Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 488 · 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 of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling a parent (b) showing it to a stranger (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) checking with a parent
2. 2.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling a parent? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
3. 3.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a bank caller (b) nobody (c) a delivery person (d) a game helper
4. 4.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it is a secret game (b) it costs money to send (c) it can open your account (d) it is a joke
5. 5.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) telling OTPs to callers
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your screen (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) keeping OTPs secret
8. 8.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling OTPs to callers? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
9. 9.☎️ 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
10. 10.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) checking with a parent (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) an OTP in a group chat
11. 11.🔢 Safe or unsafe: showing it to a stranger? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) a locked phone screen
13. 13.True or false: “an OTP for a “prize”” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) on the card (b) only in your memory (c) in a chat (d) in a notebook
15. 15.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) checking with a parent (b) typing it in yourself (c) a secret phone PIN (d) telling OTPs to callers
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) a secret phone PIN (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
17. 17.True or false: “texting an OTP to a pal” is an unsafe 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) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) hiding the PIN pad
19. 19.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) post it (b) send it to the caller (c) ignore it, tell a parent (d) reply with your PIN
21. 21.📩 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
22. 22.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
24. 24.True or false: “checking with a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
26. 26.True or false: “checking with a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔢 Safe or unsafe: PIN on a sticky note? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
29. 29.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing it in yourself (b) a locked phone screen (c) covering your screen (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
30. 30.📩 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
31. 31.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) an OTP for a “prize”
32. 32.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
33. 33.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
34. 34.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
35. 35.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing an OTP on a link? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) a locked phone screen
37. 37.True or false: “sharing a PIN with a pal” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.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) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) a locked phone screen
39. 39.🔢 Safe or unsafe: covering your screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
40. 40.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing it in yourself (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) a secret phone PIN (d) checking with a parent

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