Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 507 · 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? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
2. 2.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it can open your account (b) it is a secret game (c) it costs money to send (d) it is a joke
4. 4.📩 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
5. 5.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
6. 6.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) covering your screen (c) telling a parent (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
7. 7.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling a parent? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
8. 8.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
9. 9.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a delivery person (b) a bank caller (c) a game helper (d) nobody
10. 10.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your verification code is 1093. It expires in 10 minutes.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
11. 11.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN in your notes app? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
12. 12.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing an OTP on a link? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) covering your screen (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
14. 14.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) covering your screen (d) telling a parent
15. 15.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hanging up on “the bank”? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
16. 16.📩 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
17. 17.True or false: “sharing a PIN with a pal” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) hanging up on “the bank”
19. 19.📩 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) telling OTPs to callers
21. 21.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) ignore it, tell a parent (b) post it (c) send it to the caller (d) reply with your PIN
22. 22.True or false: “a secret phone PIN” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a parent (b) covering your screen (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) hanging up on “the bank”
24. 24.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) a locked phone screen
25. 25.True or false: “checking with a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) checking with a parent
27. 27.True or false: “texting an OTP to a pal” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
30. 30.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
31. 31.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) checking with a parent
32. 32.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
33. 33.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) texting an OTP to a pal
34. 34.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) a secret phone PIN
36. 36.☎️ 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
37. 37.True or false: “telling a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your OTP for login is 4821. Do not share it with anyone.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message

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