Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 746 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) an OTP for a “prize”
2. 2.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) showing it to a stranger (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) typing it in yourself
5. 5.📩 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
6. 6.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
7. 7.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) on the card (b) in a chat (c) in a notebook (d) only in your memory
8. 8.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) a locked phone screen
10. 10.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) only text password (b) one-time password (c) online ticket price (d) open the phone
11. 11.True or false: “a secret phone PIN” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) keeping OTPs secret
13. 13.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a delivery person (b) nobody (c) a game helper (d) a bank caller
14. 14.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling a parent? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
15. 15.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) texting an OTP to a pal (d) typing it in yourself
16. 16.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) telling a parent (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) an OTP for a “prize”
18. 18.📩 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
19. 19.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) a secret phone PIN (d) typing an OTP on a link
21. 21.True or false: “an OTP in a group chat” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “checking with a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) covering your screen
24. 24.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) PIN on a sticky note
25. 25.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) a locked phone screen (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) a secret phone PIN
26. 26.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) ask them to wait (b) hang up, tell an adult (c) send it by text (d) read it out
27. 27.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “I am from customer care. Read out the 6-digit code you just got.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
28. 28.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) send it to the caller (b) post it (c) reply with your PIN (d) ignore it, tell a parent
29. 29.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) a locked phone screen (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) telling a parent
32. 32.🔢 Safe or unsafe: showing it to a stranger? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
33. 33.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) covering your screen (c) telling a parent (d) texting an OTP to a pal
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a parent (b) a locked phone screen (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) PIN on a sticky note
36. 36.🔢 Safe or unsafe: PIN on a sticky note? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
37. 37.🔢 Safe or unsafe: covering your screen? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
38. 38.True or false: “showing it to a stranger” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) telling a parent (c) checking with a parent (d) covering your screen
40. 40.True or false: “telling a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True

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