Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 12 · 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.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) only in your memory (b) in a notebook (c) in a chat (d) on the card
2. 2.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) a locked phone screen
3. 3.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) covering your screen (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a locked phone screen (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
5. 5.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) read it out (b) hang up, tell an adult (c) ask them to wait (d) send it by text
6. 6.True or false: “sharing a PIN with a pal” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) telling a parent
8. 8.📩 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
9. 9.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) nobody (b) a bank caller (c) a delivery person (d) a game helper
10. 10.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing an OTP on a link? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
11. 11.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) post it (b) ignore it, tell a parent (c) reply with your PIN (d) send it to the caller
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) showing it to a stranger
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) showing it to a stranger (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) a secret phone PIN (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) hiding the PIN pad
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) a secret phone PIN (c) showing it to a stranger (d) PIN on a sticky note
16. 16.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) a locked phone screen (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) keeping OTPs secret
18. 18.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hanging up on “the bank”? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
19. 19.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
20. 20.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) typing it in yourself
21. 21.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) checking with a parent
22. 22.True or false: “an OTP in a group chat” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling a parent (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) a secret phone PIN (d) typing it in yourself
24. 24.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
25. 25.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
26. 26.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “typing it in yourself” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
30. 30.True or false: “showing it to a stranger” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “I am from customer care. Read out the 6-digit code you just got.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
32. 32.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) telling OTPs to callers
33. 33.📩 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
34. 34.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) a locked phone screen
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) typing it in yourself
36. 36.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) only text password (b) one-time password (c) online ticket price (d) open the phone
37. 37.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling a parent? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
38. 38.True or false: “a secret phone PIN” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) telling a parent
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) covering your screen

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