Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 519 · 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: a secret phone PIN? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) checking with a parent (d) an OTP in a group chat
3. 3.📩 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
4. 4.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) a secret phone PIN (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) an OTP for a “prize”
5. 5.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) typing it in yourself (d) an OTP in a group chat
6. 6.True or false: “typing it in yourself” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) an OTP in a group chat
8. 8.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
9. 9.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “I sent my OTP to your number by mistake. Please send it back.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
10. 10.True or false: “a secret phone PIN” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “typing it in yourself” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) open the phone (b) one-time password (c) only text password (d) online ticket price
15. 15.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) nobody (b) a game helper (c) a bank caller (d) a delivery person
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it in yourself (b) a locked phone screen (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) hanging up on “the bank”
17. 17.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “telling a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) post it (b) send it to the caller (c) reply with your PIN (d) ignore it, tell a parent
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) a secret phone PIN (d) texting an OTP to a pal
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) covering your screen
22. 22.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) typing it in yourself (c) checking with a parent (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) telling a parent (c) a locked phone screen (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
24. 24.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
25. 25.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling a parent (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) PIN on a sticky note
26. 26.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling OTPs to callers? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
27. 27.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) telling a parent
28. 28.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN like 1234? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
29. 29.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) an OTP in a group chat
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a locked phone screen (b) a secret phone PIN (c) typing it in yourself (d) a PIN in your notes app
31. 31.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it costs money to send (b) it is a secret game (c) it is a joke (d) it can open your account
32. 32.🔢 Safe or unsafe: covering your screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
33. 33.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling a parent (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) checking with a parent
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a parent (b) covering your screen (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) typing it in yourself
35. 35.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
36. 36.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
37. 37.True or false: “an OTP for a “prize”” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a locked phone screen (b) a secret phone PIN (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) typing it in yourself
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) checking with a parent (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
40. 40.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True

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