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 is the odd one out? (a) long random words (b) your pet’s name (c) the word qwerty (d) the word password
- 2.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) brick#corn#river#23 (b) Password#Vine27 (c) Vihaan-Wheel-77 (d) Corn-17
- 3.🧵 Good or poor password habit: writing it on your desk? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a best friend (b) your phone number (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) the number 123456
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Arjun-Gold-21 (b) vine-toast-hill-29
- 6.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Letmein#Tent61 (b) shell!dust!nest!81 (c) Vihaan2014 (d) Chai!Leaf!2016
- 7.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) set up with a parent (b) the word password (c) telling a best friend (d) the number 123456
- 8.True or false: “two-step login turned on” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Ananya2017 (b) Wolf_27 (c) Nest.Hill.2010 (d) moon#seed#lotus#24
- 10.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) a famous quote (b) your school motto (c) random, unrelated words (d) your family names
- 11.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your pet’s name (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) writing it on your desk (d) the word password
- 12.True or false: “changing a leaked one” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: “one password everywhere” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) one password everywhere (b) the number 123456 (c) two-step login turned on (d) the word password
- 15.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) anyone can guess them (b) long but easy to recall (c) they need no letters (d) short and quick
- 16.🧵 Good or poor password habit: a passphrase of 3 words? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 17.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) writing it on your desk (b) locking your phone (c) one password per account (d) set up with a parent
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) leaf_dust_mango_60 (b) Rohan#Hill#45
- 19.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Hill@25 (b) SandDrumLeaf78 (c) Dust@Vine@2018 (d) Ishaan-Shell-84
- 20.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) admin39 (b) drumshellgold81 (c) moon#sand#lake#60 (d) Tent@Wheel@2014
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one password everywhere (b) one password per account (c) long random words (d) set up with a parent
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LampSeedChai27 (b) fernboatgold10
- 23.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) one short word (b) your name twice (c) only numbers (d) a few random words
- 24.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) long random words (b) the word password (c) your phone number (d) the number 123456
- 25.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your name and birth year (b) posting it in a chat (c) keeping it in your head (d) the word qwerty
- 26.True or false: “your name and birth year” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) change that password (b) use it everywhere (c) ignore it (d) post it online
- 28.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) telling a best friend (b) a symbol between words (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) set up with a parent
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your pet’s name (b) one password everywhere (c) the word password (d) a symbol between words
- 30.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) lamp@fern@wheel@24 (b) drumtigerbrick28 (c) Nisha2016 (d) Boat.Brick.2009
- 31.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) admin42 (b) Lake#Boat#Gold85 (c) shipcloudrain85 (d) mangoboatnestpearl
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it out of sight (b) keeping it in your head (c) your pet’s name (d) locking your phone
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Toast!Wheel!2008 (b) Tiger#River#Bell60
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) MoonRiverPearl20 (b) wolfkiteboatplum
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it out of sight (b) writing it on your desk (c) locking your phone (d) keeping it in your head
- 36.True or false: “a symbol between words” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word qwerty (b) one password everywhere (c) two-step login turned on (d) your pet’s name
- 38.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your name and birth year? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Aarav2016 (b) LakeWheelFern40
- 40.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) RiverWolfFern74 (b) pondlakemango69 (c) Rohan2010 (d) cloudfernkitehill
Answer key
- long random words
- brick#corn#river#23
- a poor password habit
- a passphrase of 3 words
- vine-toast-hill-29
- shell!dust!nest!81
- set up with a parent
- False
- moon#seed#lotus#24
- random, unrelated words
- a passphrase of 3 words
- False
- False
- two-step login turned on
- long but easy to recall
- a good password habit
- writing it on your desk
- leaf_dust_mango_60
- SandDrumLeaf78
- moon#sand#lake#60
- one password everywhere
- LampSeedChai27
- a few random words
- long random words
- keeping it in your head
- True
- change that password
- telling a best friend
- a symbol between words
- lamp@fern@wheel@24
- Lake#Boat#Gold85
- your pet’s name
- Tiger#River#Bell60
- MoonRiverPearl20
- writing it on your desk
- True
- two-step login turned on
- a poor password habit
- LakeWheelFern40
- RiverWolfFern74
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