Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 182 · 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) nobody (c) a bank caller (d) a game helper
2. 2.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) covering your screen (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) typing an OTP on a link
3. 3.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
4. 4.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your OTP for login is 4821. Do not share it with anyone.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
5. 5.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) an OTP in a group chat
6. 6.📩 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
7. 7.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) covering your screen (b) a locked phone screen (c) a secret phone PIN (d) showing it to a stranger
8. 8.True or false: “an OTP in a group chat” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a locked phone screen (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) an OTP in a group chat
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) checking with a parent (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) hanging up on “the bank”
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) a locked phone screen
12. 12.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧾 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
14. 14.True or false: “a PIN like 1234” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
16. 16.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling OTPs to callers? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
17. 17.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) hang up, tell an adult (b) ask them to wait (c) send it by text (d) read it out
18. 18.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Share the OTP and we will add free game coins to your account.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
20. 20.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) typing an OTP on a link
21. 21.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) typing it in yourself
22. 22.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
23. 23.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) a secret phone PIN
24. 24.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
25. 25.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
27. 27.True or false: “telling a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📩 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
29. 29.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) keeping OTPs secret
30. 30.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
31. 31.📩 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) post it (d) ignore it, tell a parent
32. 32.True or false: “texting an OTP to a pal” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “an OTP in a group chat” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) typing it in yourself (c) a locked phone screen (d) texting an OTP to a pal
36. 36.True or false: “checking with a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing an OTP on a link? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
38. 38.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling a parent? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
39. 39.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
40. 40.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True

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