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