Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 402 · 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 a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) keeping OTPs secret
2. 2.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it can open your account (b) it costs money to send (c) it is a joke (d) it is a secret game
3. 3.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) on the card (b) only in your memory (c) in a notebook (d) in a chat
4. 4.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) telling a parent (d) an OTP in a group chat
5. 5.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) showing it to a stranger (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
6. 6.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
7. 7.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) telling a parent
10. 10.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing it in yourself? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
11. 11.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your friend’s account is locked. Send me the code to unlock it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
12. 12.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) send it to the caller (b) ignore it, tell a parent (c) post it (d) reply with your PIN
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it in yourself (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) a secret phone PIN (d) an OTP in a group chat
14. 14.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a parent (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) typing it in yourself (d) checking with a parent
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) covering your screen
17. 17.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) a locked phone screen (d) typing an OTP on a link
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) telling OTPs to callers
20. 20.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) read it out (b) hang up, tell an adult (c) send it by text (d) ask them to wait
21. 21.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
23. 23.True or false: “sharing a PIN with a pal” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
25. 25.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
26. 26.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN in your notes app? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
27. 27.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
29. 29.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a game helper (b) a delivery person (c) nobody (d) a bank caller
30. 30.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) a secret phone PIN
31. 31.🔢 Safe or unsafe: PIN on a sticky note? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
32. 32.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
33. 33.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) a locked phone screen (d) a PIN like 1234
34. 34.True or false: “checking with a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing it in yourself (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
36. 36.True or false: “texting an OTP to a pal” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your verification code is 1093. It expires in 10 minutes.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
38. 38.True or false: “texting an OTP to a pal” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📩 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
40. 40.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) texting an OTP to a pal

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