Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 646 · 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) telling a parent (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) showing it to a stranger (d) texting an OTP to a pal
2. 2.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) checking with a parent (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) telling OTPs to callers
3. 3.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
4. 4.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “a PIN in your notes app” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your verification code is 1093. It expires in 10 minutes.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
7. 7.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) only in your memory (b) in a notebook (c) on the card (d) in a chat
8. 8.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a delivery person (b) a game helper (c) nobody (d) a bank caller
9. 9.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing it in yourself? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
10. 10.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “I am from customer care. Read out the 6-digit code you just got.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
11. 11.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
13. 13.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it can open your account (b) it is a joke (c) it is a secret game (d) it costs money to send
14. 14.True or false: “telling a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) telling a parent (c) typing it in yourself (d) hanging up on “the bank”
16. 16.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
17. 17.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) online ticket price (b) one-time password (c) open the phone (d) only text password
18. 18.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) ignore it, tell a parent (b) reply with your PIN (c) post it (d) send it to the caller
19. 19.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
20. 20.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN like 1234? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
21. 21.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
23. 23.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
25. 25.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) a secret phone PIN
26. 26.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) checking with a parent (c) a secret phone PIN (d) keeping OTPs secret
27. 27.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
28. 28.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) checking with a parent (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) a locked phone screen
29. 29.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Share the OTP and we will add free game coins to your account.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
30. 30.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
31. 31.True or false: “showing it to a stranger” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “typing an OTP on a link” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “texting an OTP to a pal” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hanging up on “the bank”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
35. 35.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) a PIN in your notes app
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) typing it in yourself (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) texting an OTP to a pal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) typing it in yourself (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) telling a parent
39. 39.True or false: “typing it in yourself” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “a PIN like 1234” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True

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