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