Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 932 · 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 normal message (b) a scam trick
2. 2.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) a secret phone PIN (d) telling a parent
3. 3.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) nobody (b) a bank caller (c) a game helper (d) a delivery person
4. 4.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📩 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
6. 6.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) checking with a parent
7. 7.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “covering your screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) on the card (b) in a chat (c) only in your memory (d) in a notebook
10. 10.True or false: “typing an OTP on a link” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) a secret phone PIN
12. 12.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “This is your bank. Tell me the OTP to stop your card being blocked.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
13. 13.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “You have won ₹5,000! Tell us the OTP to receive it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
14. 14.True or false: “checking with a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
16. 16.📩 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
17. 17.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling a parent (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) covering your screen
18. 18.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) showing it to a stranger (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) typing an OTP on a link
19. 19.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) send it by text (b) ask them to wait (c) read it out (d) hang up, tell an adult
20. 20.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
21. 21.True or false: “telling a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔢 Safe or unsafe: showing it to a stranger? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
23. 23.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) covering your screen (c) typing it in yourself (d) a PIN like 1234
24. 24.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
25. 25.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
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.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it in yourself (b) showing it to a stranger (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) telling a parent
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) hanging up on “the bank”
30. 30.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) texting an OTP to a pal
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) checking with a parent (d) hanging up on “the bank”
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) a locked phone screen (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) texting an OTP to a pal
33. 33.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
34. 34.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) checking with a parent (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) an OTP for a “prize”
35. 35.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) an OTP in a group chat
36. 36.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) telling a parent (d) telling OTPs to callers
37. 37.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
38. 38.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
39. 39.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) open the phone (b) online ticket price (c) one-time password (d) only text password
40. 40.True or false: “an OTP in a group chat” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True

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