Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 517 · 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.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) open the phone (b) only text password (c) one-time password (d) online ticket price
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) showing it to a stranger (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) a secret phone PIN
3. 3.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) showing it to a stranger (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) a PIN like 1234
4. 4.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) covering your screen (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) an OTP for a “prize”
6. 6.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) covering your screen (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
8. 8.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
9. 9.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) in a chat (b) in a notebook (c) on the card (d) only in your memory
10. 10.📩 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
11. 11.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) a locked phone screen (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) showing it to a stranger
12. 12.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) telling a parent (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) PIN on a sticky note
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.📩 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
15. 15.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your OTP for login is 4821. Do not share it with anyone.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
16. 16.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) a secret phone PIN (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) hiding the PIN pad
18. 18.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a locked phone screen (b) typing it in yourself (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) telling a parent
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) showing it to a stranger (d) telling a parent
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a locked phone screen (b) checking with a parent (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) an OTP in a group chat
21. 21.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it is a joke (b) it is a secret game (c) it can open your account (d) it costs money to send
22. 22.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a locked phone screen (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) telling a parent
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) typing an OTP on a link
25. 25.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) typing it in yourself
27. 27.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a delivery person (b) a bank caller (c) a game helper (d) nobody
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it in yourself (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) typing an OTP on a link
29. 29.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
30. 30.True or false: “checking with a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) hiding the PIN pad
33. 33.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) typing it in yourself (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
34. 34.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) reply with your PIN (b) send it to the caller (c) post it (d) ignore it, tell a parent
37. 37.☎️ 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
38. 38.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing an OTP on a link? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
39. 39.📩 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
40. 40.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling OTPs to callers? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step

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