Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 951 · 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: “hiding the PIN pad” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your screen (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) texting an OTP to a pal
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) covering your screen (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) a PIN in your notes app
4. 4.True or false: “typing it in yourself” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN in your notes app? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
6. 6.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
7. 7.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling a parent? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
9. 9.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📩 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
11. 11.🔢 Safe or unsafe: PIN on a sticky note? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) a secret phone PIN (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) typing an OTP on a link
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) typing it in yourself (d) typing an OTP on a link
14. 14.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) a PIN like 1234
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) telling a parent (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) covering your screen
16. 16.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) send it by text (b) read it out (c) ask them to wait (d) hang up, tell an adult
17. 17.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) an OTP for a “prize”
19. 19.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling a parent (b) typing it in yourself (c) checking with a parent (d) a PIN like 1234
20. 20.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) covering your screen (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) typing an OTP on a link
21. 21.True or false: “telling a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) in a notebook (b) on the card (c) only in your memory (d) in a chat
23. 23.📩 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
24. 24.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) a secret phone PIN
25. 25.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it in yourself (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) a PIN in your notes app
27. 27.🧾 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
28. 28.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
29. 29.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
30. 30.🔢 Safe or unsafe: covering your screen? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
31. 31.📩 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a parent (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) PIN on a sticky note
33. 33.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) a locked phone screen (c) telling a parent (d) keeping OTPs secret
35. 35.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
36. 36.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
37. 37.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling a parent (b) checking with a parent (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) hanging up on “the bank”
38. 38.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing it in yourself? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
39. 39.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a bank caller (b) a delivery person (c) a game helper (d) nobody
40. 40.📩 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

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