Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 460 · 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 normal message (b) a scam trick
2. 2.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
3. 3.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) in a chat (b) on the card (c) only in your memory (d) in a notebook
4. 4.📩 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
5. 5.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “I sent my OTP to your number by mistake. Please send it back.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
6. 6.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing it in yourself (b) telling a parent (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) texting an OTP to a pal
7. 7.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” 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) telling a parent (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) a locked phone screen (d) hiding the PIN pad
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) keeping OTPs secret
10. 10.🔢 Safe or unsafe: PIN on a sticky note? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
11. 11.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
12. 12.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
14. 14.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hanging up on “the bank”? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
15. 15.True or false: “telling a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling a parent (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) a PIN in your notes app
17. 17.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) checking with a parent (c) a secret phone PIN (d) typing it in yourself
18. 18.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
19. 19.True or false: “a PIN like 1234” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
21. 21.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) checking with a parent (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
22. 22.🔢 Safe or unsafe: showing it to a stranger? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
23. 23.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
24. 24.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) ignore it, tell a parent (b) post it (c) reply with your PIN (d) send it to the caller
26. 26.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
27. 27.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
28. 28.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) showing it to a stranger
30. 30.True or false: “sharing a PIN with a pal” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “checking with a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📩 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
33. 33.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) checking with a parent (d) keeping OTPs secret
34. 34.True or false: “texting an OTP to a pal” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) checking with a parent (b) covering your screen (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) telling a parent
36. 36.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) only text password (b) online ticket price (c) open the phone (d) one-time password
37. 37.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it costs money to send (b) it is a joke (c) it is a secret game (d) it can open your account
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) a locked phone screen (c) a secret phone PIN (d) typing it in yourself
39. 39.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) a secret phone PIN (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) texting an OTP to a pal

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