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 good password habit? (a) your pet’s name (b) two-step login turned on (c) the word password (d) the word qwerty
- 2.True or false: “posting it in a chat” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 3.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) use only one word (b) make it shorter (c) add capitals and digits (d) add your name
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long random words (b) locking your phone (c) writing it on your desk (d) set up with a parent
- 5.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) telling a best friend (b) the number 123456 (c) your pet’s name (d) a symbol between words
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Sand-Boat-Frog62 (b) Fern-Rain-2012
- 7.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) anyone can guess them (b) long but easy to recall (c) they need no letters (d) short and quick
- 8.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Tiger!87 (b) Mango!Chai!Hill55 (c) frogkitetoast51 (d) Ishaan2008
- 9.True or false: “your phone number” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the word password? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 11.🧵 Good or poor password habit: writing it on your desk? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 12.🧵 Good or poor password habit: typing it out of sight? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tent@Leaf@Boat87 (b) Mango_Lamp_2013
- 14.🧵 Good or poor password habit: two-step login turned on? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 15.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Shell!River!2010 (b) kitechaivine55 (c) Mango#Kite#Boat31 (d) letmein61
- 16.True or false: “telling a best friend” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🧵 Good or poor password habit: a passphrase of 3 words? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) chaigoldmoon56 (b) Shell@Hill@Dust59
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one password per account (b) one password everywhere (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) a symbol between words
- 20.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Tara2018 (b) NestKiteDust14 (c) Sand-Pond-2012 (d) moonwolfleaf79
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lake@gold@pond@14 (b) Kite.Plum.2009
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vinelampleafchai (b) CloudToastTiger59
- 23.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) post it online (b) use it everywhere (c) ignore it (d) change that password
- 24.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) your pet’s name (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) keeping it in your head (d) typing it out of sight
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a symbol between words (b) telling a best friend (c) two-step login turned on (d) typing it out of sight
- 26.True or false: “a passphrase of 3 words” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) two-step login turned on (b) keeping it in your head (c) the word password (d) typing it out of sight
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein#Fern76 (b) Lamp-Frog-Kite42
- 29.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) your phone number (b) long random words (c) typing it out of sight (d) a passphrase of 3 words
- 30.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) River#28 (b) Password_Boat24 (c) letmein17 (d) WheelDrumBrick48
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up with a parent (b) a symbol between words (c) your name and birth year (d) keeping it in your head
- 32.True or false: “two-step login turned on” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up with a parent (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) changing a leaked one (d) your pet’s name
- 34.True or false: “telling a best friend” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: “keeping it in your head” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Plum#Tent#2008 (b) river#moon#gold#33
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone number (b) set up with a parent (c) one password everywhere (d) writing it on your desk
- 38.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) random, unrelated words (b) your family names (c) a famous quote (d) your school motto
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long random words (b) one password everywhere (c) your pet’s name (d) your name and birth year
- 40.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) lotuscloudfern89 (b) password74 (c) Pond.80 (d) Neem#Seed#Tent19
Answer key
- two-step login turned on
- False
- add capitals and digits
- writing it on your desk
- a symbol between words
- Sand-Boat-Frog62
- long but easy to recall
- Mango!Chai!Hill55
- False
- a poor password habit
- a poor password habit
- a good password habit
- Tent@Leaf@Boat87
- a good password habit
- Mango#Kite#Boat31
- False
- a good password habit
- Shell@Hill@Dust59
- one password everywhere
- NestKiteDust14
- lake@gold@pond@14
- CloudToastTiger59
- change that password
- your pet’s name
- telling a best friend
- False
- the word password
- Lamp-Frog-Kite42
- your phone number
- WheelDrumBrick48
- your name and birth year
- False
- your pet’s name
- True
- True
- river#moon#gold#33
- set up with a parent
- random, unrelated words
- long random words
- Neem#Seed#Tent19
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