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