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) the number 123456 (b) a symbol between words (c) one password per account (d) keeping it in your head
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) SeedNestLake56 (b) brickkitetoastfern
- 3.True or false: “long random words” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Leaf-Chai-2015 (b) dustpearlhill23 (c) frog.toast.tiger.84 (d) Tara_Rain_82
- 5.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Admin.Lotus65 (b) welcome74 (c) Saanvi2011 (d) Pond#Neem#Corn62
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing a leaked one (b) the word password (c) your pet’s name (d) the word qwerty
- 7.True or false: “one password everywhere” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: “changing a leaked one” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: “typing it out of sight” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) two-step login turned on (b) telling a best friend (c) the number 123456 (d) writing it on your desk
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lotusgoldriver63 (b) LotusWheelRiver57
- 12.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) the word qwerty (b) one password per account (c) changing a leaked one (d) a symbol between words
- 13.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) posting it in a chat (b) telling a best friend (c) the word qwerty (d) changing a leaked one
- 14.True or false: “a symbol between words” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 15.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the word qwerty (b) a symbol between words (c) your name and birth year (d) your phone number
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) GoldMoonLotus76 (b) kitechaitiger10
- 17.True or false: “your pet’s name” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: “keeping it in your head” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Kabir2016 (b) password36 (c) mango-drum-boat-72 (d) Lamp!Dust!2016
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nisha@Brick@43 (b) KiteLampRain67
- 21.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the word password? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Plum-River-2010 (b) Rain.Tiger.River51
- 23.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) long but easy to recall (b) short and quick (c) anyone can guess them (d) they need no letters
- 24.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) your name twice (b) only numbers (c) one short word (d) a few random words
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neem.kite.bell.46 (b) sandlakeneemfern
- 26.True or false: “writing it on your desk” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) dustwheelcorn80 (b) leafkitefernlotus (c) Chai.29 (d) GoldPondChai85
- 28.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) one password everywhere (b) your pet’s name (c) posting it in a chat (d) keeping it in your head
- 29.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) random, unrelated words (b) a famous quote (c) your school motto (d) your family names
- 30.🧵 Good or poor password habit: locking your phone? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Meera2015 (b) CornWolfCloud55
- 32.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) change that password (b) post it online (c) use it everywhere (d) ignore it
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) TigerBrickLamp16 (b) Plum-34
- 34.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Mango.12 (b) toast_leaf_rain_78 (c) qwerty39 (d) Aarav-Boat-24
- 35.True or false: “set up with a parent” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧵 Good or poor password habit: a symbol between words? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Meera2009 (b) toast_corn_river_18
- 38.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) frog-hill-mango-39 (b) Nisha2010 (c) pearllakeseed23 (d) Tara!River!29
- 39.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Tara_Fern_27 (b) Rain-31 (c) Qwerty@Corn89 (d) GoldFernCorn35
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) frog-wheel-river-88 (b) Ananya2013
Answer key
- the number 123456
- SeedNestLake56
- False
- frog.toast.tiger.84
- Pond#Neem#Corn62
- changing a leaked one
- False
- True
- True
- two-step login turned on
- LotusWheelRiver57
- the word qwerty
- changing a leaked one
- False
- a symbol between words
- GoldMoonLotus76
- True
- False
- mango-drum-boat-72
- KiteLampRain67
- a poor password habit
- Rain.Tiger.River51
- long but easy to recall
- a few random words
- neem.kite.bell.46
- False
- GoldPondChai85
- keeping it in your head
- random, unrelated words
- a good password habit
- CornWolfCloud55
- change that password
- TigerBrickLamp16
- toast_leaf_rain_78
- False
- a good password habit
- toast_corn_river_18
- frog-hill-mango-39
- GoldFernCorn35
- frog-wheel-river-88
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