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.
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- 1.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) ask them to wait (b) read it out (c) send it by text (d) hang up, tell an adult
- 2.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
- 3.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) hiding the PIN pad
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a parent (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) typing an OTP on a link
- 5.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) showing it to a stranger (c) typing it in yourself (d) PIN on a sticky note
- 6.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) covering your screen (c) a locked phone screen (d) hanging up on “the bank”
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) covering your screen (c) checking with a parent (d) hiding the PIN pad
- 8.True or false: “showing it to a stranger” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔢 Safe or unsafe: PIN on a sticky note? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
- 10.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) a locked phone screen (c) typing it in yourself (d) a secret phone PIN
- 11.True or false: “a PIN in your notes app” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
- 13.🔢 Safe or unsafe: showing it to a stranger? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
- 14.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN like 1234? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
- 15.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) texting an OTP to a pal
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a locked phone screen (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) telling a parent
- 17.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
- 18.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
- 19.📩 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
- 20.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) covering your screen
- 21.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it is a joke (b) it can open your account (c) it costs money to send (d) it is a secret game
- 22.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) nobody (b) a delivery person (c) a game helper (d) a bank caller
- 23.🔢 Safe or unsafe: covering your screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
- 24.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) open the phone (b) only text password (c) online ticket price (d) one-time password
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) texting an OTP to a pal
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your screen (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) an OTP in a group chat
- 27.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
- 28.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
- 29.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a parent (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) showing it to a stranger (d) covering your screen
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) a locked phone screen (c) typing it in yourself (d) hanging up on “the bank”
- 32.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing it in yourself? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
- 33.True or false: “a PIN like 1234” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
- 34.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
- 35.📩 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
- 36.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) in a notebook (b) on the card (c) only in your memory (d) in a chat
- 37.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
- 38.True or false: “checking with a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) checking with a parent (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) an OTP for a “prize”
- 40.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Share the OTP and we will add free game coins to your account.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
Answer key
- hang up, tell an adult
- a safe step
- PIN on a sticky note
- telling a parent
- typing it in yourself
- texting an OTP to a pal
- a PIN like 1234
- False
- an unsafe step
- a PIN like 1234
- False
- a safe step
- an unsafe step
- an unsafe step
- a secret phone PIN
- telling OTPs to callers
- a normal message
- an unsafe step
- ignore it, tell a parent
- covering your screen
- it can open your account
- nobody
- a safe step
- one-time password
- hanging up on “the bank”
- an OTP in a group chat
- a safe step
- an unsafe step
- a safe step
- showing it to a stranger
- a PIN in your notes app
- a safe step
- False
- a normal message
- a scam trick
- only in your memory
- a normal message
- True
- an OTP for a “prize”
- a scam trick
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