Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety
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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) only text password (b) online ticket price (c) one-time password (d) open the phone
- 2.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
- 3.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) checking with a parent
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
- 5.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling a parent? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
- 6.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
- 7.True or false: “telling a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: “typing an OTP on a link” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
- 10.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
- 11.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 PIN like 1234 (d) a locked phone screen
- 12.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) checking with a parent
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) telling a parent (d) covering your screen
- 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.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
- 16.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) read it out (b) send it by text (c) ask them to wait (d) hang up, tell an adult
- 17.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) telling a parent (d) a secret phone PIN
- 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.True or false: “checking with a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
- 20.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) post it (b) send it to the caller (c) reply with your PIN (d) ignore it, tell a parent
- 21.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN like 1234? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
- 22.📩 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
- 23.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) typing it in yourself
- 25.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) checking with a parent (c) covering your screen (d) keeping OTPs secret
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it in yourself (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) showing it to a stranger (d) hiding the PIN pad
- 27.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) a locked phone screen
- 30.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hanging up on “the bank”? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) texting an OTP to a pal
- 32.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: “a PIN like 1234” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
- 35.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) on the card (b) in a notebook (c) in a chat (d) only in your memory
- 37.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) PIN on a sticky note
- 38.📩 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
- 39.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) checking with a parent (d) typing it in yourself
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) telling a parent
Answer key
- one-time password
- a safe step
- typing an OTP on a link
- ignoring a surprise OTP
- a safe step
- an unsafe step
- True
- False
- False
- a normal message
- a locked phone screen
- sharing a PIN with a pal
- texting an OTP to a pal
- a scam trick
- an unsafe step
- hang up, tell an adult
- a PIN like 1234
- a normal message
- True
- ignore it, tell a parent
- an unsafe step
- a scam trick
- False
- PIN on a sticky note
- showing it to a stranger
- showing it to a stranger
- False
- False
- a locked phone screen
- a safe step
- keeping OTPs secret
- True
- False
- a safe step
- True
- only in your memory
- hanging up on “the bank”
- a normal message
- PIN on a sticky note
- a PIN like 1234
Free cyber safety lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/cyber-safety-for-kids