Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety
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.
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- 1.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
- 2.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your verification code is 1093. It expires in 10 minutes.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
- 3.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) a secret phone PIN
- 5.📩 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
- 6.True or false: “a PIN in your notes app” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: “typing an OTP on a link” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) covering your screen (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) telling a parent
- 9.True or false: “checking with a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
- 11.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
- 12.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a game helper (b) a bank caller (c) nobody (d) a delivery person
- 13.🏧 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
- 14.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
- 15.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
- 16.True or false: “a secret phone PIN” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) hiding the PIN pad
- 18.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling a parent (b) typing it in yourself (c) a secret phone PIN (d) PIN on a sticky note
- 19.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
- 20.📩 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
- 21.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) a locked phone screen (d) telling OTPs to callers
- 22.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
- 24.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) an OTP in a group chat
- 25.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN in your notes app? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
- 26.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) typing it in yourself (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
- 27.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) a locked phone screen
- 28.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hanging up on “the bank”? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
- 29.☎️ 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
- 30.📩 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
- 31.🔢 Safe or unsafe: showing it to a stranger? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) PIN on a sticky note
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) typing an OTP on a link
- 34.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
- 35.True or false: “an OTP for a “prize”” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) checking with a parent (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
- 37.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) a secret phone PIN (d) an OTP in a group chat
- 38.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) covering your screen (d) typing it in yourself
- 40.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it can open your account (b) it costs money to send (c) it is a joke (d) it is a secret game
Answer key
- False
- a normal message
- False
- a PIN like 1234
- a normal message
- True
- False
- texting an OTP to a pal
- False
- hanging up on “the bank”
- a normal message
- nobody
- only in your memory
- a normal message
- a normal message
- True
- hiding the PIN pad
- PIN on a sticky note
- an unsafe step
- a scam trick
- telling OTPs to callers
- False
- a safe step
- hiding the PIN pad
- an unsafe step
- sharing a PIN with a pal
- a locked phone screen
- a safe step
- hang up, tell an adult
- a scam trick
- an unsafe step
- keeping OTPs secret
- typing an OTP on a link
- a safe step
- True
- checking with a parent
- a secret phone PIN
- a safe step
- a PIN in your notes app
- it can open your account
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