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.True or false: “your phone number” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) DustSeedCloud84 (b) tentlotuspond18 (c) Kabir_Pond_67 (d) letmein49
- 3.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) two-step login turned on (b) typing it out of sight (c) changing a leaked one (d) the word qwerty
- 4.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) anyone can guess them (b) short and quick (c) long but easy to recall (d) they need no letters
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up with a parent (b) telling a best friend (c) one password per account (d) two-step login turned on
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a best friend (b) your pet’s name (c) changing a leaked one (d) your phone number
- 7.➕ 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
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a passphrase of 3 words (b) long random words (c) a symbol between words (d) the number 123456
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) corn#pearl#tiger#48 (b) Lake#Hill#2016
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a best friend (b) the word password (c) keeping it in your head (d) writing it on your desk
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it out of sight (b) a symbol between words (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) your name and birth year
- 12.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) your name twice (b) a few random words (c) one short word (d) only numbers
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) plum-pearl-dust-17 (b) Lamp#31
- 14.True or false: “the number 123456” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one password per account (b) two-step login turned on (c) your pet’s name (d) typing it out of sight
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the number 123456 (b) one password everywhere (c) set up with a parent (d) your name and birth year
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a symbol between words (b) two-step login turned on (c) long random words (d) one password everywhere
- 18.True or false: “a passphrase of 3 words” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Letmein#Pearl70 (b) Dust#Fern#Frog27 (c) Seed_83 (d) Ishaan2013
- 20.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) a symbol between words (b) typing it out of sight (c) one password per account (d) the number 123456
- 21.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) post it online (b) use it everywhere (c) change that password (d) ignore it
- 22.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) typing it out of sight (b) your pet’s name (c) writing it on your desk (d) the word password
- 23.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) two-step login turned on (b) posting it in a chat (c) keeping it in your head (d) set up with a parent
- 24.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) hillneembricktiger (b) SeedBoatLamp45 (c) Ishaan@Pearl@45 (d) letmein71
- 25.True or false: “set up with a parent” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 26.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) one password everywhere (b) keeping it in your head (c) changing a leaked one (d) long random words
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Sand#Pearl#Pond70 (b) Meera2018
- 28.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the word qwerty? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 29.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) random, unrelated words (b) a famous quote (c) your family names (d) your school motto
- 30.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) mangokiteleaftent (b) mangocornplum48 (c) Pond@Drum@Sand44 (d) Iloveyou_River47
- 31.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Letmein!Wheel51 (b) Ishaan2011 (c) dust#tiger#nest#34 (d) bellwolfgold81
- 32.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the word password (b) your pet’s name (c) one password per account (d) the number 123456
- 33.🧵 Good or poor password habit: two-step login turned on? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 34.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) sanddrummango19 (b) password10 (c) DustBoatShip27 (d) Diya2017
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) shell!drum!boat!23 (b) plumvinerivernest
- 36.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Bell!78 (b) Fern!Lotus!Dust85 (c) goldraintoastlotus (d) Brick.Sand.2012
- 37.True or false: “one password everywhere” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lake!Chai!River18 (b) rivertenttigerboat
- 39.True or false: “keeping it in your head” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) TentLotusLamp24 (b) Rohan2010
Answer key
- True
- DustSeedCloud84
- the word qwerty
- long but easy to recall
- telling a best friend
- changing a leaked one
- add capitals and digits
- the number 123456
- corn#pearl#tiger#48
- keeping it in your head
- your name and birth year
- a few random words
- plum-pearl-dust-17
- True
- your pet’s name
- set up with a parent
- one password everywhere
- True
- Dust#Fern#Frog27
- the number 123456
- change that password
- typing it out of sight
- posting it in a chat
- SeedBoatLamp45
- False
- one password everywhere
- Sand#Pearl#Pond70
- a poor password habit
- random, unrelated words
- Pond@Drum@Sand44
- dust#tiger#nest#34
- one password per account
- a good password habit
- DustBoatShip27
- shell!drum!boat!23
- Fern!Lotus!Dust85
- True
- Lake!Chai!River18
- False
- TentLotusLamp24
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