Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 277 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) telling a parent
2. 2.True or false: “typing an OTP on a link” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN like 1234? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
4. 4.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) checking with a parent (d) an OTP for a “prize”
5. 5.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
6. 6.🧾 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
7. 7.📩 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
8. 8.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) covering your screen (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) a PIN in your notes app
9. 9.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) covering your screen (b) typing it in yourself (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
10. 10.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
11. 11.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a delivery person (b) a game helper (c) nobody (d) a bank caller
12. 12.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) keeping OTPs secret
13. 13.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) in a notebook (b) in a chat (c) only in your memory (d) on the card
14. 14.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) hiding the PIN pad
16. 16.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) online ticket price (b) one-time password (c) only text password (d) open the phone
17. 17.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) covering your screen (b) checking with a parent (c) telling a parent (d) PIN on a sticky note
18. 18.🔢 Safe or unsafe: showing it to a stranger? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
19. 19.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Share the OTP and we will add free game coins to your account.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) typing it in yourself
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a locked phone screen (b) typing it in yourself (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) covering your screen
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
23. 23.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your friend’s account is locked. Send me the code to unlock it.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
24. 24.True or false: “typing an OTP on a link” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) checking with a parent (d) a PIN in your notes app
27. 27.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) checking with a parent (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) texting an OTP to a pal
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) a PIN in your notes app
29. 29.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “I am from customer care. Read out the 6-digit code you just got.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
30. 30.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
31. 31.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) a secret phone PIN
32. 32.True or false: “a PIN like 1234” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) typing it in yourself
34. 34.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) covering your screen (b) checking with a parent (c) telling a parent (d) showing it to a stranger
35. 35.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a parent (b) checking with a parent (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) a PIN in your notes app
38. 38.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
39. 39.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) send it by text (b) read it out (c) ask them to wait (d) hang up, tell an adult
40. 40.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN in your notes app? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step

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