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.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) ignore it (b) use it everywhere (c) change that password (d) post it online
- 2.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) the number 123456 (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) keeping it in your head (d) one password per account
- 3.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your name and birth year? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 4.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Ananya_Sand_10 (b) Corn@79 (c) wolf_corn_neem_34 (d) iloveyou31
- 5.True or false: “one password everywhere” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) set up with a parent (b) long random words (c) writing it on your desk (d) keeping it in your head
- 7.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) leaflakehill31 (b) Nisha#Lake#47 (c) tigerwheelmoondust (d) river-pond-kite-14
- 8.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the word password? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 9.🧵 Good or poor password habit: one password everywhere? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 10.🧵 Good or poor password habit: telling a best friend? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 11.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Frog@Tiger@2017 (b) moonplumneem13 (c) Cloud.Frog.Vine74 (d) Ananya_Moon_36
- 12.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) writing it on your desk (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) one password everywhere (d) your pet’s name
- 13.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the word qwerty? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 14.🧵 Good or poor password habit: typing it out of sight? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 15.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) qwerty78 (b) Sand_84 (c) corn#vine#cloud#53 (d) frogmoonwolfpond
- 16.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Admin!Brick18 (b) Saanvi-Bell-49 (c) nest.seed.moon.79 (d) Kite_Vine_2011
- 17.🧵 Good or poor password habit: set up with a parent? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 18.True or false: “two-step login turned on” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a best friend (b) two-step login turned on (c) keeping it in your head (d) a passphrase of 3 words
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up with a parent (b) long random words (c) the number 123456 (d) locking your phone
- 21.True or false: “two-step login turned on” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: “set up with a parent” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) posting it in a chat (b) locking your phone (c) telling a best friend (d) writing it on your desk
- 24.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) one password everywhere (b) the number 123456 (c) two-step login turned on (d) your name and birth year
- 25.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Admin@Plum22 (b) tigerplummangovine (c) Tiger!11 (d) River-Tiger-Frog40
- 26.True or false: “your phone number” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) password68 (b) ShipLampPearl33 (c) drumbrickpearlcorn (d) rainlamppond17
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) chaimangopondriver (b) tent_wolf_lake_66
- 29.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Kabir!Lotus!66 (b) plumpondgold35 (c) Kabir2008 (d) Fern#Wheel#Gold14
- 30.🧵 Good or poor password habit: writing it on your desk? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 31.True or false: “a passphrase of 3 words” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your pet’s name? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 33.True or false: “changing a leaked one” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your pet’s name (b) the number 123456 (c) one password everywhere (d) set up with a parent
- 35.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) lampneemwheel24 (b) Vihaan-Neem-56 (c) Iloveyou@Seed60 (d) kite#plum#vine#25
- 36.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) admin27 (b) Ship-Kite-Leaf65 (c) Welcome!Leaf51 (d) neemkitelotus40
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it out of sight (b) changing a leaked one (c) locking your phone (d) the word qwerty
- 38.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Meera2013 (b) Drum#12 (c) Aarav!Vine!52 (d) lotus!brick!tent!21
- 39.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) a famous quote (b) random, unrelated words (c) your family names (d) your school motto
- 40.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) they need no letters (b) anyone can guess them (c) long but easy to recall (d) short and quick
Answer key
- change that password
- the number 123456
- a poor password habit
- wolf_corn_neem_34
- True
- writing it on your desk
- river-pond-kite-14
- a poor password habit
- a poor password habit
- a poor password habit
- Cloud.Frog.Vine74
- a passphrase of 3 words
- a poor password habit
- a good password habit
- corn#vine#cloud#53
- nest.seed.moon.79
- a good password habit
- False
- telling a best friend
- the number 123456
- True
- False
- locking your phone
- two-step login turned on
- River-Tiger-Frog40
- True
- ShipLampPearl33
- tent_wolf_lake_66
- Fern#Wheel#Gold14
- a poor password habit
- True
- a poor password habit
- True
- set up with a parent
- kite#plum#vine#25
- Ship-Kite-Leaf65
- the word qwerty
- lotus!brick!tent!21
- random, unrelated words
- long but easy to recall
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