Name: _____________________ 

My Secret Bully​ by Trudy Ludwig 

 
How was Katie being mean to Monica? 
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What could Sarah have done to help Monica when Katie was bullying her? 
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How did Monica stop the bullying? 
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What are 4 things that you could do if someone is being mean to you? 
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 Put Downs vs. Put Ups 
A put down is: ___________________________________________________________________ 
 
A put up is: _____________________________________________________________________ 
 
Directions: Fill in the chart with 3 put downs that people could say that could someone and 
3 put ups that people could say to be kind to someone.  
Put Downs  Put Ups 

   
 
Name: _________________________________ 
My Secret Bully​ Vocabulary  
 
Directions: fill in the blank with the correct word from the word bank  
problems  knot  pretended  sensitive  practice 
worry  concentrate  blame  whispering  reason 
 
1. The more that Katie was being mean to Monica, the more Monica felt a _______________ 
feeling in her stomach.  
 
2. Mom and Monica would ________________ things that Monica could say to stand up for 
herself.  
 
3. Sarah _______________ that Monica was not there when she asked if she could play with 
her and Katie at recess. 
 
4. Monica could not ____________ on her homework because she kept thinking about what 
Katie did to her at recess.  
 
5. Katie was __________________ with a group of girls when Monica stood up for herself.  
 
6. Monica’s mother told her that there are many __________________ in the world that are 
not easily solved, like this one with Katie.  
 
7. Monica told her mother that the ________________ she wanted to stay home was that her 
stomach hurt.   
 
8. If you are ___________________ to something, then it can easily hurt you.  
 
9. Real friends do not ___________________ each other for their problems.  
 
10. Monica would go home and _____________ about why Katie was being mean to her.