Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 534 · 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.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) keeping OTPs secret
2. 2.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
3. 3.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) covering your screen
4. 4.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
5. 5.True or false: “sharing a PIN with a pal” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing it in yourself (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) telling a parent (d) showing it to a stranger
7. 7.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a bank caller (b) nobody (c) a game helper (d) a delivery person
8. 8.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it is a secret game (b) it is a joke (c) it can open your account (d) it costs money to send
9. 9.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) in a chat (b) only in your memory (c) on the card (d) in a notebook
10. 10.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) a locked phone screen (d) checking with a parent
11. 11.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
12. 12.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling a parent? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
13. 13.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
15. 15.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) one-time password (b) open the phone (c) online ticket price (d) only text password
16. 16.🔢 Safe or unsafe: showing it to a stranger? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
17. 17.☎️ 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
18. 18.📩 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
19. 19.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN in your notes app? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a parent (b) checking with a parent (c) typing it in yourself (d) a PIN in your notes app
21. 21.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) a PIN in your notes app
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) an OTP in a group chat
23. 23.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
24. 24.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
25. 25.True or false: “checking with a parent” 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.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing an OTP on a link? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
28. 28.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN like 1234? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
30. 30.📩 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) a locked phone screen (d) PIN on a sticky note
32. 32.📩 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
33. 33.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing it in yourself? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) a secret phone PIN (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) typing it in yourself
35. 35.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
37. 37.True or false: “an OTP in a group chat” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) covering your screen (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) a PIN in your notes app
39. 39.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) a locked phone screen (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) a PIN like 1234
40. 40.📩 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

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