Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 439 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) a secret phone PIN (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) telling OTPs to callers
2. 2.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) ask them to wait (b) read it out (c) hang up, tell an adult (d) send it by text
3. 3.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
4. 4.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) covering your screen (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
5. 5.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) a secret phone PIN (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) a PIN in your notes app
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) showing it to a stranger
7. 7.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN like 1234? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
8. 8.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) nobody (b) a game helper (c) a bank caller (d) a delivery person
9. 9.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
10. 10.📩 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) typing it in yourself
12. 12.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Share the OTP and we will add free game coins to your account.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
13. 13.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
14. 14.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) in a notebook (b) only in your memory (c) in a chat (d) on the card
15. 15.True or false: “a PIN in your notes app” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) showing it to a stranger (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) hanging up on “the bank”
18. 18.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN in your notes app? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
19. 19.True or false: “an OTP for a “prize”” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) a locked phone screen (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) PIN on a sticky note
21. 21.📩 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
22. 22.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “I am from customer care. Read out the 6-digit code you just got.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
23. 23.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) open the phone (b) online ticket price (c) one-time password (d) only text password
24. 24.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing it in yourself? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
25. 25.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
26. 26.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
27. 27.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing it in yourself (b) telling a parent (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
28. 28.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
30. 30.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling OTPs to callers? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
31. 31.True or false: “texting an OTP to a pal” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hanging up on “the bank”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
33. 33.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) telling OTPs to callers
34. 34.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) telling a parent (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) texting an OTP to a pal
37. 37.📩 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) typing it in yourself (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) typing an OTP on a link
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) a locked phone screen
40. 40.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step

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