Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 144 · 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? “I am from customer care. Read out the 6-digit code you just got.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) a secret phone PIN (c) checking with a parent (d) typing it in yourself
3. 3.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) on the card (b) only in your memory (c) in a notebook (d) in a chat
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) a PIN in your notes app
5. 5.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) covering your screen (d) telling OTPs to callers
6. 6.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
7. 7.🔢 Safe or unsafe: covering your screen? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
8. 8.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) typing an OTP on a link
9. 9.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it can open your account (b) it is a joke (c) it costs money to send (d) it is a secret game
10. 10.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) read it out (b) ask them to wait (c) hang up, tell an adult (d) send it by text
11. 11.📩 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
12. 12.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “checking with a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📩 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
15. 15.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) typing it in yourself
17. 17.True or false: “typing it in yourself” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
19. 19.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a bank caller (b) a game helper (c) a delivery person (d) nobody
20. 20.True or false: “a secret phone PIN” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) covering your screen (d) an OTP for a “prize”
23. 23.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN like 1234? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
24. 24.🔢 Safe or unsafe: showing it to a stranger? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
25. 25.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling OTPs to callers? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) checking with a parent (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) typing it in yourself
27. 27.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) a secret phone PIN (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) hiding the PIN pad
28. 28.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) checking with a parent (c) a secret phone PIN (d) hiding the PIN pad
30. 30.📩 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) ignore it, tell a parent (d) post it
31. 31.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hanging up on “the bank”? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
32. 32.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
33. 33.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) telling a parent (d) a PIN in your notes app
34. 34.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) checking with a parent (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) a secret phone PIN
36. 36.True or false: “an OTP for a “prize”” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) an OTP for a “prize”
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) telling a parent (d) covering your screen
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) checking with a parent (d) typing it in yourself

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