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 follows ALL of our rules? (a) froglampnest77 (b) neem_corn_pond_63 (c) toastshiphillcorn (d) Nest#Tent#2014
- 2.True or false: “one password everywhere” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) cloudtentdrumcorn (b) Dust!Cloud!Rain71
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) River-Corn-Chai71 (b) Ship_25
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Plum!Wolf!Rain88 (b) Letmein.Shell83
- 6.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) typing it out of sight (b) locking your phone (c) your phone number (d) a passphrase of 3 words
- 7.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) a passphrase of 3 words (b) one password per account (c) the word qwerty (d) typing it out of sight
- 8.True or false: “one password everywhere” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: “changing a leaked one” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 10.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) add capitals and digits (b) use only one word (c) make it shorter (d) add your name
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) seed@chai@lotus@76 (b) plumlakeriver55
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LakeDrumGold13 (b) Kabir2016
- 13.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) your school motto (b) a famous quote (c) your family names (d) random, unrelated words
- 14.True or false: “the number 123456” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Moon-Sand-River33 (b) seedpondlaketoast
- 16.🧵 Good or poor password habit: changing a leaked one? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 17.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Diya2010 (b) Tent#Cloud#Pond14 (c) lotustigersandvine (d) Pond!75
- 18.🧵 Good or poor password habit: writing it on your desk? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 19.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the number 123456? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 20.True or false: “locking your phone” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: “one password per account” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) short and quick (b) they need no letters (c) anyone can guess them (d) long but easy to recall
- 23.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) a few random words (b) your name twice (c) one short word (d) only numbers
- 24.True or false: “a symbol between words” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your name and birth year (b) writing it on your desk (c) the number 123456 (d) a symbol between words
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pondtentbell53 (b) Tent@Hill@Cloud16
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) frog#hill#wheel#25 (b) Saanvi-Plum-85
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya2010 (b) FernCornShell70
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tentpondtiger41 (b) fern!plum!wolf!58
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up with a parent (b) posting it in a chat (c) the number 123456 (d) your pet’s name
- 31.True or false: “typing it out of sight” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🧵 Good or poor password habit: typing it out of sight? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 33.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your phone number? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Corn_Pond_Wheel15 (b) Aarav2010
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Moon.Tiger.2011 (b) LotusWolfNeem15
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) posting it in a chat (b) the word password (c) the word qwerty (d) one password per account
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a passphrase of 3 words (b) the word password (c) writing it on your desk (d) telling a best friend
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) frogbrickboat31 (b) Kite@Pond@Moon12
- 39.🧵 Good or poor password habit: a symbol between words? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Saanvi!Bell!73 (b) Moon@Drum@Rain13
Answer key
- neem_corn_pond_63
- True
- Dust!Cloud!Rain71
- River-Corn-Chai71
- Plum!Wolf!Rain88
- your phone number
- the word qwerty
- False
- True
- add capitals and digits
- seed@chai@lotus@76
- LakeDrumGold13
- random, unrelated words
- True
- Moon-Sand-River33
- a good password habit
- Tent#Cloud#Pond14
- a poor password habit
- a poor password habit
- False
- False
- long but easy to recall
- a few random words
- True
- a symbol between words
- Tent@Hill@Cloud16
- frog#hill#wheel#25
- FernCornShell70
- fern!plum!wolf!58
- set up with a parent
- False
- a good password habit
- a poor password habit
- Corn_Pond_Wheel15
- LotusWolfNeem15
- one password per account
- a passphrase of 3 words
- Kite@Pond@Moon12
- a good password habit
- Moon@Drum@Rain13
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