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.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) they need no letters (b) long but easy to recall (c) anyone can guess them (d) short and quick
- 2.True or false: “telling a best friend” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 3.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) writing it on your desk (b) the number 123456 (c) your phone number (d) two-step login turned on
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing a leaked one (b) the word qwerty (c) typing it out of sight (d) one password per account
- 5.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) one password everywhere (b) the number 123456 (c) changing a leaked one (d) your pet’s name
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) KiteGoldPearl89 (b) Kabir_Corn_46
- 7.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) writing it on your desk (b) typing it out of sight (c) two-step login turned on (d) long random words
- 8.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) a famous quote (b) random, unrelated words (c) your family names (d) your school motto
- 9.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your phone number (b) your pet’s name (c) telling a best friend (d) keeping it in your head
- 10.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the number 123456 (b) locking your phone (c) your name and birth year (d) your pet’s name
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) bellhillkitecorn (b) SandHillRain78
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your name and birth year (b) long random words (c) set up with a parent (d) two-step login turned on
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one password everywhere (b) the word password (c) the number 123456 (d) changing a leaked one
- 14.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the number 123456? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) belllampbrickboat (b) toast!river!moon!55
- 16.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) one password everywhere (b) posting it in a chat (c) your phone number (d) long random words
- 17.🧵 Good or poor password habit: typing it out of sight? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password-Boat71 (b) RiverKiteShell62
- 19.True or false: “a passphrase of 3 words” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: “a symbol between words” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 21.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) keeping it in your head (b) set up with a parent (c) your pet’s name (d) changing a leaked one
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) locking your phone (b) your name and birth year (c) the number 123456 (d) writing it on your desk
- 23.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Tara!Mango!63 (b) neemcornbrick44 (c) Nisha2011 (d) Lake#Kite#Corn36
- 24.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Mango#86 (b) wolfwheeltiger34 (c) Iloveyou_Tiger86 (d) shell!river!brick!88
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) gold!mango!moon!19 (b) tigertentsandbell
- 26.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) one password everywhere (b) typing it out of sight (c) posting it in a chat (d) your pet’s name
- 27.True or false: “keeping it in your head” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) typing it out of sight (b) the word password (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) one password per account
- 29.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Pond.Drum.2009 (b) brick!sand!drum!64 (c) Frog!22 (d) Diya-Mango-16
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vine!Dust!Pearl76 (b) Fern@80
- 31.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) shipdustriver22 (b) Admin!River62 (c) dustboatdrumpearl (d) Wolf@River@Tiger55
- 32.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Saanvi2018 (b) sand#nest#boat#84 (c) Gold#Fern#2016 (d) Toast#38
- 33.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Saanvi2017 (b) vinetoastmangosand (c) bell!cloud!rain!74 (d) Shell.60
- 34.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) chaitigervinetent (b) Fern#Leaf#2015 (c) Pearl#Sand#Tent48 (d) Iloveyou.Kite76
- 35.🧵 Good or poor password habit: a symbol between words? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 36.True or false: “changing a leaked one” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up with a parent (b) typing it out of sight (c) two-step login turned on (d) the number 123456
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a symbol between words (b) your pet’s name (c) keeping it in your head (d) locking your phone
- 39.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) locking your phone (b) telling a best friend (c) changing a leaked one (d) a symbol between words
- 40.True or false: “writing it on your desk” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- long but easy to recall
- True
- two-step login turned on
- the word qwerty
- changing a leaked one
- KiteGoldPearl89
- writing it on your desk
- random, unrelated words
- keeping it in your head
- locking your phone
- SandHillRain78
- your name and birth year
- changing a leaked one
- a poor password habit
- toast!river!moon!55
- long random words
- a good password habit
- RiverKiteShell62
- True
- False
- your pet’s name
- locking your phone
- Lake#Kite#Corn36
- shell!river!brick!88
- gold!mango!moon!19
- typing it out of sight
- False
- the word password
- brick!sand!drum!64
- Vine!Dust!Pearl76
- Wolf@River@Tiger55
- sand#nest#boat#84
- bell!cloud!rain!74
- Pearl#Sand#Tent48
- a good password habit
- False
- the number 123456
- your pet’s name
- telling a best friend
- False
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