Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 341 · 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 a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) covering your screen
2. 2.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) open the phone (b) only text password (c) online ticket price (d) one-time password
3. 3.📩 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
4. 4.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “You have won ₹5,000! Tell us the OTP to receive it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
5. 5.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
7. 7.🔢 Safe or unsafe: covering your screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
8. 8.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN like 1234? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
9. 9.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) showing it to a stranger
10. 10.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) a locked phone screen
12. 12.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
13. 13.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) telling a parent
14. 14.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “I sent my OTP to your number by mistake. Please send it back.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) texting an OTP to a pal
16. 16.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) checking with a parent (d) typing it in yourself
17. 17.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
18. 18.True or false: “checking with a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing it in yourself? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) telling a parent (d) PIN on a sticky note
21. 21.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
22. 22.☎️ 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) hang up, tell an adult (d) read it out
23. 23.True or false: “sharing a PIN with a pal” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
25. 25.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) showing it to a stranger
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) typing it in yourself (c) a secret phone PIN (d) hanging up on “the bank”
27. 27.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) covering your screen (d) hanging up on “the bank”
28. 28.True or false: “typing it in yourself” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
30. 30.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) a PIN in your notes app
32. 32.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) checking with a parent
33. 33.📩 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
34. 34.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing an OTP on a link? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
35. 35.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) nobody (b) a bank caller (c) a delivery person (d) a game helper
37. 37.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) ignore it, tell a parent (b) reply with your PIN (c) send it to the caller (d) post it
38. 38.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) telling a parent (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) typing it in yourself
40. 40.True or false: “showing it to a stranger” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True

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