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) anyone can guess them (c) short and quick (d) long but easy to recall
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it out of sight (b) locking your phone (c) telling a best friend (d) two-step login turned on
- 3.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) wheeldrumtigerriver (b) Frog.Shell.2010 (c) Lake@14 (d) Tiger#Fern#Moon50
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it on your desk (b) a symbol between words (c) locking your phone (d) one password per account
- 5.True or false: “the number 123456” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) long random words (b) the word password (c) the word qwerty (d) your phone number
- 7.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Shell-Ship-Moon56 (b) Saanvi@Dust@32 (c) kitecloudleaf47 (d) Tiger@Pearl@2016
- 8.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) change that password (b) ignore it (c) use it everywhere (d) post it online
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a best friend (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) your pet’s name (d) the number 123456
- 10.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) brickmangoboat81 (b) neemhillshelltent (c) Leaf-Bell-Chai48 (d) Wheel-Frog-2012
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) TigerBellRain70 (b) Plum.84
- 12.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) add your name (b) use only one word (c) add capitals and digits (d) make it shorter
- 13.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) cornkiteship65 (b) Lake#Drum#2010 (c) tigerdrumlakebell (d) MangoNeemDrum39
- 14.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Fern-Seed-Gold48 (b) Ishaan2013 (c) Iloveyou!Sand45 (d) Ship.Gold.2014
- 15.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) two-step login turned on (b) your phone number (c) keeping it in your head (d) locking your phone
- 16.True or false: “two-step login turned on” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BellShipPlum68 (b) Shell-15
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rohan2017 (b) LotusGoldVine27
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone number (b) set up with a parent (c) locking your phone (d) changing a leaked one
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Meera2009 (b) GoldKiteBoat36
- 21.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) your family names (b) your school motto (c) random, unrelated words (d) a famous quote
- 22.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the word qwerty? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) chai#tent#bell#52 (b) iloveyou62
- 24.🧵 Good or poor password habit: two-step login turned on? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 25.🧵 Good or poor password habit: writing it on your desk? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 26.🧵 Good or poor password habit: one password everywhere? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) qwerty11 (b) Seed-Chai-Drum17
- 28.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) one password everywhere (b) telling a best friend (c) the number 123456 (d) changing a leaked one
- 29.True or false: “the word qwerty” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) mangonestfrogwheel (b) rain-fern-plum-11
- 31.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) one password per account (b) telling a best friend (c) writing it on your desk (d) your pet’s name
- 32.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) your name twice (b) a few random words (c) only numbers (d) one short word
- 33.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) one password per account (b) telling a best friend (c) typing it out of sight (d) keeping it in your head
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word qwerty (b) set up with a parent (c) keeping it in your head (d) changing a leaked one
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lamp#Dust#Lotus10 (b) cloudtentwheel25
- 36.True or false: “a symbol between words” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the number 123456 (b) one password everywhere (c) your name and birth year (d) a symbol between words
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your pet’s name (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) one password per account (d) changing a leaked one
- 39.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) one password per account (b) typing it out of sight (c) your name and birth year (d) changing a leaked one
- 40.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) wolfneemriver26 (b) Gold_Shell_2009 (c) nest-boat-ship-26 (d) Iloveyou_Bell53
Answer key
- long but easy to recall
- telling a best friend
- Tiger#Fern#Moon50
- writing it on your desk
- True
- long random words
- Shell-Ship-Moon56
- change that password
- a passphrase of 3 words
- Leaf-Bell-Chai48
- TigerBellRain70
- add capitals and digits
- MangoNeemDrum39
- Fern-Seed-Gold48
- your phone number
- True
- BellShipPlum68
- LotusGoldVine27
- your phone number
- GoldKiteBoat36
- random, unrelated words
- a poor password habit
- chai#tent#bell#52
- a good password habit
- a poor password habit
- a poor password habit
- Seed-Chai-Drum17
- changing a leaked one
- False
- rain-fern-plum-11
- one password per account
- a few random words
- telling a best friend
- the word qwerty
- Lamp#Dust#Lotus10
- True
- a symbol between words
- your pet’s name
- your name and birth year
- nest-boat-ship-26
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