Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 37 · 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.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) nobody (b) a delivery person (c) a game helper (d) a bank caller
2. 2.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
3. 3.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Share the OTP and we will add free game coins to your account.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
4. 4.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) read it out (b) send it by text (c) hang up, tell an adult (d) ask them to wait
5. 5.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) typing it in yourself (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) a PIN like 1234
6. 6.🔢 Safe or unsafe: covering your screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
7. 7.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
8. 8.True or false: “checking with a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
10. 10.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) only text password (b) online ticket price (c) open the phone (d) one-time password
11. 11.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
12. 12.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) a secret phone PIN (d) PIN on a sticky note
14. 14.🔢 Safe or unsafe: showing it to a stranger? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
15. 15.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
16. 16.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) a locked phone screen (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) hiding the PIN pad
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) telling a parent
18. 18.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) showing it to a stranger
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) typing it in yourself (c) telling a parent (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
20. 20.📩 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
21. 21.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it is a secret game (b) it can open your account (c) it is a joke (d) it costs money to send
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a locked phone screen (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) typing an OTP on a link
24. 24.True or false: “covering your screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📩 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
26. 26.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) a secret phone PIN (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) texting an OTP to a pal
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) telling OTPs to callers
28. 28.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) telling OTPs to callers
30. 30.True or false: “typing an OTP on a link” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your verification code is 1093. It expires in 10 minutes.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) telling a parent (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) telling OTPs to callers
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) a locked phone screen
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a locked phone screen (b) covering your screen (c) showing it to a stranger (d) typing it in yourself
35. 35.True or false: “showing it to a stranger” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📩 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) a PIN like 1234
39. 39.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN like 1234? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
40. 40.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) a locked phone screen (d) covering your screen

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