Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 11 · 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? “You have won ₹5,000! Tell us the OTP to receive it.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
2. 2.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN in your notes app? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) typing it in yourself (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) an OTP for a “prize”
4. 4.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) a secret phone PIN (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) hanging up on “the bank”
5. 5.True or false: “an OTP in a group chat” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling OTPs to callers? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
7. 7.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
8. 8.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) send it to the caller (b) reply with your PIN (c) post it (d) ignore it, tell a parent
9. 9.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) checking with a parent (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) hanging up on “the bank”
10. 10.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
11. 11.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
12. 12.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) a locked phone screen (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
13. 13.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
15. 15.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) checking with a parent (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) typing it in yourself
16. 16.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) a secret phone PIN
17. 17.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling a parent? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
18. 18.🔢 Safe or unsafe: covering your screen? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your screen (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) telling OTPs to callers
20. 20.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
21. 21.True or false: “a secret phone PIN” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) nobody (b) a delivery person (c) a game helper (d) a bank caller
23. 23.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) checking with a parent (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) PIN on a sticky note
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) telling a parent (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) a locked phone screen
25. 25.🔢 Safe or unsafe: PIN on a sticky note? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
26. 26.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
27. 27.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your OTP for login is 4821. Do not share it with anyone.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
28. 28.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) covering your screen (d) typing an OTP on a link
29. 29.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it costs money to send (b) it is a secret game (c) it is a joke (d) it can open your account
31. 31.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) covering your screen (c) typing it in yourself (d) telling a parent
32. 32.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) PIN on a sticky note
33. 33.True or false: “a PIN in your notes app” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) a locked phone screen (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) covering your screen
35. 35.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hanging up on “the bank”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
36. 36.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔢 Safe or unsafe: showing it to a stranger? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
38. 38.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) keeping OTPs secret

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