1. Which word below best describes the situation in the cartoon?

Buddies Bullying Indifference Ridicule

2. Complete the following table to understand what the cartoonist is trying to express.

The Bullies The Victim

Actions

The girl puts her left hand on her hip

with right thumb pointing down. The

boy in the middle is throwing a soda

can at the boy in the yellow T-shirt

and laughing out loud. The third boy

has his arms on his hips and is

looking at the boy in the yellow T-

shirt with disdain in his eyes.

The boy keeps quiet and

puts up with the others’

behaviours despite being hit

by the soda can.

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(C) Pay attention to the number of people on this side and the physical size of these people, compared to the one on the other side.

(B) Pay attention to this person’s expression and reaction.

(A) Pay attention to their expressions and actions.

This worksheet aims to guide students to discuss the behavioural signs of bullies, their victims and the strategies to tackle bullying.

The Bullies The Victim

ExpressionsThey are having fun and treat their

victim with disdain.

He is in pain and feels sad.

Number of

People

There are three of them in a gang. He is alone/on his own.

Body size

Two of them are relatively big and

strong, while the other one is

thinner.

He is relatively small.

3. Does the cartoon above show the typical features of bullies and their victims? Explain

your answer.

No.

Sometimes bullies can act alone.

Bullying does not always involve physical violence. Bullying may also involve

verbal violence, for example, calling others “names”; making fun of or insulting

others because of their physical appearance, abilities or ethnicities/races.

Bullies are not necessarily big and strong.

The victims are not always small and weak.

(Other reasonable and relevant answers are acceptable.)

4. Drawing together your answers to the above questions, what kind of unbalanced

situation or circumstance makes bullying happen more easily?

Body size System

Number of People Power

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Group Discussion

Do you think that leaving the scene quickly is the best way for victims to deal with bullying?

Explain your answer.

Please put down the key points from your group discussion in the space below.

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Definition of bullying

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Different academics have slightly different views over the definition of bullying, but most of

them agree that three components are common in bullying. They are:

1. Repetition - Bullying repeats over time. It is not a single incident.

2. Malicious intent - Bullies oppress and hurt others deliberately.

3. Imbalance of power - Bullies are apparently more powerful and bullying occurs when the

victims are unable to defend themselves.

A behaviour is defined as bullying only when it has all these three components. Overall

speaking, bullying is a repeated and intended act of harm or oppression by a person or a

group of persons who is more powerful or in the majority.

Source: “Co-creating a Harmonious School: Stop Bullying” Resource Package

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