Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 311 · 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.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it can open your account (b) it is a joke (c) it is a secret game (d) it costs money to send
2. 2.🔢 Safe or unsafe: PIN on a sticky note? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
3. 3.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
4. 4.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) a secret phone PIN (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) a locked phone screen
5. 5.📩 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
6. 6.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling a parent? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
7. 7.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling OTPs to callers? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) checking with a parent
9. 9.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a locked phone screen (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) covering your screen (d) texting an OTP to a pal
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) showing it to a stranger (d) a PIN in your notes app
13. 13.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) typing an OTP on a link
14. 14.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “This is your bank. Tell me the OTP to stop your card being blocked.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
15. 15.True or false: “an OTP in a group chat” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a locked phone screen (b) showing it to a stranger (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) PIN on a sticky note
17. 17.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) post it (b) reply with your PIN (c) send it to the caller (d) ignore it, tell a parent
18. 18.True or false: “checking with a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) a PIN like 1234
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) typing it in yourself (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) showing it to a stranger
21. 21.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a locked phone screen (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) a PIN like 1234
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) typing it in yourself (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) an OTP in a group chat
24. 24.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
25. 25.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your OTP for login is 4821. Do not share it with anyone.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
26. 26.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
27. 27.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) covering your screen (b) telling a parent (c) a secret phone PIN (d) PIN on a sticky note
28. 28.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
29. 29.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) checking with a parent (d) a PIN in your notes app
30. 30.🔢 Safe or unsafe: covering your screen? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
31. 31.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) an OTP for a “prize”
32. 32.📩 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
33. 33.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) one-time password (b) only text password (c) online ticket price (d) open the phone
34. 34.True or false: “telling a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) a secret phone PIN (d) a PIN like 1234
37. 37.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) telling OTPs to callers
38. 38.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) telling a parent (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) hanging up on “the bank”
39. 39.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
40. 40.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick

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