Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 952 · 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.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a parent (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) a secret phone PIN (d) covering your screen
3. 3.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your OTP for login is 4821. Do not share it with anyone.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
4. 4.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) nobody (b) a bank caller (c) a game helper (d) a delivery person
5. 5.True or false: “a PIN in your notes app” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) covering your screen (d) telling OTPs to callers
7. 7.🔢 Safe or unsafe: showing it to a stranger? (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 scam trick (b) a normal message
9. 9.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) open the phone (b) one-time password (c) only text password (d) online ticket price
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a parent (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) texting an OTP to a pal
11. 11.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) typing it in yourself
12. 12.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) covering your screen (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) an OTP in a group chat
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) a secret phone PIN
14. 14.True or false: “checking with a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) send it to the caller (b) reply with your PIN (c) ignore it, tell a parent (d) post it
16. 16.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) typing it in yourself (c) PIN on a sticky note (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
17. 17.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) showing it to a stranger (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
18. 18.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing it in yourself (b) telling a parent (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) a secret phone PIN
19. 19.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
20. 20.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) checking with a parent (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) texting an OTP to a pal
21. 21.True or false: “texting an OTP to a pal” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) checking with a parent (d) typing an OTP on a link
25. 25.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
26. 26.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
28. 28.🔢 Safe or unsafe: covering your screen? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
29. 29.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) a locked phone screen
30. 30.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) on the card (b) in a notebook (c) in a chat (d) only in your memory
31. 31.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing it in yourself? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
32. 32.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) typing an OTP on a link
33. 33.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing an OTP on a link? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
34. 34.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) typing it in yourself (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) telling a parent
35. 35.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) read it out (b) send it by text (c) hang up, tell an adult (d) ask them to wait
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) telling a parent (d) PIN on a sticky note
37. 37.True or false: “PIN on a sticky note” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN in your notes app? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
39. 39.📩 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
40. 40.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) telling a parent (c) checking with a parent (d) a locked phone screen

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