Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 465 · 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.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a locked phone screen (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) an OTP in a group chat
3. 3.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
4. 4.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Share the OTP and we will add free game coins to your account.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
5. 5.📩 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
6. 6.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing an OTP on a link? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
7. 7.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
8. 8.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
9. 9.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a locked phone screen (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) a PIN in your notes app
10. 10.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) a PIN in your notes app
11. 11.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📩 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
13. 13.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) a PIN in your notes app
14. 14.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) on the card (b) only in your memory (c) in a notebook (d) in a chat
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) a locked phone screen
17. 17.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) send it by text (b) read it out (c) ask them to wait (d) hang up, tell an adult
18. 18.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📩 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) typing it in yourself
21. 21.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) showing it to a stranger (c) a secret phone PIN (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
22. 22.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
23. 23.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “covering your screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) typing it in yourself (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
27. 27.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN like 1234? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
29. 29.True or false: “telling a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) an OTP for a “prize”
32. 32.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) reply with your PIN (b) ignore it, tell a parent (c) send it to the caller (d) post it
33. 33.True or false: “a secret phone PIN” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing it in yourself? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
35. 35.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) telling a parent (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) a PIN in your notes app
36. 36.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
37. 37.True or false: “an OTP in a group chat” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) covering your screen (b) telling a parent (c) a secret phone PIN (d) an OTP in a group chat
39. 39.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) a secret phone PIN (d) PIN on a sticky note

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