Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 356 · 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: telling OTPs to callers? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
2. 2.True or false: “sharing a PIN with a pal” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) covering your screen (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) an OTP in a group chat
4. 4.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
5. 5.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a delivery person (b) a bank caller (c) a game helper (d) nobody
6. 6.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
7. 7.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
8. 8.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) on the card (b) only in your memory (c) in a chat (d) in a notebook
9. 9.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
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) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) typing it in yourself (d) hiding the PIN pad
12. 12.True or false: “typing an OTP on a link” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
14. 14.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing it in yourself? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
15. 15.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
16. 16.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing it in yourself (b) covering your screen (c) checking with a parent (d) typing an OTP on a link
17. 17.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) a locked phone screen (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) checking with a parent
18. 18.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
21. 21.True or false: “a PIN in your notes app” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “texting an OTP to a pal” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📩 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
25. 25.True or false: “showing it to a stranger” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📩 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
27. 27.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a locked phone screen (b) telling a parent (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) hanging up on “the bank”
29. 29.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) texting an OTP to a pal (d) keeping OTPs secret
30. 30.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) a locked phone screen (d) texting an OTP to a pal
31. 31.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) a locked phone screen (d) telling a parent
32. 32.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) hang up, tell an adult (b) send it by text (c) read it out (d) ask them to wait
33. 33.📩 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) a secret phone PIN
35. 35.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) showing it to a stranger
36. 36.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it costs money to send (b) it can open your account (c) it is a joke (d) it is a secret game
37. 37.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) telling a parent (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) covering your screen
38. 38.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📩 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

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