Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 108 · 40 questions

Stay safe (Nobody asks for an OTP): Never read out, type into a link or send an OTP or PIN to anyone — caller, friend or “customer care”. An OTP you did not ask for means someone may be trying to get in: ignore it and tell a parent. Keep PINs in your memory, cover the keypad and lock your phone screen.

1. 1.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
2. 2.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) showing it to a stranger (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) keeping OTPs secret
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
4. 4.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) in a chat (b) in a notebook (c) on the card (d) only in your memory
5. 5.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Share the OTP and we will add free game coins to your account.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
6. 6.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “You have won ₹5,000! Tell us the OTP to receive it.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
7. 7.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
8. 8.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) a secret phone PIN (d) a PIN in your notes app
10. 10.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
11. 11.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your verification code is 1093. It expires in 10 minutes.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
12. 12.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) a secret phone PIN (d) hanging up on “the bank”
13. 13.True or false: “an OTP for a “prize”” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a bank caller (b) a game helper (c) a delivery person (d) nobody
15. 15.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “This is your bank. Tell me the OTP to stop your card being blocked.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
16. 16.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) checking with a parent (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) an OTP in a group chat
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) typing it in yourself (c) covering your screen (d) telling a parent
18. 18.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) showing it to a stranger (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) texting an OTP to a pal
19. 19.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) keeping OTPs secret
20. 20.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) telling a parent
22. 22.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) a secret phone PIN (c) showing it to a stranger (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) telling a parent (d) a locked phone screen
24. 24.True or false: “typing it in yourself” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) a locked phone screen
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) showing it to a stranger (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) keeping OTPs secret
27. 27.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) telling a parent
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) an OTP in a group chat
29. 29.🔢 Safe or unsafe: showing it to a stranger? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
30. 30.True or false: “covering your screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN in your notes app? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
32. 32.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) send it to the caller (b) ignore it, tell a parent (c) reply with your PIN (d) post it
33. 33.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
34. 34.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “I am from customer care. Read out the 6-digit code you just got.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
35. 35.True or false: “a PIN like 1234” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) showing it to a stranger (c) typing it in yourself (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
38. 38.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “a PIN in your notes app” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a parent (b) checking with a parent (c) a locked phone screen (d) showing it to a stranger

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