Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 17 · 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.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) ask them to wait (b) read it out (c) send it by text (d) hang up, tell an adult
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) a PIN in your notes app
3. 3.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) ignore it, tell a parent (b) reply with your PIN (c) send it to the caller (d) post it
4. 4.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) showing it to a stranger (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) telling OTPs to callers
5. 5.True or false: “typing an OTP on a link” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) checking with a parent (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) covering your screen (d) a locked phone screen
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) an OTP in a group chat
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) a secret phone PIN (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) keeping OTPs secret
9. 9.🔢 Safe or unsafe: covering your screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) telling a parent (c) a secret phone PIN (d) a PIN like 1234
11. 11.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing it in yourself? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
13. 13.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) telling a parent (d) a PIN like 1234
14. 14.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) a locked phone screen (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) checking with a parent
15. 15.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) only in your memory (b) on the card (c) in a chat (d) in a notebook
16. 16.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) a locked phone screen (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) an OTP for a “prize”
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your screen (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) a locked phone screen
18. 18.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) telling a parent (d) typing it in yourself
19. 19.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a locked phone screen (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) telling a parent
20. 20.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) a locked phone screen (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) telling a parent
21. 21.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing an OTP on a link? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
22. 22.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
23. 23.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) a PIN in your notes app
24. 24.📩 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) covering your screen (c) typing it in yourself (d) texting an OTP to a pal
26. 26.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) a secret phone PIN (d) texting an OTP to a pal
27. 27.True or false: “typing an OTP on a link” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) typing it in yourself (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) keeping OTPs secret
29. 29.🔢 Safe or unsafe: PIN on a sticky note? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) typing it in yourself (c) checking with a parent (d) covering your screen
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) checking with a parent (c) a secret phone PIN (d) typing it in yourself
32. 32.True or false: “sharing a PIN with a pal” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
34. 34.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
35. 35.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
36. 36.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hanging up on “the bank”? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
37. 37.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your screen (b) checking with a parent (c) typing it in yourself (d) an OTP in a group chat
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) checking with a parent (d) texting an OTP to a pal
40. 40.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step

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