Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 300 · 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: “PIN on a sticky note” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing it in yourself (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) hiding the PIN pad
3. 3.☎️ 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
4. 4.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) telling a parent
5. 5.True or false: “showing it to a stranger” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🏧 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
7. 7.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) a secret phone PIN (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) telling OTPs to callers
8. 8.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) reply with your PIN (b) send it to the caller (c) ignore it, tell a parent (d) post it
9. 9.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “This is your bank. Tell me the OTP to stop your card being blocked.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
10. 10.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN in your notes app? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) telling a parent (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) showing it to a stranger
12. 12.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
13. 13.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
14. 14.📩 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
15. 15.True or false: “an OTP for a “prize”” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
17. 17.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “telling a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) nobody (b) a delivery person (c) a bank caller (d) a game helper
20. 20.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) checking with a parent (d) a PIN in your notes app
21. 21.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) checking with a parent (c) showing it to a stranger (d) an OTP in a group chat
23. 23.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
24. 24.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) a secret phone PIN (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) hanging up on “the bank”
25. 25.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it costs money to send (b) it is a joke (c) it is a secret game (d) it can open your account
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) a locked phone screen (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) typing it in yourself
27. 27.📩 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) typing it in yourself (c) checking with a parent (d) hanging up on “the bank”
29. 29.True or false: “telling a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “a secret phone PIN” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
32. 32.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing it in yourself? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) hanging up on “the bank”
34. 34.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) telling a parent (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) a locked phone screen
36. 36.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your verification code is 1093. It expires in 10 minutes.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) covering your screen (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
38. 38.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) checking with a parent (c) covering your screen (d) keeping OTPs secret
40. 40.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) an OTP in a group chat

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