Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 690 · 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) covering your screen (b) checking with a parent (c) typing it in yourself (d) a PIN in your notes app
2. 2.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a game helper (b) a bank caller (c) nobody (d) a delivery person
3. 3.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) telling OTPs to callers
4. 4.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
5. 5.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing an OTP on a link? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
6. 6.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) a secret phone PIN (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) a locked phone screen
7. 7.📩 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
8. 8.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “You have won ₹5,000! Tell us the OTP to receive it.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
9. 9.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) in a chat (b) only in your memory (c) on the card (d) in a notebook
10. 10.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) checking with a parent (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
12. 12.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) showing it to a stranger
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) telling a parent (c) checking with a parent (d) PIN on a sticky note
14. 14.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
15. 15.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) telling a parent (d) typing it in yourself
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a parent (b) a locked phone screen (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) hanging up on “the bank”
17. 17.🔢 Safe or unsafe: showing it to a stranger? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
18. 18.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) ignore it, tell a parent (b) post it (c) reply with your PIN (d) send it to the caller
19. 19.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “This is your bank. Tell me the OTP to stop your card being blocked.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
20. 20.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
21. 21.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) telling a parent (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) PIN on a sticky note
22. 22.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) covering your screen
23. 23.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it is a secret game (b) it costs money to send (c) it is a joke (d) it can open your account
24. 24.True or false: “showing it to a stranger” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) covering your screen (c) telling a parent (d) telling OTPs to callers
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) keeping OTPs secret
27. 27.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a locked phone screen (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) a secret phone PIN (d) telling a parent
28. 28.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) an OTP for a “prize”
29. 29.True or false: “an OTP for a “prize”” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “a PIN in your notes app” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “checking with a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “typing it in yourself” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling a parent? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
34. 34.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) telling OTPs to callers
35. 35.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) ask them to wait (b) read it out (c) hang up, tell an adult (d) send it by text
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) typing it in yourself
37. 37.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hanging up on “the bank”? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
38. 38.True or false: “texting an OTP to a pal” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📩 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
40. 40.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True

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