1. Grade 7 | Unit 7.5 | Page 7
Unit 7.5
Learning Activity Sheet - Warning signals
Names:
Read the comic about Joe and his gambling again. On page 1, Joe is an ordinary school boy, but by the end of the
comic, Joe is in serious trouble. How did he get there? Were there signs that he ought to have recognized as warnings
that he might be developing a problem with gambling?
Write down your responses to each of the questions and then with your partner, discuss your replies.
1. What is the first sign that you think that Joe might be heading for a gambling problem?
2. What further things does he do, or fail to do, which show that he is becoming a problem gambler?

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Learning Activity Sheet - Warning signals
3. What does Tiger recognize as a warning signal?
4. How does Sister Buck encourage Joe, despite it being obvious that Joe is getting into serious debt?