Cyber Safety Worksheet: Passphrases
Stay safe (Picture three words): Pick 3 or 4 random words that do not belong together (not names, mottos or quotes). Add capitals and a digit or symbol: Kite-River-Lamp47. One password per account; keep it in your head (a parent may keep a copy); change it if it leaks; turn on two-step login.
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- 1.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ToastLotusRain63 (b) Sand-River-2016
- 2.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) one short word (b) only numbers (c) your name twice (d) a few random words
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Brick@Vine@Toast59 (b) Lotus@43
- 4.🧵 Good or poor password habit: typing it out of sight? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) mango@seed@corn@12 (b) Neem-Cloud-2011
- 6.True or false: “writing it on your desk” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your name and birth year (b) posting it in a chat (c) one password everywhere (d) set up with a parent
- 8.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Qwerty@Moon56 (b) GoldTigerLamp77 (c) iloveyou71 (d) Rain#72
- 9.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Tara_Lake_85 (b) Nest.Rain.Kite61 (c) Arjun2012 (d) Chai-87
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) SeedVineFern51 (b) Drum.Wolf.2018
- 11.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) short and quick (b) they need no letters (c) long but easy to recall (d) anyone can guess them
- 12.True or false: “locking your phone” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) nestgoldraincorn (b) neem_fern_chai_51 (c) password40 (d) Meera#Ship#57
- 14.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) locking your phone (b) keeping it in your head (c) set up with a parent (d) one password everywhere
- 15.True or false: “a symbol between words” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 16.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your pet’s name (b) your phone number (c) changing a leaked one (d) the word qwerty
- 17.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your phone number (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) the number 123456 (d) writing it on your desk
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the number 123456 (b) one password per account (c) keeping it in your head (d) locking your phone
- 19.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your phone number (b) the number 123456 (c) typing it out of sight (d) your name and birth year
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Plum_Hill_Seed47 (b) wolffernrain79
- 21.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) wheellakedust72 (b) Drum!Kite!Cloud51 (c) hillneemfrogkite (d) Password!Pearl81
- 22.True or false: “the word password” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: “posting it in a chat” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Kabir2017 (b) Kite-83 (c) Ship!Chai!Nest15 (d) lakewolftoast30
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it on your desk (b) your pet’s name (c) typing it out of sight (d) telling a best friend
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Boat.Tiger.2012 (b) SandLampTiger30
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ShipVineSand56 (b) Password.Lamp47
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone number (b) two-step login turned on (c) your name and birth year (d) posting it in a chat
- 29.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Chai.Kite.2010 (b) Tara!Plum!39 (c) Corn#70 (d) mango!tiger!pond!43
- 30.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your phone number? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 31.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Tent!Leaf!2009 (b) Kabir2015 (c) Lotus@Tent@Kite47 (d) Wheel@36
- 32.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Aarav#Pond#88 (b) mango#gold#seed#25 (c) nestbrickpearlfrog (d) Lake!Tent!2016
- 33.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) use it everywhere (b) post it online (c) ignore it (d) change that password
- 34.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Chai.22 (b) Ananya!Corn!22 (c) password41 (d) neem-tiger-toast-46
- 35.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Aarav.Pond.29 (b) Chai_52 (c) moonmangoneem82 (d) Mango#Plum#Lake47
- 36.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Sand@20 (b) Nisha@Chai@41 (c) Gold.Vine.Shell37 (d) Ishaan2011
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) mangohillcornseed (b) frog_plum_bell_23
- 38.True or false: “your pet’s name” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: “one password everywhere” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) HillRainFrog68 (b) Fern@44
Answer key
- ToastLotusRain63
- a few random words
- Brick@Vine@Toast59
- a good password habit
- mango@seed@corn@12
- False
- set up with a parent
- GoldTigerLamp77
- Nest.Rain.Kite61
- SeedVineFern51
- long but easy to recall
- False
- neem_fern_chai_51
- one password everywhere
- False
- changing a leaked one
- a passphrase of 3 words
- the number 123456
- typing it out of sight
- Plum_Hill_Seed47
- Drum!Kite!Cloud51
- True
- False
- Ship!Chai!Nest15
- typing it out of sight
- SandLampTiger30
- ShipVineSand56
- two-step login turned on
- mango!tiger!pond!43
- a poor password habit
- Lotus@Tent@Kite47
- mango#gold#seed#25
- change that password
- neem-tiger-toast-46
- Mango#Plum#Lake47
- Gold.Vine.Shell37
- frog_plum_bell_23
- True
- True
- HillRainFrog68
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