Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 210 · 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.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
2. 2.📩 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
3. 3.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) in a chat (b) only in your memory (c) in a notebook (d) on the card
5. 5.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) ignore it, tell a parent (b) reply with your PIN (c) post it (d) send it to the caller
7. 7.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) PIN on a sticky note
8. 8.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) showing it to a stranger (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) an OTP in a group chat
9. 9.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
10. 10.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
12. 12.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) checking with a parent (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
13. 13.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
14. 14.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a bank caller (b) nobody (c) a delivery person (d) a game helper
15. 15.☎️ 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) read it out (d) hang up, tell an adult
16. 16.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it is a secret game (b) it costs money to send (c) it can open your account (d) it is a joke
17. 17.True or false: “a PIN like 1234” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your verification code is 1093. It expires in 10 minutes.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
19. 19.📩 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
20. 20.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hanging up on “the bank”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
21. 21.📩 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
22. 22.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
23. 23.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing an OTP on a link? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) typing it in yourself (c) a secret phone PIN (d) covering your screen
25. 25.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
26. 26.True or false: “an OTP for a “prize”” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) typing it in yourself (d) telling OTPs to callers
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) checking with a parent (c) covering your screen (d) telling a parent
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) a PIN in your notes app
30. 30.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) checking with a parent (d) an OTP in a group chat
31. 31.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing it in yourself (b) a locked phone screen (c) telling a parent (d) an OTP for a “prize”
32. 32.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) a locked phone screen (c) covering your screen (d) checking with a parent
33. 33.True or false: “showing it to a stranger” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) online ticket price (b) open the phone (c) only text password (d) one-time password
35. 35.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) telling OTPs to callers
36. 36.📩 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) an OTP in a group chat
38. 38.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) typing it in yourself (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) a locked phone screen
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) keeping OTPs secret
40. 40.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) a locked phone screen (d) typing an OTP on a link

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