Am I being taken advantage of?

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I am forced to be with a person (in a school setting), in which I am not sure of their behavior. They often ask me questions, laugh at any answer I give, then call me stupid. I don't understand this behavior at all. They also get really close to me and touch me, and I don't understand this behavior either. Is there any reason for these things? What are they trying to do, and what should I do in response? Thanks.

I would say that it sounds like you are being bullied with regards to the person telling you are stupid and laughing at you. I would speak to your teacher if you can.

With regards to the person touching you. I would also tell your teacher exactly what the other person is doing.
When i say exactly, i mean exactly, meaning where they are touching you etc.

This is important, as if a person in touching you when you do not want them, their behaviour can range between annoyance, to assault, to sexual assault etc. None of which are acceptable.

So, speak to a teacher and hopefully the teacher will help and at the very least, change the person who you are put with.

Thanks for the response, I had no idea what to do because I couldn't make anything out of this situation. I will do something immediately now that I know.

The other best response would be to start ignoring them. If they start talking to you, just walk away and say "Excuse me" and avoid them as much as possible. I would talk to your teacher as well.

Other things that I have learned to do would be to show off any special talent that you have such as - artwork, writing, math etc. That will distract them and prove that you aren't stupid.

However, if they are touching you and leave a bruise, then you can press charges and contact their parents.

From what I have read, this could be taken in one of two ways (In my opinion.):

One:
Your friend is bullying you/pressuring you. I advise you to talk to any other friends you may have, a teacher, a parent, or someone you trust.

Two (I regularly misinterpret in this way):
My friends insult each other in affectionate ways and laugh in a way that they aren't mocking each other. From text, I don't know if your friend is being affectionate or insulting, so I would ask someone you trust to help you understand, or ask the friend in person. Being touchy and close, yes, can seem intimidating to some people or painful, but others find it affectionate to share casual touches.

I hope I helped.

It depends on how well you know the person. If this is a random pairing or someone who's not really your friend it sounds like bullying/annoyance behaviour to myself.

Back in my teens (I left school ten years ago almost) I had these popular girls who would act like this, all fakey-fakey and speak in American accents when addressing to me (I have a slight American twang due to how I learned how to talk through watching mostly American television despite being irish).

I would raise it with mutual friends if this is a friend or with a teacher if it's a classmate. Either way, I hate it when other people touch me.