Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 243 · 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.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a locked phone screen (b) telling a parent (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) telling OTPs to callers
3. 3.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) a secret phone PIN (c) a locked phone screen (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
5. 5.☎️ 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) hang up, tell an adult (d) read it out
6. 6.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) a secret phone PIN (d) telling OTPs to callers
8. 8.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) telling a parent (c) a locked phone screen (d) a PIN like 1234
9. 9.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
10. 10.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) an OTP for a “prize”
11. 11.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a game helper (b) a delivery person (c) a bank caller (d) nobody
12. 12.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔢 Safe or unsafe: showing it to a stranger? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
14. 14.🔢 Safe or unsafe: PIN on a sticky note? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) covering your screen
16. 16.True or false: “telling a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “a secret phone PIN” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📩 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
19. 19.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing it in yourself? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
20. 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. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your screen (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) a locked phone screen
22. 22.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling OTPs to callers? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) a locked phone screen (c) checking with a parent (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
24. 24.True or false: “covering your screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it can open your account (b) it is a secret game (c) it is a joke (d) it costs money to send
26. 26.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
27. 27.True or false: “sharing a PIN with a pal” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) keeping OTPs secret
29. 29.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
30. 30.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a locked phone screen (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) PIN on a sticky note
31. 31.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) send it to the caller (b) post it (c) reply with your PIN (d) ignore it, tell a parent
32. 32.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your verification code is 1093. It expires in 10 minutes.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
33. 33.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hanging up on “the bank”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
34. 34.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) on the card (b) in a chat (c) in a notebook (d) only in your memory
35. 35.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) checking with a parent (d) a PIN in your notes app
36. 36.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) texting an OTP to a pal
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) checking with a parent (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) covering your screen
38. 38.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) typing it in yourself
39. 39.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) a locked phone screen (d) a secret phone PIN
40. 40.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step

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