Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 200 · 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.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your verification code is 1093. It expires in 10 minutes.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
2. 2.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) keeping OTPs secret
3. 3.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) online ticket price (b) only text password (c) open the phone (d) one-time password
4. 4.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) read it out (b) hang up, tell an adult (c) send it by text (d) ask them to wait
5. 5.📩 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
6. 6.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “I sent my OTP to your number by mistake. Please send it back.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
7. 7.📩 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
8. 8.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a locked phone screen (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) a secret phone PIN (d) covering your screen
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) typing it in yourself
10. 10.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) a locked phone screen (d) typing an OTP on a link
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) a locked phone screen (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) an OTP for a “prize”
12. 12.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) covering your screen (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) telling OTPs to callers
13. 13.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling OTPs to callers? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
15. 15.True or false: “checking with a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
17. 17.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) on the card (b) only in your memory (c) in a chat (d) in a notebook
18. 18.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) telling a parent
19. 19.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) covering your screen (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) typing it in yourself (d) a PIN in your notes app
21. 21.📩 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
22. 22.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) typing it in yourself (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
23. 23.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
24. 24.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
25. 25.🔢 Safe or unsafe: PIN on a sticky note? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
26. 26.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “showing it to a stranger” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a game helper (b) a bank caller (c) nobody (d) a delivery person
29. 29.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
30. 30.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it is a secret game (b) it can open your account (c) it is a joke (d) it costs money to send
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) hiding the PIN pad
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) checking with a parent
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) typing it in yourself (c) a secret phone PIN (d) checking with a parent
34. 34.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
35. 35.True or false: “typing it in yourself” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “You have won ₹5,000! Tell us the OTP to receive it.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
37. 37.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
38. 38.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN like 1234? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) telling a parent (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) telling OTPs to callers
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) a locked phone screen (c) telling a parent (d) showing it to a stranger

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