Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 333 · 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.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
2. 2.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
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 a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) showing it to a stranger
5. 5.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) covering your screen (c) checking with a parent (d) telling a parent
6. 6.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a delivery person (b) a bank caller (c) a game helper (d) nobody
7. 7.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “I am from customer care. Read out the 6-digit code you just got.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
8. 8.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) open the phone (b) one-time password (c) online ticket price (d) only text password
9. 9.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling a parent (b) a secret phone PIN (c) covering your screen (d) telling OTPs to callers
10. 10.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.☎️ 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
12. 12.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a locked phone screen (b) covering your screen (c) typing it in yourself (d) a PIN in your notes app
13. 13.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN like 1234? (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: “texting an OTP to a pal” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) covering your screen (d) an OTP for a “prize”
17. 17.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) a secret phone PIN
19. 19.🔢 Safe or unsafe: PIN on a sticky note? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
20. 20.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling OTPs to callers? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
21. 21.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) checking with a parent (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) a locked phone screen (d) hanging up on “the bank”
22. 22.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
23. 23.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN in your notes app? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
24. 24.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
25. 25.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) PIN on a sticky note
26. 26.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
27. 27.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) in a chat (b) only in your memory (c) in a notebook (d) on the card
28. 28.True or false: “a PIN in your notes app” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) telling a parent
30. 30.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) telling OTPs to callers
31. 31.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) a locked phone screen (d) covering your screen
33. 33.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) a locked phone screen
34. 34.📩 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
35. 35.📩 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) post it (d) send it to the caller
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a locked phone screen (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) hiding the PIN pad
37. 37.True or false: “texting an OTP to a pal” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
39. 39.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
40. 40.📩 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

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