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) Qwerty-Seed29 (b) dust_pond_mango_80 (c) lampleafmoon19 (d) goldtigerneemcloud
- 2.🧵 Good or poor password habit: typing it out of sight? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 3.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Password.River43 (b) welcome64 (c) Lotus#69 (d) Nest!Wheel!Wolf12
- 4.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your pet’s name? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 5.🧵 Good or poor password habit: changing a leaked one? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 6.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) random, unrelated words (b) a famous quote (c) your family names (d) your school motto
- 7.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) add capitals and digits (b) make it shorter (c) add your name (d) use only one word
- 8.True or false: “telling a best friend” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a best friend (b) locking your phone (c) writing it on your desk (d) the word qwerty
- 10.True or false: “posting it in a chat” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 11.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your name and birth year (b) the word qwerty (c) telling a best friend (d) a symbol between words
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your pet’s name (b) telling a best friend (c) long random words (d) the word password
- 13.True or false: “one password everywhere” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🧵 Good or poor password habit: telling a best friend? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 15.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) your name and birth year (b) set up with a parent (c) two-step login turned on (d) keeping it in your head
- 16.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Leaf.Wolf.Lamp25 (b) Dust.River.2015 (c) Aarav2011 (d) admin66
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping it in your head (b) set up with a parent (c) long random words (d) the number 123456
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Fern.Drum.Dust81 (b) Wolf.Nest.2016
- 19.True or false: “a passphrase of 3 words” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) iloveyou54 (b) Meera.Plum.50 (c) Letmein#Neem52 (d) Chai@Vine@Cloud48
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LampCloudChai42 (b) Fern-65
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tent.Drum.Gold48 (b) brickleafcorntent
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) two-step login turned on (b) your phone number (c) long random words (d) changing a leaked one
- 24.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) long but easy to recall (b) they need no letters (c) short and quick (d) anyone can guess them
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it out of sight (b) the word password (c) two-step login turned on (d) a passphrase of 3 words
- 26.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) changing a leaked one (b) locking your phone (c) your phone number (d) a symbol between words
- 27.True or false: “long random words” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up with a parent (b) typing it out of sight (c) long random words (d) posting it in a chat
- 29.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) ferngoldwheel13 (b) NeemShellKite52 (c) Welcome_Chai31 (d) bellwheelshellleaf
- 30.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Wheel_Drum_2013 (b) Meera!Frog!80 (c) Drum!67 (d) neem#lake#hill#30
- 31.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the word qwerty? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 32.True or false: “changing a leaked one” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) use it everywhere (b) post it online (c) change that password (d) ignore it
- 34.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the word qwerty (b) the number 123456 (c) set up with a parent (d) one password everywhere
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Arjun@Moon@32 (b) LotusShellLake78
- 36.🧵 Good or poor password habit: a symbol between words? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 37.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Kabir#Dust#54 (b) Kabir2015 (c) river.gold.chai.23 (d) iloveyou63
- 38.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Drum_Pearl_2008 (b) Plum_51 (c) Admin@Boat50 (d) NestSeedDrum89
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kabir2017 (b) NestLeafMoon32
- 40.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) a passphrase of 3 words (b) keeping it in your head (c) two-step login turned on (d) telling a best friend
Answer key
- dust_pond_mango_80
- a good password habit
- Nest!Wheel!Wolf12
- a poor password habit
- a good password habit
- random, unrelated words
- add capitals and digits
- False
- locking your phone
- True
- a symbol between words
- long random words
- True
- a poor password habit
- your name and birth year
- Leaf.Wolf.Lamp25
- the number 123456
- Fern.Drum.Dust81
- True
- Chai@Vine@Cloud48
- LampCloudChai42
- Tent.Drum.Gold48
- your phone number
- long but easy to recall
- the word password
- your phone number
- False
- posting it in a chat
- NeemShellKite52
- neem#lake#hill#30
- a poor password habit
- True
- change that password
- set up with a parent
- LotusShellLake78
- a good password habit
- river.gold.chai.23
- NestSeedDrum89
- NestLeafMoon32
- telling a best friend
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