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) anyone can guess them (b) short and quick (c) long but easy to recall (d) they need no letters
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) nest.cloud.brick.33 (b) Admin#Pond28
- 3.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) a symbol between words (b) two-step login turned on (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) writing it on your desk
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone number (b) your name and birth year (c) the word qwerty (d) a symbol between words
- 5.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Aarav-Tent-64 (b) lotusmoonseedfrog (c) Boat-Neem-Gold22 (d) Vihaan2015
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pearl-31 (b) Cloud#Kite#Mango56
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your pet’s name (b) the word qwerty (c) keeping it in your head (d) one password everywhere
- 8.🧵 Good or poor password habit: changing a leaked one? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 9.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Tent.Corn.Lotus14 (b) Nisha2011 (c) Hill#Tent#2010 (d) Qwerty!Vine76
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) qwerty37 (b) River_Pearl_Fern45
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing a leaked one (b) two-step login turned on (c) locking your phone (d) the word password
- 12.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) your school motto (b) random, unrelated words (c) your family names (d) a famous quote
- 13.🔁 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
- 14.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Chai-70 (b) admin65 (c) Moon!Ship!Tent11 (d) bellsandfrogchai
- 15.True or false: “set up with a parent” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) only numbers (b) your name twice (c) a few random words (d) one short word
- 17.🧵 Good or poor password habit: locking your phone? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 18.True or false: “keeping it in your head” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 19.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) two-step login turned on (b) a symbol between words (c) set up with a parent (d) the word password
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) CloudLakeDrum11 (b) Gold.Tent.2010
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping it in your head (b) a symbol between words (c) your pet’s name (d) typing it out of sight
- 22.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) long random words (b) typing it out of sight (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) posting it in a chat
- 23.🧵 Good or poor password habit: typing it out of sight? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) sandmangodustwheel (b) fern-gold-lamp-45
- 25.True or false: “writing it on your desk” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) nestsandneem55 (b) SeedNestFern45
- 27.True or false: “writing it on your desk” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the word password? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 29.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your name and birth year? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it on your desk (b) keeping it in your head (c) one password per account (d) typing it out of sight
- 31.🧵 Good or poor password habit: a symbol between words? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 32.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Password!Tiger71 (b) mangoriverbrickcorn (c) Pearl@Tiger@Neem83 (d) Ishaan!Wheel!86
- 33.True or false: “long random words” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) locking your phone (b) posting it in a chat (c) long random words (d) typing it out of sight
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vine#neem#ship#68 (b) Bell-Shell-2015
- 36.🧵 Good or poor password habit: a passphrase of 3 words? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping it in your head (b) set up with a parent (c) changing a leaked one (d) your name and birth year
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the number 123456 (b) the word password (c) your phone number (d) locking your phone
- 39.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) make it shorter (b) use only one word (c) add your name (d) add capitals and digits
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Diya!Wheel!78 (b) GoldCloudWolf31
Answer key
- long but easy to recall
- nest.cloud.brick.33
- writing it on your desk
- a symbol between words
- Boat-Neem-Gold22
- Cloud#Kite#Mango56
- keeping it in your head
- a good password habit
- Tent.Corn.Lotus14
- River_Pearl_Fern45
- the word password
- random, unrelated words
- change that password
- Moon!Ship!Tent11
- True
- a few random words
- a good password habit
- True
- the word password
- CloudLakeDrum11
- your pet’s name
- posting it in a chat
- a good password habit
- fern-gold-lamp-45
- False
- SeedNestFern45
- True
- a poor password habit
- a poor password habit
- writing it on your desk
- a good password habit
- Pearl@Tiger@Neem83
- True
- posting it in a chat
- vine#neem#ship#68
- a good password habit
- your name and birth year
- locking your phone
- add capitals and digits
- GoldCloudWolf31
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