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 is the odd one out? (a) writing it on your desk (b) posting it in a chat (c) one password per account (d) your phone number
- 2.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) short and quick (b) they need no letters (c) long but easy to recall (d) anyone can guess them
- 3.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) a few random words (b) your name twice (c) only numbers (d) one short word
- 4.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) a famous quote (b) your school motto (c) your family names (d) random, unrelated words
- 5.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) use it everywhere (b) ignore it (c) change that password (d) post it online
- 6.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Sand-Vine-Bell27 (b) Tara2008 (c) leafcloudtentpearl (d) Nisha!Ship!23
- 7.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Ship@24 (b) Nisha-Hill-20 (c) WolfPondMango65 (d) Cloud_Hill_2009
- 8.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Wolf!25 (b) Tara!Toast!24 (c) HillVineMango85 (d) password33
- 9.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) seedbrickmoonpearl (b) Moon_Pearl_2016 (c) password15 (d) dust.mango.shell.76
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Meera2018 (b) DustCloudLeaf62
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neembricktoastseed (b) DustPlumMango71
- 12.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Aarav@Hill@62 (b) Rain@Pearl@Seed88 (c) shellcloudlotuswolf (d) Password#Frog56
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your name and birth year (b) typing it out of sight (c) posting it in a chat (d) the word qwerty
- 14.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) locking your phone (b) the word password (c) typing it out of sight (d) two-step login turned on
- 15.True or false: “the word password” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) posting it in a chat (b) the word password (c) writing it on your desk (d) a symbol between words
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a best friend (b) one password per account (c) keeping it in your head (d) changing a leaked one
- 18.True or false: “the word qwerty” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Dust_Mango_Lotus55 (b) River#75
- 20.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your name and birth year (b) your pet’s name (c) writing it on your desk (d) one password per account
- 21.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your name and birth year (b) your phone number (c) locking your phone (d) the word password
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ishaan2015 (b) wolf!kite!bell!70
- 23.🧵 Good or poor password habit: set up with a parent? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your pet’s name (b) the word qwerty (c) the number 123456 (d) two-step login turned on
- 25.🧵 Good or poor password habit: locking your phone? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 26.True or false: “one password everywhere” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 27.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) one password per account (b) telling a best friend (c) keeping it in your head (d) set up with a parent
- 28.🧵 Good or poor password habit: telling a best friend? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 29.🧵 Good or poor password habit: long random words? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 30.True or false: “a passphrase of 3 words” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the word qwerty? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Chai!34 (b) BrickMangoToast70
- 33.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your name and birth year? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vihaan.Sand.73 (b) CloudBellShip45
- 35.🧵 Good or poor password habit: writing it on your desk? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) locking your phone (b) one password per account (c) the word password (d) a passphrase of 3 words
- 37.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Toast_Boat_Wolf68 (b) pearltigerbell13 (c) Nisha2008 (d) shellwolfdusttent
- 38.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Tiger.38 (b) PearlKiteFern53 (c) letmein87 (d) Ishaan.Dust.22
- 39.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) posting it in a chat (b) locking your phone (c) long random words (d) a passphrase of 3 words
- 40.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your name and birth year (b) typing it out of sight (c) telling a best friend (d) your phone number
Answer key
- one password per account
- long but easy to recall
- a few random words
- random, unrelated words
- change that password
- Sand-Vine-Bell27
- WolfPondMango65
- HillVineMango85
- dust.mango.shell.76
- DustCloudLeaf62
- DustPlumMango71
- Rain@Pearl@Seed88
- typing it out of sight
- the word password
- True
- a symbol between words
- telling a best friend
- False
- Dust_Mango_Lotus55
- one password per account
- locking your phone
- wolf!kite!bell!70
- a good password habit
- two-step login turned on
- a good password habit
- False
- telling a best friend
- a poor password habit
- a good password habit
- False
- a poor password habit
- BrickMangoToast70
- a poor password habit
- CloudBellShip45
- a poor password habit
- the word password
- Toast_Boat_Wolf68
- PearlKiteFern53
- posting it in a chat
- typing it out of sight
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