Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 869 · 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.📩 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
2. 2.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
3. 3.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) a locked phone screen (d) telling a parent
4. 4.📩 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) showing it to a stranger (c) a secret phone PIN (d) an OTP in a group chat
6. 6.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) a locked phone screen (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) an OTP for a “prize”
7. 7.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
8. 8.📩 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
9. 9.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) online ticket price (b) only text password (c) open the phone (d) one-time password
10. 10.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) in a chat (b) on the card (c) in a notebook (d) only in your memory
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it in yourself (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) a secret phone PIN (d) a PIN in your notes app
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) covering your screen (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) telling OTPs to callers
13. 13.True or false: “typing it in yourself” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) showing it to a stranger (d) a secret phone PIN
15. 15.📩 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
16. 16.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “checking with a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) reply with your PIN (b) send it to the caller (c) post it (d) ignore it, tell a parent
19. 19.🔢 Safe or unsafe: showing it to a stranger? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
20. 20.True or false: “checking with a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) hanging up on “the bank”
22. 22.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it costs money to send (b) it is a joke (c) it is a secret game (d) it can open your account
23. 23.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) telling a parent (c) a secret phone PIN (d) covering your screen
24. 24.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) typing an OTP on a link
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) covering your screen
26. 26.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling OTPs to callers? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
27. 27.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing an OTP on a link? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) covering your screen (c) a locked phone screen (d) checking with a parent
29. 29.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) telling a parent (d) typing it in yourself
30. 30.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
32. 32.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling a parent? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
33. 33.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
34. 34.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
35. 35.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling a parent (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) a PIN in your notes app
36. 36.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) telling OTPs to callers
37. 37.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
38. 38.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
39. 39.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a locked phone screen (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) showing it to a stranger

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