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.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a bank caller (b) nobody (c) a game helper (d) a delivery person
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) a secret phone PIN (c) checking with a parent (d) typing it in yourself
- 3.True or false: “checking with a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
- 4.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) PIN on a sticky note
- 5.True or false: “a PIN in your notes app” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) keeping OTPs secret (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
- 7.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) hang up, tell an adult (b) read it out (c) send it by text (d) ask them to wait
- 8.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) covering your screen
- 9.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
- 10.True or false: “typing an OTP on a link” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
- 11.📩 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
- 12.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
- 13.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) on the card (b) only in your memory (c) in a notebook (d) in a chat
- 14.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN like 1234? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
- 15.True or false: “typing it in yourself” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
- 18.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
- 19.True or false: “telling a parent” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
- 20.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) typing it in yourself (d) telling a parent
- 21.True or false: “typing it in yourself” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
- 23.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) telling a parent (c) checking with a parent (d) typing an OTP on a link
- 24.True or false: “a PIN in your notes app” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
- 26.True or false: “telling OTPs to callers” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
- 27.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) send it to the caller (b) ignore it, tell a parent (c) reply with your PIN (d) post it
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) an OTP for a “prize”
- 29.True or false: “a locked phone screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔢 Safe or unsafe: telling OTPs to callers? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
- 31.🔢 Safe or unsafe: covering your screen? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) checking with a parent (c) a locked phone screen (d) a PIN in your notes app
- 33.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your verification code is 1093. It expires in 10 minutes.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) covering your screen (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) checking with a parent
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN in your notes app (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) telling OTPs to callers
- 36.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) hiding the PIN pad
- 38.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) typing it in yourself (d) texting an OTP to a pal
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) telling a parent (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) typing it in yourself
- 40.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
Answer key
- nobody
- PIN on a sticky note
- True
- hanging up on “the bank”
- True
- sharing a PIN with a pal
- hang up, tell an adult
- a PIN in your notes app
- a safe step
- True
- a normal message
- a normal message
- only in your memory
- an unsafe step
- False
- False
- an unsafe step
- an unsafe step
- False
- an OTP in a group chat
- True
- an unsafe step
- typing an OTP on a link
- False
- an unsafe step
- True
- ignore it, tell a parent
- ignoring a surprise OTP
- False
- an unsafe step
- a safe step
- a PIN in your notes app
- a normal message
- an OTP for a “prize”
- keeping OTPs secret
- a normal message
- sharing a PIN with a pal
- typing it in yourself
- texting an OTP to a pal
- a safe step
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