Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 180 · 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 a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling a parent (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) showing it to a stranger (d) texting an OTP to a pal
2. 2.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
3. 3.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a bank caller (b) a game helper (c) a delivery person (d) nobody
4. 4.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a locked phone screen (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) hiding the PIN pad
5. 5.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) in a notebook (b) only in your memory (c) on the card (d) in a chat
6. 6.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
7. 7.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing it in yourself (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) typing an OTP on a link
8. 8.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) a secret phone PIN
9. 9.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN in your notes app? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
10. 10.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
11. 11.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) an OTP in a group chat
12. 12.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
13. 13.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
14. 14.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it is a joke (b) it is a secret game (c) it costs money to send (d) it can open your account
15. 15.📩 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) an OTP for a “prize”
17. 17.True or false: “a PIN in your notes app” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling a parent? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
19. 19.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) telling a parent (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) PIN on a sticky note
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) a locked phone screen (c) a secret phone PIN (d) checking with a parent
21. 21.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
22. 22.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) a locked phone screen (c) typing it in yourself (d) hiding the PIN pad
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) checking with a parent (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) keeping OTPs secret
24. 24.True or false: “sharing a PIN with a pal” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) telling OTPs to callers
27. 27.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a locked phone screen (b) telling a parent (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) hanging up on “the bank”
28. 28.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) post it (b) send it to the caller (c) ignore it, tell a parent (d) reply with your PIN
29. 29.📩 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
30. 30.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
31. 31.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) checking with a parent (d) a locked phone screen
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) texting an OTP to a pal
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) typing it in yourself (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) telling OTPs to callers
36. 36.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) covering your screen (d) telling a parent
37. 37.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) ask them to wait (b) send it by text (c) hang up, tell an adult (d) read it out
38. 38.True or false: “checking with a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
40. 40.True or false: “checking with a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False

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