Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 70 · 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.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
3. 3.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
4. 4.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) typing it in yourself (c) covering your screen (d) a PIN like 1234
6. 6.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) only text password (b) online ticket price (c) open the phone (d) one-time password
7. 7.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a delivery person (b) a game helper (c) a bank caller (d) nobody
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) typing it in yourself
9. 9.True or false: “texting an OTP to a pal” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) a PIN in your notes app
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your screen (b) showing it to a stranger (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) keeping OTPs secret
12. 12.📩 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
13. 13.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) typing it in yourself
14. 14.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
15. 15.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) send it by text (b) read it out (c) ask them to wait (d) hang up, tell an adult
16. 16.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) checking with a parent
17. 17.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN like 1234? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
19. 19.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a locked phone screen (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) checking with a parent
21. 21.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
22. 22.True or false: “texting an OTP to a pal” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📩 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
24. 24.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) covering your screen (d) showing it to a stranger
26. 26.🔢 Safe or unsafe: PIN on a sticky note? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
27. 27.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
28. 28.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling OTPs to callers? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
29. 29.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) hanging up on “the bank”
31. 31.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) an OTP for a “prize”
32. 32.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) a secret phone PIN
33. 33.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a locked phone screen (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) showing it to a stranger
34. 34.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
35. 35.True or false: “a PIN like 1234” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a locked phone screen (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) covering your screen
37. 37.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) reply with your PIN (b) post it (c) send it to the caller (d) ignore it, tell a parent
38. 38.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
40. 40.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling a parent? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step

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