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 a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) showing it to a stranger
- 2.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it is a joke (b) it is a secret game (c) it can open your account (d) it costs money to send
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) covering your screen
- 4.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) a locked phone screen (c) checking with a parent (d) a PIN in your notes app
- 5.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
- 6.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) online ticket price (b) open the phone (c) only text password (d) one-time password
- 8.📩 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
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) telling a parent (d) hiding the PIN pad
- 10.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
- 11.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) showing it to a stranger (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) a PIN in your notes app
- 12.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
- 13.True or false: “sharing a PIN with a pal” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: “a PIN in your notes app” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
- 15.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your OTP for login is 4821. Do not share it with anyone.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
- 16.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN in your notes app? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
- 17.True or false: “checking with a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: “a secret phone PIN” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) covering your screen
- 20.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) send it by text (b) ask them to wait (c) hang up, tell an adult (d) read it out
- 21.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) checking with a parent (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) covering your screen (d) a PIN like 1234
- 22.🔢 Safe or unsafe: covering your screen? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
- 23.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) a secret phone PIN (d) typing an OTP on a link
- 24.📩 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
- 25.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
- 26.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) typing it in yourself (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) PIN on a sticky note
- 27.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
- 28.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) hiding the PIN pad
- 29.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) in a chat (b) in a notebook (c) only in your memory (d) on the card
- 30.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing it in yourself? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) telling OTPs to callers
- 32.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN like 1234? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) hiding the PIN pad
- 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.True or false: “an OTP in a group chat” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
- 36.📩 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
- 37.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) telling a parent (d) a PIN like 1234
- 39.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) covering your screen (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
- 40.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
Answer key
- hanging up on “the bank”
- it can open your account
- covering your screen
- a PIN in your notes app
- a safe step
- False
- one-time password
- a scam trick
- a PIN in your notes app
- an unsafe step
- keeping OTPs secret
- a safe step
- False
- True
- a normal message
- an unsafe step
- True
- True
- telling OTPs to callers
- hang up, tell an adult
- a PIN like 1234
- a safe step
- a secret phone PIN
- a scam trick
- a safe step
- typing it in yourself
- ignoring a surprise OTP
- hiding the PIN pad
- only in your memory
- a safe step
- telling OTPs to callers
- an unsafe step
- a PIN like 1234
- a normal message
- True
- a scam trick
- True
- telling a parent
- typing an OTP on a link
- a normal message
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