AI and Saying No When Friends Push You

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1. What is peer pressure?

   1. When you feel nervous about using new technology
   2. When people encourage you to try something fun and safe
   3. When a group of friends tries to make you do something you know is wrong
   4. When classmates help you with homework

2. Your friend wants you to use AI to write a mean nickname for a classmate. What should you do?

   1. Help them — it is just a joke.
   2. Do it but promise to delete it later.
   3. Say 'No, that's not cool with me' and walk away.
   4. Ask the classmate first.

3. A friend keeps asking you to help them use AI to cheat on a quiz, even after you said no twice. What is the best next step?

   1. Give in this one time so they stop asking.
   2. Pretend you did not hear them.
   3. Tell a trusted grown-up about what is happening.
   4. Argue with them until they change their mind.

4. Your friend says 'It's just a prank — AI wrote it, not us.' Does that make a mean AI message okay to send?

   1. Yes, because AI made it, not the person.
   2. Yes, if it is funny enough.
   3. No, mean words hurt whether AI wrote them or not.
   4. Only if it is anonymous.

5. Why is it important to walk away when someone wants to use AI to bully someone else?

   1. Because staying and watching makes you part of the problem.
   2. Because the AI might break.
   3. Because you will get detention.
   4. Because adults are always watching.

6. A friend wants you to use AI to make a fake message that looks like it came from the principal. What should you do?

   1. Help — it would be funny.
   2. Say no and explain why faking messages from authority figures is wrong.
   3. Only help if you delete it afterward.
   4. Watch but do not type anything.

7. What does it mean that your values guide your choices?

   1. Your gaming scores decide what is right.
   2. What you believe is important shapes how you act — even when it is hard.
   3. You follow whatever the group says.
   4. AI tells you what to value.

8. Sofia says no to a friend who wants to use AI to fake a photo. The friend gets upset and stops talking to her. What does this tell us?

   1. Sofia made a mistake and should have gone along.
   2. The friend did not respect Sofia's choice.
   3. Sofia needs to apologize.
   4. AI tools are bad for friendships.

9. A bystander is someone who:

   1. Creates the mean AI content.
   2. Deletes mean content immediately.
   3. Sees what is happening but does not do anything about it.
   4. Teaches AI how to behave.

10. Your friend uses AI to make fun of another student and shows you the result. What is the kindest thing you can do?

    1. Laugh — it was not your idea.
    2. Share it with one person only.
    3. Tell your friend it is not okay and encourage them to delete it.
    4. Save it in case you need it later.

11. Why do people sometimes go along with peer pressure even when they know it is wrong?

    1. They secretly agree it is a good idea.
    2. They want to fit in or avoid being left out.
    3. They think AI makes everything okay.
    4. They enjoy hurting others.

12. Jordan feels sick to their stomach when a friend pressures them to spread an AI-made rumor at school. What does that feeling mean?

    1. Jordan is hungry.
    2. Jordan is excited about the idea.
    3. Jordan's conscience is warning them that something is wrong.
    4. Jordan needs to log out and try again later.

13. Which phrase is best to use when you want to say no to using AI for something mean?

    1. I do not care about you.
    2. Only if you do it first.
    3. No thanks — that is not cool with me.
    4. Sure, but only this once.

14. True or false: If you say no and your friend gets upset, you made the wrong choice.

    1. True — good friends always agree.
    2. True — you should find a compromise.
    3. False — someone getting upset does not mean you were wrong.
    4. False — only if the friend apologizes later.

15. Which situation shows the BEST response to peer pressure about AI?

    1. Lily uses AI to write a mean note because her friend dared her to, but deletes it after.
    2. Sam says no to using AI to prank a classmate, even though his group is annoyed.
    3. Alex uses AI to make a fake picture but does not share it with anyone.
    4. Priya agrees to the prank but feels bad about it afterward.