Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 604 · 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? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
2. 2.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing an OTP on a link? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
3. 3.True or false: “showing it to a stranger” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your screen (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) typing it in yourself
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) covering your screen (c) showing it to a stranger (d) a secret phone PIN
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) showing it to a stranger (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
7. 7.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) in a chat (b) only in your memory (c) in a notebook (d) on the card
8. 8.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN in your notes app? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
10. 10.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) telling a parent (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
11. 11.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) showing it to a stranger (d) a PIN in your notes app
12. 12.🔢 Safe or unsafe: covering your screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
13. 13.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) online ticket price (b) one-time password (c) open the phone (d) only text password
14. 14.📩 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
15. 15.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) a secret phone PIN (d) typing an OTP on a link
17. 17.📩 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
18. 18.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) telling a parent (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) typing an OTP on a link
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) typing it in yourself (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) a PIN in your notes app
20. 20.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) telling a parent (d) hiding the PIN pad
21. 21.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it can open your account (b) it is a secret game (c) it is a joke (d) it costs money to send
22. 22.True or false: “texting an OTP to a pal” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
24. 24.☎️ 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
25. 25.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) a locked phone screen (d) an OTP for a “prize”
26. 26.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
27. 27.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “You have won ₹5,000! Tell us the OTP to receive it.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
28. 28.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your OTP for login is 4821. Do not share it with anyone.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
29. 29.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (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.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
33. 33.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) post it (b) ignore it, tell a parent (c) send it to the caller (d) reply with your PIN
34. 34.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) showing it to a stranger (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) a secret phone PIN
36. 36.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a delivery person (b) a game helper (c) nobody (d) a bank caller
37. 37.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
38. 38.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) typing it in yourself
39. 39.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
40. 40.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step

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