Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 175 · 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.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a delivery person (b) a bank caller (c) nobody (d) a game helper
2. 2.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
3. 3.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
4. 4.📩 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) texting an OTP to a pal
6. 6.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
8. 8.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
9. 9.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) checking with a parent (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) a secret phone PIN (d) hiding the PIN pad
10. 10.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a locked phone screen (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) typing it in yourself (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
11. 11.True or false: “sharing a PIN with a pal” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) in a notebook (b) only in your memory (c) in a chat (d) on the card
13. 13.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
15. 15.True or false: “showing it to a stranger” 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) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) showing it to a stranger (d) texting an OTP to a pal
17. 17.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) a secret phone PIN (d) telling a parent
19. 19.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN like 1234? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
20. 20.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) only text password (b) open the phone (c) one-time password (d) online ticket price
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) a secret phone PIN (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) telling OTPs to callers
22. 22.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
23. 23.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a locked phone screen (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) covering your screen (d) checking with a parent
25. 25.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it can open your account (b) it is a secret game (c) it is a joke (d) it costs money to send
26. 26.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) ignore it, tell a parent (b) post it (c) send it to the caller (d) reply with your PIN
27. 27.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
28. 28.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “sharing a PIN with a pal” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
32. 32.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) covering your screen (c) a secret phone PIN (d) telling OTPs to callers
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 in a group chat (d) typing it in yourself
34. 34.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing it in yourself? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) a PIN like 1234
36. 36.True or false: “showing it to a stranger” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your friend’s account is locked. Send me the code to unlock it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
38. 38.True or false: “covering your screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔢 Safe or unsafe: PIN on a sticky note? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
40. 40.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step

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