Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 232 · 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.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it is a secret game (b) it costs money to send (c) it is a joke (d) it can open your account
2. 2.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) a secret phone PIN (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) PIN on a sticky note
3. 3.True or false: “showing it to a stranger” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a locked phone screen (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
5. 5.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) one-time password (b) open the phone (c) online ticket price (d) only text password
6. 6.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “You have won ₹5,000! Tell us the OTP to receive it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) a locked phone screen (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) an OTP in a group chat
8. 8.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) texting an OTP to a pal
9. 9.True or false: “an OTP for a “prize”” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN like 1234? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
11. 11.True or false: “sharing a PIN with a pal” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling a parent (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) typing it in yourself
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it in yourself (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) showing it to a stranger (d) a PIN like 1234
14. 14.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) checking with a parent (b) a secret phone PIN (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) an OTP in a group chat
15. 15.True or false: “showing it to a stranger” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📩 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
18. 18.True or false: “telling a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hanging up on “the bank”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
20. 20.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) in a notebook (b) in a chat (c) on the card (d) only in your memory
22. 22.True or false: “typing an OTP on a link” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “an OTP in a group chat” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling OTPs to callers? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
25. 25.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) checking with a parent (d) keeping OTPs secret
27. 27.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
28. 28.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
29. 29.🔢 Safe or unsafe: PIN on a sticky note? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
30. 30.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing an OTP on a link? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
32. 32.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
33. 33.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) showing it to a stranger
35. 35.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling a parent (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) typing it in yourself
36. 36.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) showing it to a stranger
38. 38.True or false: “typing it in yourself” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) checking with a parent (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) a PIN like 1234

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