Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 606 · 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.True or false: “covering your screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) a secret phone PIN (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) checking with a parent
3. 3.🧾 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
4. 4.True or false: “checking with a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) a locked phone screen (c) checking with a parent (d) telling OTPs to callers
6. 6.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) texting an OTP to a pal
8. 8.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) a secret phone PIN (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) hanging up on “the bank”
9. 9.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) telling OTPs to callers
10. 10.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
11. 11.True or false: “an OTP in a group chat” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a locked phone screen (b) typing it in yourself (c) a secret phone PIN (d) PIN on a sticky note
14. 14.📩 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
15. 15.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) telling a parent (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) a locked phone screen
18. 18.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
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.True or false: “a PIN like 1234” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
22. 22.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a game helper (b) nobody (c) a bank caller (d) a delivery person
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) typing an OTP on a link
25. 25.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing it in yourself (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) a locked phone screen
26. 26.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) in a notebook (b) only in your memory (c) on the card (d) in a chat
27. 27.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) only text password (b) online ticket price (c) one-time password (d) open the phone
28. 28.True or false: “sharing a PIN with a pal” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) telling a parent (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a locked phone screen (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) telling OTPs to callers
31. 31.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) showing it to a stranger (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) hanging up on “the bank”
32. 32.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) a secret phone PIN (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) an OTP in a group chat
33. 33.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) a PIN like 1234
35. 35.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it in yourself (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) typing an OTP on a link
37. 37.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) typing it in yourself (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) texting an OTP to a pal
38. 38.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling a parent? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) texting an OTP to a pal
40. 40.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) showing it to a stranger (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) an OTP for a “prize”

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