Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 315 · 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 of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) telling a parent (d) covering your screen
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it in yourself (b) a secret phone PIN (c) telling a parent (d) texting an OTP to a pal
3. 3.True or false: “checking with a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) telling a parent
5. 5.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
6. 6.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) on the card (b) in a notebook (c) in a chat (d) only in your memory
8. 8.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing it in yourself (b) a secret phone PIN (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) hanging up on “the bank”
9. 9.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) keeping OTPs secret
10. 10.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
11. 11.📩 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
12. 12.True or false: “a secret phone PIN” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a delivery person (b) a game helper (c) a bank caller (d) nobody
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) a secret phone PIN (c) typing it in yourself (d) a locked phone screen
15. 15.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
16. 16.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) checking with a parent (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) hiding the PIN pad
17. 17.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
18. 18.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling a parent? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) showing it to a stranger (c) a locked phone screen (d) typing an OTP on a link
20. 20.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) reply with your PIN (b) ignore it, tell a parent (c) send it to the caller (d) post it
21. 21.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your verification code is 1093. It expires in 10 minutes.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
22. 22.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) a PIN in your notes app
24. 24.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) checking with a parent (c) covering your screen (d) hanging up on “the bank”
25. 25.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) checking with a parent (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) an OTP in a group chat
26. 26.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
27. 27.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
28. 28.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
29. 29.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN in your notes app? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
30. 30.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) send it by text (b) ask them to wait (c) read it out (d) hang up, tell an adult
31. 31.True or false: “a secret phone PIN” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) telling a parent (c) checking with a parent (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
34. 34.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) telling a parent (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) a PIN in your notes app
35. 35.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it is a joke (b) it costs money to send (c) it is a secret game (d) it can open your account
36. 36.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing it in yourself? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
37. 37.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) typing an OTP on a link
38. 38.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling OTPs to callers? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your screen (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) checking with a parent (d) showing it to a stranger
40. 40.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True

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