d. Tell classmates to stop sharing the posts

3. How did cyberbullying affect Ananya and Riya differently?

4. According to the “Be an Upstander” section, what could Sameer do safely?

5. Which Indian laws could protect the girls here?

2FA (Two-Factor Authentication): A login method that requires two verification steps to
make an account more secure.

Encryption: A process that converts data into a secret code so only authorised users can
read it.

Firewalls: Digital security barriers that block unsafe Internet traffic from entering a device
or network.

Pop-ups: Sudden windows that appear on screen, often used for ads or scams.

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