Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 41 · 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.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it is a secret game (b) it is a joke (c) it costs money to send (d) it can open your account
2. 2.🔢 Safe or unsafe: covering your screen? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
3. 3.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a bank caller (b) nobody (c) a game helper (d) a delivery person
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) typing it in yourself
5. 5.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) post it (b) send it to the caller (c) ignore it, tell a parent (d) reply with your PIN
6. 6.📩 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
7. 7.True or false: “typing an OTP on a link” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling a parent (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) covering your screen (d) typing an OTP on a link
9. 9.🔢 Safe or unsafe: showing it to a stranger? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) a locked phone screen (d) hiding the PIN pad
11. 11.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) only text password (b) open the phone (c) online ticket price (d) one-time password
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) a locked phone screen (d) an OTP in a group chat
13. 13.📩 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
14. 14.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) typing it in yourself (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) showing it to a stranger (c) covering your screen (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
16. 16.📩 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
17. 17.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling OTPs to callers? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
18. 18.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
19. 19.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) typing it in yourself
20. 20.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “You have won ₹5,000! Tell us the OTP to receive it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
21. 21.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) PIN on a sticky note
23. 23.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) typing it in yourself
25. 25.☎️ 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
26. 26.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) a locked phone screen
27. 27.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
28. 28.True or false: “an OTP for a “prize”” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
30. 30.True or false: “a secret phone PIN” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
32. 32.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “a PIN like 1234” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) showing it to a stranger (c) checking with a parent (d) a secret phone PIN
36. 36.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling a parent? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) a secret phone PIN (c) typing it in yourself (d) telling OTPs to callers
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) covering your screen (d) typing it in yourself
40. 40.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True

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