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.True or false: “your name and birth year” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) two-step login turned on (b) set up with a parent (c) keeping it in your head (d) the number 123456
- 3.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the word qwerty? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NestNeemBell33 (b) Vihaan2008
- 5.🧵 Good or poor password habit: posting it in a chat? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Arjun2012 (b) Fern!Rain!Shell73
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lotus@76 (b) Neem!Kite!Seed29
- 8.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) a passphrase of 3 words (b) the word password (c) your name and birth year (d) your phone number
- 9.True or false: “your name and birth year” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moonnestdrum22 (b) BellWheelBrick76
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) corn#lotus#ship#85 (b) iloveyou50
- 12.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Drum.69 (b) iloveyou21 (c) VineLampRiver20 (d) bricktigershellfrog
- 13.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) change that password (b) ignore it (c) post it online (d) use it everywhere
- 14.True or false: “locking your phone” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) your name twice (b) only numbers (c) a few random words (d) one short word
- 16.🧵 Good or poor password habit: a passphrase of 3 words? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 17.True or false: “changing a leaked one” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 18.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) long random words (b) two-step login turned on (c) typing it out of sight (d) telling a best friend
- 19.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) drumcloudwheel22 (b) Ship_Drum_Tiger58 (c) Nisha_Lamp_88 (d) Neem-86
- 20.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Lamp-Toast-Lake85 (b) Wolf!11 (c) qwerty30 (d) Letmein!Plum75
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) qwerty77 (b) vine.chai.sand.51
- 22.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) locking your phone (b) typing it out of sight (c) set up with a parent (d) your name and birth year
- 23.True or false: “a passphrase of 3 words” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 24.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) set up with a parent (b) the number 123456 (c) typing it out of sight (d) long random words
- 25.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) neemleafvineboat (b) Letmein_Wolf27 (c) wheelpearlgold48 (d) Lake-Rain-Gold34
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) iloveyou31 (b) boat.shell.lotus.33
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) mango-nest-chai-42 (b) Ananya2015
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one password everywhere (b) your name and birth year (c) typing it out of sight (d) the word password
- 29.True or false: “your pet’s name” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your name and birth year? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your pet’s name (b) long random words (c) typing it out of sight (d) two-step login turned on
- 32.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) your school motto (b) random, unrelated words (c) your family names (d) a famous quote
- 33.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) rivertoastmangotent (b) Frog-Lake-River31 (c) Letmein.Lotus89 (d) Cloud.10
- 34.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Diya!River!25 (b) qwerty46 (c) Letmein_Drum42 (d) CloudNestShell81
- 35.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Brick@Drum@2009 (b) Admin!Gold70 (c) Dust#Toast#Cloud67 (d) Corn#12
- 36.True or false: “keeping it in your head” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) posting it in a chat (b) your phone number (c) changing a leaked one (d) your pet’s name
- 38.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) they need no letters (b) anyone can guess them (c) short and quick (d) long but easy to recall
- 39.🧵 Good or poor password habit: a symbol between words? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 40.🧵 Good or poor password habit: long random words? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
Answer key
- True
- the number 123456
- a poor password habit
- NestNeemBell33
- a poor password habit
- Fern!Rain!Shell73
- Neem!Kite!Seed29
- a passphrase of 3 words
- False
- BellWheelBrick76
- corn#lotus#ship#85
- VineLampRiver20
- change that password
- False
- a few random words
- a good password habit
- True
- telling a best friend
- Ship_Drum_Tiger58
- Lamp-Toast-Lake85
- vine.chai.sand.51
- your name and birth year
- False
- the number 123456
- Lake-Rain-Gold34
- boat.shell.lotus.33
- mango-nest-chai-42
- typing it out of sight
- False
- a poor password habit
- your pet’s name
- random, unrelated words
- Frog-Lake-River31
- CloudNestShell81
- Dust#Toast#Cloud67
- False
- changing a leaked one
- long but easy to recall
- a good password habit
- a good password habit
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