Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 421 · 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? “You have won ₹5,000! Tell us the OTP to receive it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) checking with a parent (d) telling OTPs to callers
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) hiding the PIN pad
4. 4.True or false: “texting an OTP to a pal” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) in a chat (b) on the card (c) in a notebook (d) only in your memory
6. 6.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) hiding the PIN pad
7. 7.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a bank caller (b) a game helper (c) a delivery person (d) nobody
8. 8.True or false: “an OTP in a group chat” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) covering your screen (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) PIN on a sticky note
10. 10.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing it in yourself? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) checking with a parent
12. 12.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) open the phone (b) only text password (c) online ticket price (d) one-time password
13. 13.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN like 1234? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) covering your screen
15. 15.True or false: “typing it in yourself” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📩 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
17. 17.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a parent (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) texting an OTP to a pal
19. 19.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
20. 20.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) ignore it, tell a parent (b) reply with your PIN (c) send it to the caller (d) post it
21. 21.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
22. 22.🧾 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
23. 23.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) typing it in yourself (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) an OTP for a “prize”
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a parent (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) telling OTPs to callers
25. 25.📩 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
26. 26.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
27. 27.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) covering your screen (d) texting an OTP to a pal
28. 28.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔢 Safe or unsafe: PIN on a sticky note? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
30. 30.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a parent (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) a locked phone screen (d) a secret phone PIN
32. 32.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
33. 33.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
34. 34.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your verification code is 1093. It expires in 10 minutes.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
35. 35.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) PIN on a sticky note
36. 36.🔢 Safe or unsafe: showing it to a stranger? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
37. 37.☎️ 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) ask them to wait (d) send it by text
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) a PIN in your notes app
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a locked phone screen (b) showing it to a stranger (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) texting an OTP to a pal
40. 40.True or false: “a PIN in your notes app” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False

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