Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 378 · 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: checking with a parent? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
2. 2.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
3. 3.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
4. 4.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
5. 5.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your OTP for login is 4821. Do not share it with anyone.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
6. 6.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) a locked phone screen (c) telling a parent (d) typing an OTP on a link
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) telling a parent (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) hiding the PIN pad
9. 9.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) a PIN like 1234
10. 10.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
11. 11.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) checking with a parent (c) a locked phone screen (d) keeping OTPs secret
12. 12.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hanging up on “the bank”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
13. 13.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) a locked phone screen (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) a PIN in your notes app
14. 14.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) a secret phone PIN (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) a PIN in your notes app
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) an OTP in a group chat
17. 17.📩 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
18. 18.📩 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
19. 19.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a game helper (b) nobody (c) a delivery person (d) a bank caller
20. 20.True or false: “a secret phone PIN” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN like 1234? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
22. 22.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing it in yourself (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) telling OTPs to callers
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) typing it in yourself (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) an OTP in a group chat
24. 24.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling a parent? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) telling a parent (d) showing it to a stranger
26. 26.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) send it by text (b) hang up, tell an adult (c) ask them to wait (d) read it out
27. 27.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) keeping OTPs secret (d) showing it to a stranger
28. 28.True or false: “checking with a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling a parent (b) a locked phone screen (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) keeping OTPs secret
30. 30.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a parent (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) an OTP in a group chat
32. 32.True or false: “sharing a PIN with a pal” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) telling a parent (d) typing an OTP on a link
34. 34.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
35. 35.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
36. 36.True or false: “a PIN like 1234” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) covering your screen (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) hiding the PIN pad
38. 38.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) ignore it, tell a parent (b) post it (c) send it to the caller (d) reply with your PIN
39. 39.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) one-time password (b) open the phone (c) only text password (d) online ticket price

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