Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 812 · 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.☎️ 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) read it out (d) ask them to wait
2. 2.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
3. 3.True or false: “covering your screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) typing it in yourself (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) a secret phone PIN
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) a locked phone screen (d) checking with a parent
6. 6.📩 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
7. 7.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) covering your screen
8. 8.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it is a joke (b) it can open your account (c) it is a secret game (d) it costs money to send
9. 9.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) an OTP in a group chat
10. 10.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
11. 11.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) only in your memory (b) on the card (c) in a notebook (d) in a chat
12. 12.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) a locked phone screen (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) keeping OTPs secret
13. 13.True or false: “checking with a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
15. 15.True or false: “checking with a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “typing an OTP on a link” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) checking with a parent (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) a PIN in your notes app
18. 18.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) post it (b) send it to the caller (c) reply with your PIN (d) ignore it, tell a parent
19. 19.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
20. 20.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) covering your screen (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) typing an OTP on a link
22. 22.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
23. 23.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) checking with a parent (d) a PIN in your notes app
24. 24.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
25. 25.True or false: “typing an OTP on a link” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “typing it in yourself” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
28. 28.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
29. 29.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling OTPs to callers? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
31. 31.True or false: “sharing a PIN with a pal” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) a locked phone screen (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) showing it to a stranger
33. 33.True or false: “typing it in yourself” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a locked phone screen (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) telling OTPs to callers
38. 38.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
39. 39.True or false: “telling a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Share the OTP and we will add free game coins to your account.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message

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