Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 273 · 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.📩 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
2. 2.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
3. 3.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your verification code is 1093. It expires in 10 minutes.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
4. 4.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
5. 5.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) typing it in yourself (c) showing it to a stranger (d) keeping OTPs secret
7. 7.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
9. 9.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
11. 11.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) showing it to a stranger (c) telling a parent (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
12. 12.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) a locked phone screen (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) a PIN in your notes app
13. 13.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “I sent my OTP to your number by mistake. Please send it back.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
14. 14.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
15. 15.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
16. 16.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
17. 17.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) covering your screen (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) a secret phone PIN
18. 18.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) an OTP in a group chat
20. 20.True or false: “a PIN in your notes app” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) showing it to a stranger
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) a secret phone PIN (d) telling OTPs to callers
23. 23.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a bank caller (b) nobody (c) a delivery person (d) a game helper
24. 24.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a locked phone screen (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) covering your screen
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
26. 26.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) telling a parent (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) hanging up on “the bank”
27. 27.True or false: “a secret phone PIN” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) post it (b) reply with your PIN (c) ignore it, tell a parent (d) send it to the caller
29. 29.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) covering your screen
30. 30.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) send it by text (b) hang up, tell an adult (c) read it out (d) ask them to wait
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) telling a parent
33. 33.📩 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
34. 34.True or false: “an OTP in a group chat” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
36. 36.True or false: “an OTP for a “prize”” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) checking with a parent (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) covering your screen (d) texting an OTP to a pal
38. 38.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) typing it in yourself (c) checking with a parent (d) a locked phone screen
39. 39.True or false: “covering your screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True

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