Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 742 · 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 PIN in your notes app” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) a PIN like 1234
3. 3.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing an OTP on a link? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
4. 4.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) telling a parent (c) a secret phone PIN (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
5. 5.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) a locked phone screen
6. 6.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) on the card (b) only in your memory (c) in a notebook (d) in a chat
8. 8.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a bank caller (b) a game helper (c) nobody (d) a delivery person
9. 9.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) covering your screen (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) a locked phone screen
10. 10.📩 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
11. 11.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
12. 12.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your verification code is 1093. It expires in 10 minutes.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
13. 13.True or false: “typing it in yourself” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “a PIN like 1234” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it in yourself (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) covering your screen
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) a secret phone PIN
17. 17.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) typing it in yourself (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) a locked phone screen
18. 18.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
20. 20.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) a secret phone PIN (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it in yourself (b) checking with a parent (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) covering your screen
23. 23.📩 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a locked phone screen (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) telling OTPs to callers
25. 25.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
26. 26.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) telling a parent (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) hiding the PIN pad
27. 27.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
28. 28.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling a parent? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
29. 29.🔢 Safe or unsafe: PIN on a sticky note? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) an OTP for a “prize”
31. 31.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
32. 32.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) telling a parent (d) a PIN in your notes app
33. 33.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling a parent (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) a locked phone screen
34. 34.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) send it to the caller (b) ignore it, tell a parent (c) post it (d) reply with your PIN
35. 35.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
36. 36.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
37. 37.True or false: “a PIN like 1234” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) typing it in yourself (d) an OTP in a group chat
39. 39.True or false: “a PIN in your notes app” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📩 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

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