Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 279 · 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? “Share the OTP and we will add free game coins to your account.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
2. 2.True or false: “showing it to a stranger” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📩 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
4. 4.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) a secret phone PIN
5. 5.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) checking with a parent
7. 7.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) online ticket price (b) open the phone (c) one-time password (d) only text password
8. 8.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
9. 9.True or false: “a PIN in your notes app” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) a locked phone screen (d) an OTP in a group chat
11. 11.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN in your notes app? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) showing it to a stranger (d) hanging up on “the bank”
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your screen (b) a secret phone PIN (c) a locked phone screen (d) telling OTPs to callers
14. 14.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your verification code is 1093. It expires in 10 minutes.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
15. 15.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
16. 16.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) hiding the PIN pad
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) a secret phone PIN (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
20. 20.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a game helper (b) a delivery person (c) nobody (d) a bank caller
21. 21.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) send it to the caller (b) ignore it, tell a parent (c) post it (d) reply with your PIN
22. 22.True or false: “checking with a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) typing it in yourself (d) typing an OTP on a link
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a locked phone screen (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) typing it in yourself
25. 25.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) only in your memory (b) in a notebook (c) on the card (d) in a chat
26. 26.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) hang up, tell an adult (b) ask them to wait (c) read it out (d) send it by text
27. 27.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing an OTP on a link? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
28. 28.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
29. 29.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “a PIN like 1234” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing it in yourself? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
32. 32.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) a secret phone PIN (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) an OTP in a group chat
34. 34.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) checking with a parent (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) a secret phone PIN
37. 37.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) covering your screen (c) a locked phone screen (d) hiding the PIN pad
39. 39.True or false: “typing it in yourself” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step

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