Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 388 · 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.📩 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
2. 2.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
3. 3.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
4. 4.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) post it (b) ignore it, tell a parent (c) reply with your PIN (d) send it to the caller
5. 5.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) ask them to wait (b) hang up, tell an adult (c) send it by text (d) read it out
7. 7.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “I am from customer care. Read out the 6-digit code you just got.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
8. 8.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling OTPs to callers? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
9. 9.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) covering your screen (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) PIN on a sticky note
10. 10.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) showing it to a stranger (d) texting an OTP to a pal
11. 11.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
12. 12.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) on the card (b) in a chat (c) in a notebook (d) only in your memory
13. 13.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
14. 14.🔢 Safe or unsafe: covering your screen? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
15. 15.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) telling OTPs to callers
16. 16.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) nobody (b) a delivery person (c) a bank caller (d) a game helper
17. 17.True or false: “checking with a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) a secret phone PIN (c) telling a parent (d) hanging up on “the bank”
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it in yourself (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) telling a parent (d) a secret phone PIN
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a parent (b) a secret phone PIN (c) covering your screen (d) typing an OTP on a link
21. 21.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
22. 22.🔢 Safe or unsafe: PIN on a sticky note? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
23. 23.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) texting an OTP to a pal
24. 24.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it costs money to send (b) it is a secret game (c) it can open your account (d) it is a joke
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a parent (b) a secret phone PIN (c) showing it to a stranger (d) keeping OTPs secret
26. 26.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) hiding the PIN pad
27. 27.True or false: “showing it to a stranger” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) telling a parent (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) covering your screen
29. 29.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) covering your screen (c) telling a parent (d) typing an OTP on a link
30. 30.True or false: “sharing a PIN with a pal” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) checking with a parent (d) PIN on a sticky note
32. 32.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “texting an OTP to a pal” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) covering your screen (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) telling a parent
35. 35.📩 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
36. 36.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “a secret phone PIN” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “typing it in yourself” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) showing it to a stranger (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) telling a parent

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