Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 740 · 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: “hiding the PIN pad” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📩 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
3. 3.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
4. 4.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) a secret phone PIN (d) showing it to a stranger
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it in yourself (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
6. 6.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
7. 7.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.☎️ 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
9. 9.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) keeping OTPs secret
10. 10.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) on the card (b) in a chat (c) only in your memory (d) in a notebook
11. 11.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) telling a parent (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) typing it in yourself
13. 13.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📩 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
15. 15.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it costs money to send (b) it can open your account (c) it is a secret game (d) it is a joke
16. 16.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a bank caller (b) nobody (c) a delivery person (d) a game helper
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) a locked phone screen (d) texting an OTP to a pal
18. 18.📩 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
19. 19.True or false: “telling a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) hanging up on “the bank”
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) PIN on a sticky note
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) typing an OTP on a link
23. 23.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
24. 24.True or false: “a PIN in your notes app” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) covering your screen (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) an OTP in a group chat
26. 26.📩 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
27. 27.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your verification code is 1093. It expires in 10 minutes.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
28. 28.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
29. 29.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing it in yourself? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
30. 30.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a locked phone screen (b) a secret phone PIN (c) checking with a parent (d) texting an OTP to a pal
31. 31.🔢 Safe or unsafe: PIN on a sticky note? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
32. 32.📩 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
33. 33.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your screen (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) hanging up on “the bank”
35. 35.True or false: “an OTP in a group chat” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “a PIN like 1234” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) a secret phone PIN (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) keeping OTPs secret
38. 38.True or false: “covering your screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
40. 40.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) telling a parent (d) sharing a PIN with a pal

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