Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 209 · 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) hang up, tell an adult (b) send it by text (c) ask them to wait (d) read it out
2. 2.📩 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
3. 3.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
4. 4.True or false: “a secret phone PIN” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📩 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
6. 6.True or false: “texting an OTP to a pal” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
9. 9.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN in your notes app? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
10. 10.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
11. 11.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “I sent my OTP to your number by mistake. Please send it back.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your screen (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) checking with a parent (d) typing an OTP on a link
13. 13.True or false: “checking with a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a delivery person (b) nobody (c) a bank caller (d) a game helper
16. 16.📩 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
17. 17.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN like 1234? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
18. 18.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “typing an OTP on a link” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “I am from customer care. Read out the 6-digit code you just got.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
22. 22.True or false: “an OTP in a group chat” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “typing an OTP on a link” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Share the OTP and we will add free game coins to your account.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
25. 25.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hanging up on “the bank”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
26. 26.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) checking with a parent (c) showing it to a stranger (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
27. 27.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) typing it in yourself (d) an OTP for a “prize”
28. 28.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
29. 29.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) a secret phone PIN (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) typing it in yourself
31. 31.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) reply with your PIN (b) send it to the caller (c) post it (d) ignore it, tell a parent
32. 32.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) covering your screen (c) a locked phone screen (d) PIN on a sticky note
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) texting an OTP to a pal
34. 34.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) keeping OTPs secret
35. 35.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) in a chat (b) only in your memory (c) on the card (d) in a notebook
36. 36.True or false: “checking with a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) telling a parent (d) an OTP in a group chat
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) a secret phone PIN (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) telling OTPs to callers
39. 39.📩 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
40. 40.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) a locked phone screen (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) checking with a parent

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