Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 950 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) keeping OTPs secret
2. 2.📩 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
3. 3.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) checking with a parent (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) texting an OTP to a pal
4. 4.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) covering your screen
5. 5.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) online ticket price (b) one-time password (c) open the phone (d) only text password
6. 6.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
7. 7.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing it in yourself (b) a secret phone PIN (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
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) an OTP in a group chat (b) checking with a parent (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) covering your screen
11. 11.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it is a secret game (b) it costs money to send (c) it is a joke (d) it can open your account
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) telling a parent (d) covering your screen
13. 13.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Share the OTP and we will add free game coins to your account.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) covering your screen (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
15. 15.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) a secret phone PIN
16. 16.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
17. 17.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing an OTP on a link? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
18. 18.True or false: “an OTP in a group chat” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) read it out (b) ask them to wait (c) hang up, tell an adult (d) send it by text
20. 20.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN in your notes app? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
21. 21.True or false: “typing an OTP on a link” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “covering your screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) typing it in yourself
25. 25.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
26. 26.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
27. 27.True or false: “sharing a PIN with a pal” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
29. 29.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
30. 30.True or false: “typing it in yourself” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) a locked phone screen (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) an OTP for a “prize”
32. 32.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) covering your screen (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
33. 33.True or false: “a PIN in your notes app” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) checking with a parent (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) telling a parent
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) an OTP in a group chat
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? “I sent my OTP to your number by mistake. Please send it back.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
38. 38.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) showing it to a stranger (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) a secret phone PIN
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) keeping OTPs secret

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