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Domestic Violence Awareness Worksheet

This worksheet helps 8th-grade students understand domestic violence, its forms, impact, and how to seek help.

Grade 8 Social studies Social SkillsDomestic Violence Awareness
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.4CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.2

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Domestic Violence Awareness

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet is designed to help you understand domestic violence and its impact.

Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner. It can take many forms.

1. Which of the following is NOT a common form of domestic violence?

a

Physical abuse

b

Emotional abuse

c

Financial support

d

Sexual abuse

2. Domestic violence is about power and  .

3. The color   is often associated with domestic violence awareness.

Alif Laam Meem Muslim Fraternity At Domestic Violence Rally

4. Domestic violence only affects adults.

T

True

F

False

5. Name two ways someone can seek help if they or someone they know is experiencing domestic violence.

Use the words below to complete the sentences.

Cycle of Violence
Safe Plan
Advocate
Isolation

6. A   is a strategy to ensure safety when leaving an abusive relationship.

7. Abusers often use   to cut off victims from their support systems.

8. The   describes the repeating pattern of abuse and reconciliation in domestic violence.