Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

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

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