Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 139 · 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.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) covering your screen (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) showing it to a stranger
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) a PIN like 1234
3. 3.True or false: “telling a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📩 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) post it (d) reply with your PIN
6. 6.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) on the card (b) in a notebook (c) only in your memory (d) in a chat
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) typing it in yourself
8. 8.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
9. 9.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “typing an OTP on a link” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
12. 12.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a game helper (b) a bank caller (c) nobody (d) a delivery person
13. 13.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “a PIN in your notes app” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) a locked phone screen (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) texting an OTP to a pal
16. 16.📩 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) an OTP in a group chat
18. 18.📩 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
19. 19.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) read it out (b) send it by text (c) ask them to wait (d) hang up, tell an adult
20. 20.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “checking with a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it in yourself (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) typing an OTP on a link
24. 24.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
25. 25.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📩 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
27. 27.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
28. 28.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it can open your account (b) it costs money to send (c) it is a joke (d) it is a secret game
29. 29.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
30. 30.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
31. 31.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing it in yourself? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
32. 32.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) a secret phone PIN (c) a locked phone screen (d) an OTP for a “prize”
33. 33.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
34. 34.📩 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
35. 35.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your friend’s account is locked. Send me the code to unlock it.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
36. 36.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling a parent (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) typing it in yourself (d) texting an OTP to a pal
37. 37.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
38. 38.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) typing it in yourself
39. 39.🔢 Safe or unsafe: showing it to a stranger? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
40. 40.📩 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

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