Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 778 · 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: “telling a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
3. 3.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it is a secret game (b) it can open your account (c) it is a joke (d) it costs money to send
4. 4.True or false: “a secret phone PIN” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) telling a parent (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) a PIN in your notes app
6. 6.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) covering your screen (b) telling a parent (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) a secret phone PIN
7. 7.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a bank caller (b) a delivery person (c) a game helper (d) nobody
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) telling a parent
9. 9.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
10. 10.True or false: “texting an OTP to a pal” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) covering your screen
12. 12.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
13. 13.📩 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
14. 14.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) checking with a parent (d) typing an OTP on a link
15. 15.📩 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) a secret phone PIN (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) texting an OTP to a pal
17. 17.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
18. 18.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) a PIN like 1234
19. 19.True or false: “telling a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “a PIN like 1234” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) showing it to a stranger (c) a secret phone PIN (d) a PIN like 1234
22. 22.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) send it by text (b) hang up, tell an adult (c) ask them to wait (d) read it out
23. 23.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) ignore it, tell a parent (b) send it to the caller (c) post it (d) reply with your PIN
24. 24.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
25. 25.True or false: “an OTP for a “prize”” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
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? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) telling OTPs to callers
29. 29.True or false: “sharing a PIN with a pal” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) only in your memory (b) in a chat (c) on the card (d) in a notebook
31. 31.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your verification code is 1093. It expires in 10 minutes.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
32. 32.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing an OTP on a link? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it in yourself (b) a secret phone PIN (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) hanging up on “the bank”
34. 34.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
35. 35.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) checking with a parent (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) a PIN like 1234
36. 36.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hanging up on “the bank”? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
37. 37.True or false: “a PIN in your notes app” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing it in yourself (b) checking with a parent (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) hanging up on “the bank”
39. 39.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step

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