Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 658 · 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 an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) hiding the PIN pad
2. 2.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
3. 3.📩 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
4. 4.True or false: “telling a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.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) texting an OTP to a pal (d) keeping OTPs secret
6. 6.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) covering your screen (d) checking with a parent
8. 8.True or false: “checking with a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) covering your screen (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) hanging up on “the bank”
10. 10.📩 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
11. 11.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a bank caller (b) nobody (c) a delivery person (d) a game helper
12. 12.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling a parent? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
13. 13.📩 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
14. 14.📩 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
15. 15.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN like 1234? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) PIN on a sticky note
18. 18.True or false: “a secret phone PIN” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) a locked phone screen
20. 20.True or false: “an OTP for a “prize”” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) checking with a parent (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) a locked phone screen (d) a secret phone PIN
22. 22.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) a secret phone PIN (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
23. 23.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) covering your screen (d) PIN on a sticky note
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) typing it in yourself (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) keeping OTPs secret
25. 25.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “typing it in yourself” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) a PIN like 1234
28. 28.True or false: “sharing a PIN with a pal” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
30. 30.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it costs money to send (b) it is a joke (c) it is a secret game (d) it can open your account
31. 31.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) send it by text (b) read it out (c) hang up, tell an adult (d) ask them to wait
32. 32.True or false: “a PIN like 1234” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
34. 34.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) telling a parent (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) typing it in yourself (d) a PIN in your notes app
38. 38.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) checking with a parent (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) an OTP for a “prize”
39. 39.📩 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
40. 40.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step

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