Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 317 · 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.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) read it out (b) send it by text (c) ask them to wait (d) hang up, tell an adult
2. 2.True or false: “a PIN like 1234” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) telling a parent (d) checking with a parent
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) showing it to a stranger (c) a secret phone PIN (d) hiding the PIN pad
5. 5.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) send it to the caller (b) post it (c) reply with your PIN (d) ignore it, tell a parent
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) a secret phone PIN
7. 7.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing it in yourself (b) telling a parent (c) covering your screen (d) showing it to a stranger
8. 8.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a delivery person (b) nobody (c) a game helper (d) a bank caller
9. 9.📩 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
10. 10.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) typing an OTP on a link
12. 12.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “I sent my OTP to your number by mistake. Please send it back.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a parent (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) hanging up on “the bank”
14. 14.True or false: “sharing a PIN with a pal” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔢 Safe or unsafe: PIN on a sticky note? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
16. 16.True or false: “showing it to a stranger” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) telling OTPs to callers
18. 18.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “covering your screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) covering your screen
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) telling a parent
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a parent (b) covering your screen (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) typing it in yourself
24. 24.📩 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
25. 25.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
26. 26.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
28. 28.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) only in your memory (b) in a chat (c) in a notebook (d) on the card
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) a locked phone screen (c) showing it to a stranger (d) telling OTPs to callers
30. 30.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) online ticket price (b) only text password (c) one-time password (d) open the phone
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it in yourself (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) keeping OTPs secret
33. 33.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) showing it to a stranger
34. 34.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing it in yourself? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
35. 35.📩 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) typing it in yourself (d) keeping OTPs secret
37. 37.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
38. 38.🔢 Safe or unsafe: covering your screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
39. 39.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
40. 40.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True

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