Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 531 · 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) one-time password (c) online ticket price (d) only text password
2. 2.True or false: “covering your screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) a locked phone screen (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) showing it to a stranger
6. 6.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN like 1234? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
7. 7.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) checking with a parent (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) covering your screen
8. 8.📩 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
9. 9.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) reply with your PIN (b) post it (c) send it to the caller (d) ignore it, tell a parent
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it in yourself (b) a locked phone screen (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) keeping OTPs secret
11. 11.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) covering your screen (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) showing it to a stranger
12. 12.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) a locked phone screen (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) texting an OTP to a pal
14. 14.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
15. 15.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) hanging up on “the bank”
16. 16.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
17. 17.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing it in yourself? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
18. 18.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) texting an OTP to a pal
19. 19.True or false: “telling a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) typing it in yourself (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) hiding the PIN pad
21. 21.True or false: “showing it to a stranger” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) showing it to a stranger (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) telling a parent
23. 23.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
24. 24.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) typing an OTP on a link
26. 26.🏧 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
27. 27.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
28. 28.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
29. 29.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) covering your screen (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) a PIN like 1234
31. 31.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) nobody (b) a game helper (c) a delivery person (d) a bank caller
32. 32.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) telling a parent (d) typing it in yourself
33. 33.🔢 Safe or unsafe: showing it to a stranger? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
34. 34.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
35. 35.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN in your notes app? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
37. 37.True or false: “a PIN like 1234” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hanging up on “the bank”? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
39. 39.True or false: “a PIN in your notes app” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📩 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

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