Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 911 · 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: “a PIN in your notes app” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) covering your screen
3. 3.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) hiding the PIN pad
4. 4.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
5. 5.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your OTP for login is 4821. Do not share it with anyone.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
6. 6.True or false: “texting an OTP to a pal” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing it in yourself? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
8. 8.📩 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
9. 9.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
10. 10.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
11. 11.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
12. 12.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) typing it in yourself (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) texting an OTP to a pal
13. 13.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) keeping OTPs secret
14. 14.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) only text password (b) one-time password (c) open the phone (d) online ticket price
15. 15.🔢 Safe or unsafe: covering your screen? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
16. 16.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) checking with a parent (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) a locked phone screen (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) PIN on a sticky note
18. 18.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
19. 19.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) a secret phone PIN (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) an OTP in a group chat
20. 20.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) telling a parent (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
21. 21.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling a parent (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) an OTP in a group chat
22. 22.📩 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
23. 23.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
24. 24.True or false: “typing an OTP on a link” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “typing it in yourself” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “a PIN like 1234” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) covering your screen (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) a PIN in your notes app
28. 28.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) a secret phone PIN (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) an OTP for a “prize”
29. 29.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing an OTP on a link? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
30. 30.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
31. 31.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) checking with a parent (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
33. 33.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
34. 34.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling OTPs to callers? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it in yourself (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
36. 36.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📩 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
38. 38.True or false: “checking with a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “showing it to a stranger” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) ignore it, tell a parent (b) post it (c) send it to the caller (d) reply with your PIN

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