Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 461 · 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? “This is your bank. Tell me the OTP to stop your card being blocked.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) telling OTPs to callers
3. 3.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) only in your memory (b) on the card (c) in a chat (d) in a notebook
4. 4.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) open the phone (b) online ticket price (c) one-time password (d) only text password
5. 5.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a bank caller (b) a game helper (c) nobody (d) a delivery person
6. 6.True or false: “a PIN in your notes app” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your friend’s account is locked. Send me the code to unlock it.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
8. 8.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your verification code is 1093. It expires in 10 minutes.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
9. 9.True or false: “sharing a PIN with a pal” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) showing it to a stranger (c) checking with a parent (d) typing an OTP on a link
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) telling a parent (d) a PIN like 1234
12. 12.📩 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
13. 13.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
14. 14.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a locked phone screen (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) typing it in yourself
16. 16.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) typing it in yourself (d) typing an OTP on a link
18. 18.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
20. 20.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) texting an OTP to a pal
21. 21.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) an OTP for a “prize”
22. 22.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) post it (b) ignore it, tell a parent (c) reply with your PIN (d) send it to the caller
23. 23.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) showing it to a stranger
25. 25.📩 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
26. 26.🔢 Safe or unsafe: PIN on a sticky note? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
27. 27.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN like 1234? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
28. 28.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling OTPs to callers? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) telling a parent (d) keeping OTPs secret
30. 30.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) typing it in yourself
32. 32.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hanging up on “the bank”? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
33. 33.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) telling a parent (c) showing it to a stranger (d) an OTP in a group chat
34. 34.True or false: “a PIN in your notes app” 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) telling OTPs to callers (b) typing it in yourself (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) texting an OTP to a pal
36. 36.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
37. 37.True or false: “typing it in yourself” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling a parent? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) showing it to a stranger (d) a PIN like 1234
40. 40.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True

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