Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 561 · 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.📩 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
2. 2.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) read it out (b) send it by text (c) hang up, tell an adult (d) ask them to wait
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your screen (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) hiding the PIN pad
4. 4.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) typing it in yourself
5. 5.🔢 Safe or unsafe: covering your screen? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
6. 6.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling a parent (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) keeping OTPs secret
7. 7.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) typing an OTP on a link
8. 8.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your verification code is 1093. It expires in 10 minutes.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
9. 9.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) a secret phone PIN (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) telling a parent
10. 10.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a bank caller (b) nobody (c) a delivery person (d) a game helper
11. 11.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
12. 12.True or false: “typing an OTP on a link” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔢 Safe or unsafe: showing it to a stranger? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
14. 14.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) a locked phone screen (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) an OTP in a group chat
15. 15.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
16. 16.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) in a notebook (b) in a chat (c) on the card (d) only in your memory
17. 17.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling a parent (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) a secret phone PIN (d) covering your screen
19. 19.📩 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
20. 20.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) a PIN in your notes app
21. 21.True or false: “checking with a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) telling a parent (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) covering your screen (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) typing an OTP on a link
24. 24.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
25. 25.📩 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
26. 26.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
27. 27.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hanging up on “the bank”? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
28. 28.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) ignore it, tell a parent (b) post it (c) send it to the caller (d) reply with your PIN
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) showing it to a stranger (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
30. 30.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
31. 31.True or false: “showing it to a stranger” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
33. 33.True or false: “typing it in yourself” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing an OTP on a link? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
35. 35.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) telling a parent (c) a secret phone PIN (d) typing it in yourself
36. 36.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it is a secret game (b) it costs money to send (c) it is a joke (d) it can open your account
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) an OTP in a group chat
38. 38.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
39. 39.True or false: “an OTP in a group chat” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) checking with a parent (d) showing it to a stranger

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