Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 390 · 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? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
2. 2.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling a parent? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
3. 3.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN in your notes app? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
4. 4.📩 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
5. 5.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
6. 6.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) telling a parent
7. 7.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) keeping OTPs secret
8. 8.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
9. 9.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) checking with a parent (b) a secret phone PIN (c) covering your screen (d) an OTP for a “prize”
10. 10.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) covering your screen (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) keeping OTPs secret
11. 11.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “telling a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “a PIN in your notes app” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a game helper (b) a delivery person (c) nobody (d) a bank caller
15. 15.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📩 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
17. 17.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) telling OTPs to callers
19. 19.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
20. 20.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) typing it in yourself (d) a secret phone PIN
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) a locked phone screen
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a locked phone screen (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) a secret phone PIN (d) texting an OTP to a pal
23. 23.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) a PIN like 1234
25. 25.True or false: “telling a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) showing it to a stranger (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) texting an OTP to a pal
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) telling a parent
28. 28.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) in a chat (b) in a notebook (c) on the card (d) only in your memory
29. 29.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) send it to the caller (b) post it (c) reply with your PIN (d) ignore it, tell a parent
30. 30.True or false: “typing an OTP on a link” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
32. 32.🔢 Safe or unsafe: showing it to a stranger? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
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.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it is a joke (b) it costs money to send (c) it is a secret game (d) it can open your account
35. 35.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing it in yourself? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your screen (b) a locked phone screen (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) a secret phone PIN
37. 37.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) only text password (b) open the phone (c) one-time password (d) online ticket price
38. 38.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) a secret phone PIN
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a parent (b) covering your screen (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) telling OTPs to callers
40. 40.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step

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