Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 830 · 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.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) open the phone (b) one-time password (c) only text password (d) online ticket price
2. 2.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) an OTP for a “prize”
4. 4.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
5. 5.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) a locked phone screen (d) hiding the PIN pad
6. 6.True or false: “a PIN in your notes app” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your verification code is 1093. It expires in 10 minutes.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
8. 8.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) an OTP for a “prize”
9. 9.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
10. 10.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) checking with a parent
11. 11.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) nobody (b) a bank caller (c) a delivery person (d) a game helper
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) telling a parent (d) covering your screen
13. 13.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) checking with a parent (d) a locked phone screen
14. 14.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling a parent? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
15. 15.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
16. 16.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) typing it in yourself
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) a locked phone screen (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) typing an OTP on a link
20. 20.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) in a notebook (b) in a chat (c) only in your memory (d) on the card
21. 21.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) showing it to a stranger
23. 23.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) ask them to wait (b) send it by text (c) read it out (d) hang up, tell an adult
24. 24.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
25. 25.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) checking with a parent (d) a PIN like 1234
26. 26.📩 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
27. 27.True or false: “showing it to a stranger” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your friend’s account is locked. Send me the code to unlock it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) typing it in yourself (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) texting an OTP to a pal
30. 30.📩 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) hanging up on “the bank”
32. 32.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling OTPs to callers? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) texting an OTP to a pal
34. 34.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
35. 35.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
36. 36.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) a secret phone PIN (c) covering your screen (d) hiding the PIN pad
38. 38.True or false: “covering your screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) typing it in yourself (d) telling a parent
40. 40.📩 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

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