Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 512 · 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.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
2. 2.🔢 Safe or unsafe: showing it to a stranger? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
3. 3.🧾 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) a locked phone screen (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) typing an OTP on a link
5. 5.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
6. 6.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) in a notebook (b) on the card (c) only in your memory (d) in a chat
7. 7.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing it in yourself (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) covering your screen (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
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 is the odd one out? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) covering your screen (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) showing it to a stranger
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) checking with a parent (c) typing it in yourself (d) texting an OTP to a pal
11. 11.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing it in yourself? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
12. 12.True or false: “sharing a PIN with a pal” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
14. 14.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) typing an OTP on a link
15. 15.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a bank caller (b) a delivery person (c) nobody (d) a game helper
16. 16.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
17. 17.📩 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
18. 18.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) ask them to wait (b) send it by text (c) hang up, tell an adult (d) read it out
19. 19.📩 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
20. 20.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) telling a parent
22. 22.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
23. 23.📩 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
24. 24.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hanging up on “the bank”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
25. 25.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) telling a parent (d) an OTP in a group chat
28. 28.📩 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
29. 29.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
30. 30.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “You have won ₹5,000! Tell us the OTP to receive it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
31. 31.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN in your notes app? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
32. 32.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
33. 33.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “I am from customer care. Read out the 6-digit code you just got.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) a PIN in your notes app
35. 35.True or false: “telling a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling OTPs to callers? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) typing it in yourself (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) a PIN like 1234
38. 38.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) a secret phone PIN (d) texting an OTP to a pal
39. 39.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
40. 40.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False

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