Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 164 · 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.True or false: “texting an OTP to a pal” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it costs money to send (b) it is a secret game (c) it can open your account (d) it is a joke
5. 5.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
7. 7.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your verification code is 1093. It expires in 10 minutes.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
8. 8.📩 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
9. 9.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a locked phone screen (b) covering your screen (c) checking with a parent (d) texting an OTP to a pal
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) an OTP for a “prize”
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) a secret phone PIN
13. 13.True or false: “telling a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing it in yourself (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) hiding the PIN pad
15. 15.📩 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
16. 16.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) checking with a parent (d) a PIN in your notes app
17. 17.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing it in yourself (b) covering your screen (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) an OTP in a group chat
18. 18.True or false: “showing it to a stranger” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) telling a parent (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) keeping OTPs secret
20. 20.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “You have won ₹5,000! Tell us the OTP to receive it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
21. 21.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) telling OTPs to callers
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) keeping OTPs secret
23. 23.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) keeping OTPs secret
24. 24.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
25. 25.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) showing it to a stranger (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) hanging up on “the bank”
26. 26.True or false: “a PIN like 1234” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a parent (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) a PIN in your notes app
28. 28.🔢 Safe or unsafe: PIN on a sticky note? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
29. 29.True or false: “a secret phone PIN” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) checking with a parent (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) telling a parent
31. 31.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling a parent? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) a secret phone PIN (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) texting an OTP to a pal
33. 33.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) nobody (b) a bank caller (c) a delivery person (d) a game helper
34. 34.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a locked phone screen (b) covering your screen (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) an OTP for a “prize”
35. 35.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) only text password (b) one-time password (c) online ticket price (d) open the phone
36. 36.True or false: “typing an OTP on a link” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔢 Safe or unsafe: covering your screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
38. 38.🔢 Safe or unsafe: showing it to a stranger? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
39. 39.True or false: “telling a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📩 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

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