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 of these is a poor password habit? (a) a passphrase of 3 words (b) typing it out of sight (c) one password per account (d) your pet’s name
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up with a parent (b) a symbol between words (c) the number 123456 (d) changing a leaked one
- 3.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your pet’s name? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Sand.Neem.Moon38 (b) admin62
- 5.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) the number 123456 (b) two-step login turned on (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) locking your phone
- 6.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) only numbers (b) your name twice (c) one short word (d) a few random words
- 7.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) a passphrase of 3 words (b) telling a best friend (c) writing it on your desk (d) the number 123456
- 8.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) posting it in a chat (b) one password everywhere (c) your name and birth year (d) set up with a parent
- 9.➕ 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
- 10.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Ishaan2014 (b) Brick@Chai@2016 (c) Arjun@Brick@41 (d) Mango_Plum_Gold28
- 11.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Admin-Wheel30 (b) lotuschairiver35 (c) Ananya2015 (d) fern_kite_dust_82
- 12.True or false: “the word password” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: “set up with a parent” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pearl_Tiger_Kite28 (b) Frog#12
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lake-Toast-2016 (b) Wheel.Drum.Nest12
- 16.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) anyone can guess them (b) they need no letters (c) long but easy to recall (d) short and quick
- 17.True or false: “telling a best friend” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: “one password everywhere” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: “telling a best friend” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) locking your phone (b) telling a best friend (c) the word qwerty (d) your pet’s name
- 21.True or false: “a passphrase of 3 words” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧵 Good or poor password habit: one password everywhere? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it out of sight (b) one password everywhere (c) telling a best friend (d) your name and birth year
- 24.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Tiger#Pond#2013 (b) Neem@10 (c) Saanvi2011 (d) ToastPearlNest26
- 25.🧵 Good or poor password habit: two-step login turned on? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 26.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Admin#Vine52 (b) welcome50 (c) Leaf_66 (d) PondTentSeed67
- 27.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) post it online (b) change that password (c) ignore it (d) use it everywhere
- 28.True or false: “changing a leaked one” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: “locking your phone” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: “writing it on your desk” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) long random words (b) one password everywhere (c) the word qwerty (d) your name and birth year
- 32.True or false: “locking your phone” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) telling a best friend (b) long random words (c) keeping it in your head (d) a passphrase of 3 words
- 34.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) a famous quote (b) your school motto (c) random, unrelated words (d) your family names
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Neem#Gold#Boat16 (b) wheelshellmangoriver
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LakeKiteVine79 (b) Arjun2013
- 37.True or false: “one password per account” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Admin-Boat11 (b) NestChaiShell40 (c) Hill-22 (d) wolflampkiteriver
- 39.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) wolfraincorn52 (b) Gold.Drum.Boat24 (c) rivertoastcloudship (d) Boat@Fern@2018
- 40.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) locking your phone (b) two-step login turned on (c) the word qwerty (d) changing a leaked one
Answer key
- your pet’s name
- the number 123456
- a poor password habit
- Sand.Neem.Moon38
- the number 123456
- a few random words
- a passphrase of 3 words
- set up with a parent
- add capitals and digits
- Mango_Plum_Gold28
- fern_kite_dust_82
- False
- True
- Pearl_Tiger_Kite28
- Wheel.Drum.Nest12
- long but easy to recall
- True
- False
- False
- locking your phone
- True
- a poor password habit
- typing it out of sight
- ToastPearlNest26
- a good password habit
- PondTentSeed67
- change that password
- False
- False
- True
- long random words
- True
- telling a best friend
- random, unrelated words
- Neem#Gold#Boat16
- LakeKiteVine79
- False
- NestChaiShell40
- Gold.Drum.Boat24
- the word qwerty
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