Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 118 · 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? “This is your bank. Tell me the OTP to stop your card being blocked.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) hiding the PIN pad
3. 3.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a delivery person (b) nobody (c) a bank caller (d) a game helper
4. 4.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hanging up on “the bank”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
5. 5.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Share the OTP and we will add free game coins to your account.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
8. 8.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it is a secret game (b) it can open your account (c) it costs money to send (d) it is a joke
10. 10.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) checking with a parent (b) showing it to a stranger (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) typing it in yourself
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) a locked phone screen (c) typing it in yourself (d) hiding the PIN pad
12. 12.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your OTP for login is 4821. Do not share it with anyone.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
13. 13.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) typing it in yourself
14. 14.🔢 Safe or unsafe: covering your screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
15. 15.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) a secret phone PIN (c) a locked phone screen (d) typing an OTP on a link
16. 16.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your screen (b) a secret phone PIN (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) hanging up on “the bank”
18. 18.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
19. 19.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN in your notes app? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
20. 20.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN like 1234? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
21. 21.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) covering your screen
22. 22.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
23. 23.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your friend’s account is locked. Send me the code to unlock it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
24. 24.📩 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
25. 25.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
26. 26.True or false: “typing an OTP on a link” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) a secret phone PIN (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) keeping OTPs secret
28. 28.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing it in yourself (b) telling a parent (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) a locked phone screen
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) a locked phone screen (d) a PIN like 1234
30. 30.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) ignore it, tell a parent (b) post it (c) reply with your PIN (d) send it to the caller
31. 31.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) telling a parent
33. 33.True or false: “an OTP for a “prize”” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔢 Safe or unsafe: showing it to a stranger? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
35. 35.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) a secret phone PIN (d) PIN on a sticky note
36. 36.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
37. 37.True or false: “an OTP for a “prize”” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📩 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
39. 39.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “I sent my OTP to your number by mistake. Please send it back.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
40. 40.True or false: “an OTP in a group chat” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True

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